I am no expert by any means, and everything I know has come from the people on this forum.
Generally, if Miki says don't do something, don't do it. He is a huge wealth of knowledge which clearly comes from experience. I would keep his suggestions in high regard. Most of the time he is saving you from a mistake he has probably made in the past.
We all know the frustrations of just wanting to get the ski on the water and have some fun, but if you have new springs ordered it really might be the best option to wait for them.
By stretching the springs you currently have you have changed the spring rate and very well may have made the spring which was originally a static spring into a dynamic spring. though it's showing up ok on the pop-off test on the bench you have no idea what may happen to it during operation, and ultimately no way to tell if things are going south with the spring once the carb is installed on the motor.
In fact, when you head towards a lean scenario the ski will feel better than it ever has and you will be having too much fun to get off and double-check it before a piston ring seizes. I discovered this the hard way with my gtx a few weeks ago.
Generally, if Miki says don't do something, don't do it. He is a huge wealth of knowledge which clearly comes from experience. I would keep his suggestions in high regard. Most of the time he is saving you from a mistake he has probably made in the past.
We all know the frustrations of just wanting to get the ski on the water and have some fun, but if you have new springs ordered it really might be the best option to wait for them.
By stretching the springs you currently have you have changed the spring rate and very well may have made the spring which was originally a static spring into a dynamic spring. though it's showing up ok on the pop-off test on the bench you have no idea what may happen to it during operation, and ultimately no way to tell if things are going south with the spring once the carb is installed on the motor.
In fact, when you head towards a lean scenario the ski will feel better than it ever has and you will be having too much fun to get off and double-check it before a piston ring seizes. I discovered this the hard way with my gtx a few weeks ago.
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