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Post by Kaveman on Aug 14, 2011 16:25:50 GMT -6
I am losing oil somewhere . I pulled my plug this afternoon and it was a charcoal black color on all of the tip. Not sure if my rings or valves are causing the issue. Input ?  will |
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Post by Bashan on Aug 16, 2011 9:01:47 GMT -6
Hey Will, are you actually losing oil by measuring with the dipstick? A black or oily looking plug can mean you are simply running too rich on the carburetor. However, if it's going down on the dipstick, yeah, you're losing oil. Rich
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Post by sprocket on Aug 19, 2011 14:16:56 GMT -6
Check your compression... sounds like the rings are going...
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