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- Lake Havasu City, AZ USA
Of course it wasnt a "oil related" failure either, I'm sure!
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it was a cast piston and there was no sign of detonation. The tops of the pistons were nice and brown, w/ no pitting around the edges. THe plugs never read anything but normal readings too.... THe ski did "run on" a few times, but it never stopped starting up and running due to the piston issue. It would not start due to the starter issue..
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the bad starter may have saved your motor then ? :scratchchin:
Listen to Chuck...
You cannot always see detonation.. He is correct (IMO).. Step up and test with better fuel, you can always reduce the octane level later and see if it blows up again... Pump gas is now barely adequate to use in your lawnmower, let alone a large bore piston.
(Just my opinion).
Randy
yeah, I wasn't implying he was wrong, I just was explaining the whole deal... You guys know way more than I will ever know about this...
I use 93 octane fuel, that is not good enough anymore???
I found that out at Tierra, both mine ran like crap since they arn't jetted for it. It also will absorb more water and possibly cause issues in the carb from setting. So far the Seattle area is ethanol free, but that may change as well.:17:They just started putting that ********ing crap in our gas while I was injured... SInce I have come back to riding, my ski has not run good... It must have something to do w/ it...
Perhaps just make adjustments, the ethanol has less btu's than gasoline and makes less power. I had a hesitation and didn't want to fool with the adjusters.you have to rejet for that ********???