daninthesand
New Member
It appears the carb does not like bits of sand and grit in it. I took it apart and found some crud in there. I guess it somehow got in through the coarse air filter element and affected the operation. A quick blow with canned air (i was camping at the time) and voila! Runs like a charm now. I put close to 4 tanks of gas on it these past 4 days while camping. Nowhere near 150 mpg, but i guess thats the thing with new engines....a lot of power lost past the rings till they get settled.
I never had so many stares before. And the dear ran away real fast while I crusied through the forest. Seems they are not used to the sound of 2 stroke yet.
I also moved the throttle pin in the carb so that the clip is on the bottom slot. And prior to discovering the issue with the grit in the carb, the spark plug was wet and black which from what I learned on this great forum means too rich a mixture. I'll have a look at it again ( an new plug) in the next tankful or so and see what it looks like then.
Thanks everyone for all your suggestions and help!
Daniel
I never had so many stares before. And the dear ran away real fast while I crusied through the forest. Seems they are not used to the sound of 2 stroke yet.
I also moved the throttle pin in the carb so that the clip is on the bottom slot. And prior to discovering the issue with the grit in the carb, the spark plug was wet and black which from what I learned on this great forum means too rich a mixture. I'll have a look at it again ( an new plug) in the next tankful or so and see what it looks like then.
Thanks everyone for all your suggestions and help!
Daniel
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