jared3377
Member
I think I've finally reached a pinnacle of smooth-running. I think several things helped it (most of which I learned from this site!):
First, I replaced my fried magneto and made a good seal around its cover with gasket-maker (see pics below)
Then, I put a Diamond Fire spark plug in and got an NGK boot with a new copper lead wire (see pic).
Next, I finally found a full-threaded bolt for the engine mount that snapped (cruiser mount with adapter and long bolt) (see pic).
I now use synthetic oil and have leaned out my gas mix to 30:1 for now to see if I get better starts.
And finally, I've just been replacing bolts and nuts with at least grade-8 ones (and lock nuts/washers with locktite).
I'd never swear that nothing else would go wrong, but for now she's runnin' like a champ! Pics below:
Thanks for all the help, all!
Jared
First, I replaced my fried magneto and made a good seal around its cover with gasket-maker (see pics below)
Then, I put a Diamond Fire spark plug in and got an NGK boot with a new copper lead wire (see pic).
Next, I finally found a full-threaded bolt for the engine mount that snapped (cruiser mount with adapter and long bolt) (see pic).
I now use synthetic oil and have leaned out my gas mix to 30:1 for now to see if I get better starts.
And finally, I've just been replacing bolts and nuts with at least grade-8 ones (and lock nuts/washers with locktite).
I'd never swear that nothing else would go wrong, but for now she's runnin' like a champ! Pics below:
Thanks for all the help, all!
Jared