RdKryton
Active Member
A little bit of info here.
Looking at your setup you may be putting a little more air into the intake. This is causing the engine to run leaner. Lean = power but also lean = heat and heat is the enemy of these cheaply made 2 stroke engines. By forcing air into the carb you are shutting off the vacuum that pulls fuel into the air flow through the carb. You have now just leaned out your engine and as I said before, lean = heat. Less fuel also means less oil for lubrication. See where I'm going with this? I'm not being negative, I just don't want you to kill your engine because you didn't have all the info. Now the good news. If you raise the needle one notch in the carb ( move the clip down one groove) you may be able to get the fuel you need for a proper mixture, lubrication, and cooling but if the intake pressure is too high this will have no effect.
Good luck
Jim
Looking at your setup you may be putting a little more air into the intake. This is causing the engine to run leaner. Lean = power but also lean = heat and heat is the enemy of these cheaply made 2 stroke engines. By forcing air into the carb you are shutting off the vacuum that pulls fuel into the air flow through the carb. You have now just leaned out your engine and as I said before, lean = heat. Less fuel also means less oil for lubrication. See where I'm going with this? I'm not being negative, I just don't want you to kill your engine because you didn't have all the info. Now the good news. If you raise the needle one notch in the carb ( move the clip down one groove) you may be able to get the fuel you need for a proper mixture, lubrication, and cooling but if the intake pressure is too high this will have no effect.
Good luck
Jim
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