Hey everyone:
At the advice of some folks around here, I've now run about 12 gallons of 50:1 premix through my "new" SBT engine along with the oil injection pump. Last night, I drained the remainder of the premix from the tank. I then added 5 gallons of new gas from a different station. (Lots of locals have said their cars aren't running well from the neighborhood gas station lately and the station has been running out of gas often as of late.......)
So I put my fresh gas in, ran for about 20 minutes to make sure all the old stuff was out, then I put a new set of plugs in. It was sitting in the water when I did it and it took about 10 minutes by the time I got everything together and started again. Right away, it took off like hell for a few seconds, then really bogged down to maybe 30% power.
This is pretty much the same thing it did when I started it. This is leading me to believe that I may have a fuel delivery issue..... I also started thinking that it usually comes out of a turn terribly slow now as well.
Where should I start? Fuel filter? Carb issues? I don't know anything about carbs, so I'm a little nervous about that. Other suggestions?
Thanks again for all the help you guys offer!
At the advice of some folks around here, I've now run about 12 gallons of 50:1 premix through my "new" SBT engine along with the oil injection pump. Last night, I drained the remainder of the premix from the tank. I then added 5 gallons of new gas from a different station. (Lots of locals have said their cars aren't running well from the neighborhood gas station lately and the station has been running out of gas often as of late.......)
So I put my fresh gas in, ran for about 20 minutes to make sure all the old stuff was out, then I put a new set of plugs in. It was sitting in the water when I did it and it took about 10 minutes by the time I got everything together and started again. Right away, it took off like hell for a few seconds, then really bogged down to maybe 30% power.
This is pretty much the same thing it did when I started it. This is leading me to believe that I may have a fuel delivery issue..... I also started thinking that it usually comes out of a turn terribly slow now as well.
Where should I start? Fuel filter? Carb issues? I don't know anything about carbs, so I'm a little nervous about that. Other suggestions?
Thanks again for all the help you guys offer!
