Misterclean

Looking forward to hearing about the 185 main.

15 hours ago, SlammedRanger said:

Let the tuning begin. Today was warm enough to go out and get some braaap theropy. First impressions. Low to mid it is a monster. Pulls hard through the gears. Kinda falls flat up top. Couldnt find the rev limiter when riding at all. It would kinda miss fire at wide open throttle. Gunna start with main jet first before touching anything else. Since that was how i tuned this fcr before with good results. The 200 main i put in first was way to rich. Cloud of fuel smoke when revving was the give away. I went back to the 190 and no more smoke when revving. Still thinking the 190 is too much. Dropping to 185 next. Any thoughts and opinions are welcome!

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.

6 hours ago, Fishfiles said:

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.

22 hours ago, LedFTed said:

^^^^ i still got news paper left. what do you got to trade? lol

 

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

1 hour ago, SlammedRanger said:

Took a stab at some editing and made the build into a collage and added the first start at the end. Give me feedback. I have never done anything like this before lol

 

 

I liked it.

On 3/13/2020 at 8:49 AM, Fishfiles said:

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

5 hours ago, shadetree said:

lol..having atv repair withdraws ?..rofl.

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.

10 hours ago, SlammedRanger said:

190 main jet is in it. No more smoke. Changed the oil filter. Found some glitter in the filter i cut open after breakin. Hopefully thats not a problem. The way i understand it is to be expected but should be caught in the first few oil filters then completely go away. Is my understanding correct or am i screwed?

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!

2 hours ago, Fishfiles said:

Accident waiting to happen , eh !!! ----  That's going to hurt .... 

What was this guy thinking?

4 hours ago, jeepwm69 said:

 I need to get me a chipper.  It would have to be bigger than that to fit my daughter's boyfriend...I mean...er...some bigger bits of wood into.....

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.

13 hours ago, LedFTed said:

i got flax oil coming in the mail. i got it at Swanson's.  i'll tell ya the name of the brand later, ya want a special kind. i got three way's to cure pan, with the inside stove, or outside, with Coleman stove, or on grill, with cover. i might need a 4th. usually always windy here, though, we have had a few day's of calm in between extra windy, with, rain off an on. 🙂

 

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

2 hours ago, LedFTed said:

it was flax seed oil. i cant spell. now, where ta find it. i aint looked it up as yet. flax seed, has omega oils in it, i put it on salad, best to get it ground, for that. i cant read neither[hence missing flax seed oil in your comment], what temp's would ya recommend, in order, so to speak?, the oil for curing a iron skillet?

 

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.

10 hours ago, LedFTed said:

chime in anytime, i say something,, Misterclean, flax seed oil makes the highest heat way to cure skillets, say's the internet. i'm just trying ta find one good way. when i was working HVAC, i seen plenty of soot, an, what it can do. Too prevent gas leaks on pilot light, i used plumbers grease made by gunk. i hate that synthetic stuff. gas leaks on thermal couple, a dab will do it. now i'm giving away my trade secret. so be it. lols

 

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. 

2 hours ago, Fishfiles said:

I never use them , but have collected a nice set of cast iron pots and pans , they are heavy and will scratch up our stove top so using them inside is not going to happen  , there is one that I use , a very large skillet that I fry fish outside with , only thing with that is the burner I use will soot up the outside the pot with black soot , which is very messy -----what is the secret on a type of burner that will not do the black soot thing 

 

Ever see that show use to come on , about a guy that cooks entire meals on a camp fire with different cast iron pots , he stacks them on top one another , main dish on the bottom , veggys and potatoes  going up and even a dessert cake on top , was a good show , don't see him any more 

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!

2 hours ago, shadetree said:

my simple cure ?, don't leave it sitting for long !..lol. run it ever so often ?, or keep the carb drained ? ( this only works on carb models ).

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. 

1 minute ago, SlammedRanger said:

No lakes near by? Anywhere a boat could be in the water docked? Any marina with gas will have no-e fuel. Or atleast in every state i have been in on a lake.

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

2 hours ago, toodeep said:

Sometimes I wonder why more of these machines don't go up in smoke. I just love my -drive it until it quits- customers. 

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

Just now, Scotticus said:

Sounds like you have a system down to keep it good.  My system is to use non ethanol fuel in my ATV & other small engines.

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!

Yep, that's correct, two year old ethanol is still good........very good in fact. Some of ya'll may all ready know that I keep three barrels of fuel for emergencies. I've been doing this for years. I started keeping it for twelves months then fifteen etc. This time it's about 22 or 23 months old and still like the day I purchased it. I found out that the secret is sealing it tightly to prevent evaporation. I also add one ounce per five gallons of Stabil 360 Marine formula stabilizer just to be safe. A little bit has evaporated thru the threads of the caps i guess because it looks like a few inches are missing but it looks , smells and performs just like new.

Yes it will rob power. That is a "narrow kerf" chain specially designed for small Stihl saws. Kerf is the fancy word for distance between the points of the left cutter and the right cutter.