deerhuntre
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Apr 26, 2007
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- 186
Top cylinder had 50 psi . The other five have 125 psi. Started the decarbon process and actually only made it through the first 15 minutes, then rest, then about five minutes of the next session and ran through the 3/4 gallon of fuel. There was TONS of white/light-grayish smoke. Serious mosquito abatement, except that it's in the 50's here. 
So, after I ran out of fuel I figured I'd do the compression test. Now I'm getting maybe 20 psi in the top cylinder.
I had the transfer cover off last week and the top piston looks fine on that side. The rings: The top ring didn't move when pressed with a screwdriver. The middle ring springs back just fine. The bottom ring also did not move at all when pressing with a screwdriver.
I'm thinking about refilling my 3 gallon tank with 2 1/4 gallons of gas, three cans of Sea Foam, plus the 2 cycle oil, thereby tripling the recipe. Then I'd perform the full de-carbon process again, but this time I should make it through the three fifteen minute sessions. Then I'll check the compression. The reason I'm thinking this still may help is there was still so much thick smoke when I had run out of fuel that it seems there's likely still lots of carbon build-up inside.
Do you agree/disagree? Any chance in the world it could be carboned up enough to freeze the two rings? I just don't see any other signs of overheating. This is a new-to-me motor.
What else can I provide that would be helpful for advice?
So, after I ran out of fuel I figured I'd do the compression test. Now I'm getting maybe 20 psi in the top cylinder.
I had the transfer cover off last week and the top piston looks fine on that side. The rings: The top ring didn't move when pressed with a screwdriver. The middle ring springs back just fine. The bottom ring also did not move at all when pressing with a screwdriver.
I'm thinking about refilling my 3 gallon tank with 2 1/4 gallons of gas, three cans of Sea Foam, plus the 2 cycle oil, thereby tripling the recipe. Then I'd perform the full de-carbon process again, but this time I should make it through the three fifteen minute sessions. Then I'll check the compression. The reason I'm thinking this still may help is there was still so much thick smoke when I had run out of fuel that it seems there's likely still lots of carbon build-up inside.
Do you agree/disagree? Any chance in the world it could be carboned up enough to freeze the two rings? I just don't see any other signs of overheating. This is a new-to-me motor.
What else can I provide that would be helpful for advice?
