trailfire
trailfire
You gas leak sounds like a dirty or bad needle and seat. Youll have to decide what is the cause. Start by giving the carb a good cleaning.
Its also a good idea to have fuel shut off installed. Keep the gas turned off when not in use.
As for your Bog....READ some of the posts on clutching. There has been some great information on clutching latley!
Its also a good idea to have fuel shut off installed. Keep the gas turned off when not in use.
As for your Bog....READ some of the posts on clutching. There has been some great information on clutching latley!
Eric A.
"Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid" - John Wayne
"Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid" - John Wayne
trailfire
if the carb is leaking and i installed a shut off valve would i still have a problem with it flooding from whats in the bowl??
ill try to go through the carb also
ill try to go through the carb also
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NO, the fuel in the bowl can't run into the engine if the fuel is shut off to it.smit-trailfire wrote:if the carb is leaking and i installed a shut off valve would i still have a problem with it flooding from whats in the bowl??
ill try to go through the carb also
The fuel in the bowl is drawn up into the carb bore during engine operation.
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trailfire
i just went through the carb, the seat had junk at the bottom, needle good
i also found on the floats on of those was bent so it wasent sealing perfect
installed a fuel shut off
i also found on the floats on of those was bent so it wasent sealing perfect
installed a fuel shut off
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trailfire
so i have been playing with this yesterday and today,
im not satisfied, it runs great untill it gets warmed up, then you get a bog and after awhile you wont have any power, would only restart if you held the throttle wide and it wouldnt rev up ( just like my sportfire) the plugs are a nice tan color and are even,
let it sit and it would run again,
it also starts hard
im not satisfied, it runs great untill it gets warmed up, then you get a bog and after awhile you wont have any power, would only restart if you held the throttle wide and it wouldnt rev up ( just like my sportfire) the plugs are a nice tan color and are even,
let it sit and it would run again,
it also starts hard
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trailfire
crank seals, crank seals, crank seals and oh yeah crank seals.Any time you get a sled and you dont know if the cranks seals have been done replace the crank seals.
I think I have said crank seals enough but two stroke engines rely alot on crank seals and it is cheap insurance.
I dont know how many problems I have fixed by just replacing crank seals so if unsure...
I think I have said crank seals enough but two stroke engines rely alot on crank seals and it is cheap insurance.
I dont know how many problems I have fixed by just replacing crank seals so if unsure...
trailfire
i replaced one last year the one was still good, i didnt have the engine apart
what would be the correct way to replace them, can i just take part of the engine apart?
what would be the correct way to replace them, can i just take part of the engine apart?
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trailfire
Get yourself a service manual it it the best way to learn this or anything else you need to know