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#1 Exhaust leak, not firing. Pic.

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Have a look please. #1 is not firing I believe due to fuel fouling. There is apparently an exhaust leak. I've just ordered new gaskets.

Is the exhaust leak causing the fouling problem? What the heck is this?
 
Wait a tick. If the float was sticking, wouldn't it be raining out of the overflow?
 
Not if it was just sticky and fouled a plug...causing the unburned fuel to find the exhaust leak.
 
The #1 pipe is warm, but not hot. I tried the old "lick your finger and flick the pipe" trick. It dries immediately, but not the pst! like the others. Is that a partial ignition or just warm from the other cylinders?
 
Looking at the fuel on the header, if it were firing on the cylinder, the fuel would have evaporated. My bet is on conductive heating of the #1 pipe along with some convection from the piston pushing out hot air.

Sounds like a conversation in the appliance section at Sears. :-D
 
Well, I don't know what the heck starting it, but a new plug fixed it.

Now just the exhaust leak.
 
Plugs can do weird things for sure.They can go bad overnight for some reason.Usually when you ride the $$$$% out of it and put it up hot.Sorta like rode hard and put away wet.I would keep an eye on it !
 
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