Two-stroke mis-mixture

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WG.

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Two-stroke mis-mixture
« on: July 25, 2007, 09:53 »
In my haste to get the job done quickly, I mixed a batch of 2-stroke mixture by eye & seem to have used too much oil (1 : 30) is the normal mixture.

The engine starts and runs a little smokey on low revs but won't throttle up enough to use effectively (it is a strimmer).

Unburnt fuel seems to be the problem since the spark plug was oily until I cleaned it up (in petrol).

I have replaced the fuel with the proper mixture but the problem persists.  Can anyone please offer advice on what I need to do?

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Alfie

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Two-stroke mis-mixture
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2007, 10:49 »
I would guess that the crankcase has quite a bit of un-burnt 2 stroke oil living in it still & will take a while to clear the residue.
I think the only way you will clear it is to run it for a while.
Graham

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Gwiz

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Two-stroke mis-mixture
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2007, 12:34 »
i would have thought that it will be a dirty air filter (blocked with fuel+oil) or could be a blocked exhaust port (build up of carbon deposits)
both problems are very easy to fix.
wash the filter in a bit of clean petrol and dry with a rag, and give it another go.
if that don't work you will need to remove the exhaust, and clean out the exaust port. but before you do that give me a shout and i will lead you through the process. :D

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WG.

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Two-stroke mis-mixture
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2007, 19:39 »
Thanks Guys. I'll get to this on Friday or Saturday since I'm out tomorrow.


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