Oddzball
Member
So i took my first major road trip today.
34 miles. I know not very far compared to some of you folks. But anyway good for me since im new to motorized bikes.
I do a lot of work on cars so when i heard this noise my mind filled with dread.. it sounded like the engine was "almost" seizing, it would screech/squeek, felt like it was stalling, then resume normal operation.
I pulled everything off the bike that might be rubbing on say the tire, just to make sure i was actually hearing the noise from the engine, sure enough, that is definately where it was coming from.
I am not to familiar with 2 strokes however..
Is the engine toast or would adding more oil to my gas, stop this problem.
I made the engine run leaner by adjusting the carb to the #3 because of my high altitude, (really improved performance so im sure THAT was a good idea) so maybe now that there is less gas, in a 2 stroke that means less lubricant also correct?
Will adding more oil revive the motor/stop this or is it toast?
I was running 32:1 ratio with good quality 2 stroke oil (Not outboard oil either)
Please any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your time folks.
34 miles. I know not very far compared to some of you folks. But anyway good for me since im new to motorized bikes.
I do a lot of work on cars so when i heard this noise my mind filled with dread.. it sounded like the engine was "almost" seizing, it would screech/squeek, felt like it was stalling, then resume normal operation.
I pulled everything off the bike that might be rubbing on say the tire, just to make sure i was actually hearing the noise from the engine, sure enough, that is definately where it was coming from.
I am not to familiar with 2 strokes however..
Is the engine toast or would adding more oil to my gas, stop this problem.
I made the engine run leaner by adjusting the carb to the #3 because of my high altitude, (really improved performance so im sure THAT was a good idea) so maybe now that there is less gas, in a 2 stroke that means less lubricant also correct?
Will adding more oil revive the motor/stop this or is it toast?
I was running 32:1 ratio with good quality 2 stroke oil (Not outboard oil either)
Please any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your time folks.