USS Neversail
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Jul 8, 2002
- Messages
- 117
Re: What do I need to do to get my o/b running?
My thoughts on de-carbing are that I want to do it, but I want to get in running well first. <br /><br />I feel this way because when I spray something (de-carb) into the motor, that causes it to bog down. Now, if the motor isn't running well, and I spray some Deep Creep in, it's gonna die too quickly for the decarb to get in all the places that it needs to. <br /><br />This may be terrible logic, but that is my thinking. <br /><br />So, soon I will be decarbing. Especially since things are running pretty well now. I also wanted to get a little use out of my new plugs before killing them with decarb. I didn't keep the old ones like I was supposed to. If I had those, I probably would've done this already.
<br /><br />One thing I have found to watch out for is that the decarbs differ in their directions according to who makes it. Keep this in mind. I plan on following the instructions *TO THE LETTER* when I do it. I have heard enough about the negative aspects of decarbing that it worries me a little. Not too much though, as I still plan on doing it. <br /><br />Have you checked the compression yet? I am curious to see what it does to my compression numbers. I felt like mine were too high at 155 and 160 lbs. Someone here suggested a decarb to make sure that carbon wasn't the cause. If you haven't, I would strongly suggest that. It'll be good for diagnosis if there is any problems and will also let you know more about the general health of your motor. I bought a compression tester for $24 at the local auto parts place. <br /><br />sorry this was soooooo long. kind of ramblin'. <br /><br />Good luck. <br /><br />Jason
My thoughts on de-carbing are that I want to do it, but I want to get in running well first. <br /><br />I feel this way because when I spray something (de-carb) into the motor, that causes it to bog down. Now, if the motor isn't running well, and I spray some Deep Creep in, it's gonna die too quickly for the decarb to get in all the places that it needs to. <br /><br />This may be terrible logic, but that is my thinking. <br /><br />So, soon I will be decarbing. Especially since things are running pretty well now. I also wanted to get a little use out of my new plugs before killing them with decarb. I didn't keep the old ones like I was supposed to. If I had those, I probably would've done this already.
<br /><br />One thing I have found to watch out for is that the decarbs differ in their directions according to who makes it. Keep this in mind. I plan on following the instructions *TO THE LETTER* when I do it. I have heard enough about the negative aspects of decarbing that it worries me a little. Not too much though, as I still plan on doing it. <br /><br />Have you checked the compression yet? I am curious to see what it does to my compression numbers. I felt like mine were too high at 155 and 160 lbs. Someone here suggested a decarb to make sure that carbon wasn't the cause. If you haven't, I would strongly suggest that. It'll be good for diagnosis if there is any problems and will also let you know more about the general health of your motor. I bought a compression tester for $24 at the local auto parts place. <br /><br />sorry this was soooooo long. kind of ramblin'. <br /><br />Good luck. <br /><br />Jason