I have owned this motor since new, ran the thing for years and years without so much as a hickup.
Then I completely stopped using it for years and years (don't ask).
I put fresh gas in yesterday and, after removing what was left in the gas filter, it just started!
It does idle rough now, probably due to varnished-up carbs.
I did a compression test, just for the fun of it.
I got (top to bottom) 140, 135, 140.
That seems nice and even, but isn't that too high?
What's the maximum allowable?
p.s. this is a non oil-injection model, currently I mix @80:1.
Should I go back to 100:1 oil mix?
Then I completely stopped using it for years and years (don't ask).
I put fresh gas in yesterday and, after removing what was left in the gas filter, it just started!
It does idle rough now, probably due to varnished-up carbs.
I did a compression test, just for the fun of it.
I got (top to bottom) 140, 135, 140.
That seems nice and even, but isn't that too high?
What's the maximum allowable?
p.s. this is a non oil-injection model, currently I mix @80:1.
Should I go back to 100:1 oil mix?
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