Misterclean

I wanted to lighten our spirits a bit by sharing with Y'all some great times with my family. Some may remember that there is an abandoned 25 acre sand pit adjacent to my 13 acres. Recently me and one son in law have been expanding on our trail system in the pit by shoveling dirt/sand off cliffs and making some cool climbs and descents plus connecting the trail system together better. The trails are some 100% sand plus other areas with clay/sandstone. The trails are getting worn in with berms beginning to build and creating some circuits. Great times with both sons in law, grandson, both daughters and the wife. Plus a Granddaughter in 10 days? Lots of shooting , grilling and riding without leaving the house!!!!!. I always dreamed of days like this. God Himself gave me my dreams. I'm looking forward to more good times. Ps. there are many ,many more areas to develop.......cliffs on three sides reaching as high as 35 or 40 feet!

Sprocket specialties used to make unique sprockets. Check and see if there are still in business.

Looking forward to hearing about the 185 main.

Yes, it sounds like the main is too rich. You probably know this already but please do one adjustment at a time. It takes much more time doing it this way but it is a flawless process. Remember that if you are a little rich on the pilot and needle You may need to go back and install the next richer main back in because the pilot and needle circuits over fuel the whole mixture at wide open throttle. It sounds like you do excellent work and want everything as good as possible. I'm like you in many ways and this would be my approach. I've tuned two strokes for decades back when they didn't come spot on like today's bikes.

Hmmmm, I've seen those before.

A friend in Cedar Part Texas (NW of Austen) tested positive for the virus. The fever was gone yesterday so she's on the back side of it most likely. She said it was like a bad flu........very tired, stayed in bed a few days etc. This evening will be seven days since the first symptoms appeared.

I got plenty of bullets. One bullet will get me all the toilet paper I need! LOL

I liked it.

Funny but but depressing at the same time. Some people will think it's logical and true..........like I said , depressing

Yep.....gotta have my fix

Well? We are waiting! How did the valve adjustment work? Personally I think it's running lean with the erratic idle........classic lean symptom.

Glitter......that sounds like a lot of metal. Use a magnet to see if it's steel or aluminum. Either way that sounds a little scary. I'd leave it for now and check your filter often. Tear it down to inspect if it continues. So sorry to hear this ........but I'm very excited about the power increase!

What was this guy thinking?

You know how to butcher a deer don't you?.......smaller pieces.

I would check my valve lash again. If they are loose just a little it can give you slightly higher compression numbers. Higher compression is hard on the battery, starter, solenoid and some of the wiring.

if you do it inside make sure the vent fan works good! Ha Ha

I would heat the flax seed oil until it starts to smoke moderately and reduce the heat if needed to prevent over heating. Just trust the smoke as your signal for temperature maximums. I would scrape with a metal spatula and repeat until I saw an actual carbon impregnation in the cast iron. Each time reducing the heat by watching the smoke reducing in it's intensity. Probably 4 or 5 times would be ok. Then cook some ground meat or bacon. Gently scrape the carbon off leaving some if possible and store with enough oil to look shiney. It takes many uses but it will cure sooner or later. It would probably be better to err on the side of leaving too much carbon on the cooking surface than scraping off too much when curing. Heating and scraping to clean before using is fine.

I didn't know flax seed had the highest heat resistance.......that's good info. You still need to burn that flax seed oil to carbon tho. Do it slowly because it needs time to bond in the pores of the cast iron. I would repeat the process several times using a little less heat each time but still a higher heat than cooking temps. A few more actual cooking uses with bacon and ground beef should cure it well enough. .......this is a great subject. haha. My wife insists that I rinse my cast iron skillet because a friend that owns his own fancy restaurant said he does.

I know about the black soot problem. I would clean the holes in the burners and clean the air holes too. It's running "rich" ha ha

Please excuse me if I'm saying something you already know.What ever you do, go outside to do it. You must build a layer of carbon that was made with a temperature higher than normal. anything will work because it's carbon you're looking for. This takes time as you know. I am always very careful at first remembering that the longer you use it the better it gets. I never use water to clean. I use heat and a metal spatula to scrape off remains. Then wipe with a paper towel and layer a film of oil. Eventually you will not need a layer of oil to store. Good luck!

This is not my daily use fuel.......It's emergency fuel. I just stumbled upon the long term storage subject because I'm always trying to make things better or easier........It takes about an hour to fill three drums. Perhaps a little longer.

Yes, I live very close to lake Conroe. I forgot that marinas have the option to buy regular gas. I may check it out.

Shops around here charge normal labors rates to pressure wash dirty equipment.

Non ethanol fuel is not available to me unless I want to drive for an hour or two minimum.

This is not my first time going long. The last batch was about 18 months old.......zero problems. I posted so Ya'll could learn from my experimenting. It didn't separate. It's clear all the way down. Plus it doesn't separate as some may think. The ethanol can separate if a fairly high percentage of water is introduced to the fuel but it must be mixed vigorously with the fuel. The emulsifiers in the fuel think the water is ethanol and blends it with the fuel until it exceeds the limits of suspension capability then the water and ethanol will fall to the bottom as a mixture. It smells like watered down alcohol. Edited for a quick note.......the fuel at the top is 100 percent ethanol free gas!