Well Bob Thanks again, you confirmed my worse nightmare

what got me on this quest was it seem lower in revs and power was not so good at all plus the compression didn't feel right when changing the blades... usually you feel something

So thats why the other testing post to try and confirm it mate

Oddly doing the test there seem to be a far bit there but well its 11 plus years old and has done a few miles..only home use but still

Your comment on possibly running with "no oil" ...well for me it wouldn't have happen that I know of (possible yes)
but it was running the Victa/valvoline 50:1 oil
for many years..

reasons begin 2 of

1 the whipper snipper is a 50:1 mix
and NOT good if you feed it 25:1
2 to use the juice quicker so it isn't sitting for months

the other reason that could well contribute
was from the old man whom always run her dry..I guess the idea being that way you cant leave the fuel tap on
but then again he was the type to pull down and rebuild things so to him its wasn't such a big deal to do that

I must admit to a "method in that madness" cause at time if I did kill her I'd sometimes forget & leave the juice on & and smelly garage... so with potential boom I guess..
(smokers, and he was too) humm...

so two "possible ?" reasons it could possibly have ended up in that state without the aid of raw juice..lack of oil as such,
but thats still a possibility
it wasn't new when we got it
and on odd occasions has been borrowed....
(I have a habit of probably over feeding it oil as I'll add just a pinch a lot of the time if she's been sitting for a while)

thats open to comment... thought

anyway when I seen the other thread that pretty much told me for sure rebuild time

Now to learn how I guess...

that "Cylinder" photo is the back looking in from the muffler side
to the intake carby side your seeing
(so yes you are looking at the bore of the cylinder not the piston at all)

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this is the full view of that cylinder photo
( EDIT..I wasn't expecting this to look as bad as it did considering I really do try and take care of it but well lack of knowledge dont help matters either...)


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From here on in i would say that you are just going to be making it worse.

me too frown ....Thanks Bob for confirming that
well thats what I pretty much suspected was the case

Atm I am using the kill switch and 25:1 oil with Premium 95 juice as the local here only has 91 with Ethanol frown
(not sure on the other servo's but I refuse to use ethanol knowingly anyway)

so I am hoping that may prolong it a little
but yes true, lot less use or no use is best idea


Project status I guess ...rebuilt time

at lest the Carby seems happy now smile


Chears all & thank you again Bob smile

(maybe I killed it with unwitting kindness)

Last edited by Deejay59; 13/02/12 03:43 PM.
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