[T2] Power loss in 4th

[Avocado Tom Tarka]

Blew out the fuel line and it took some good pressure before it bubbled through. I'm guessing that was the culprit. We'll see.

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> On Oct 31, 2015, at 3:33 PM, Avocado Tom Tarka <avocadotom at gmail.com> wrote:
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> John,
> 
> Pulled two plugs: both look great.
> 
> Switched to high test gas on the last fill up and no change. If anything, the problem got worse.
> 
> Re-checking the valves next but they were fine when I last checked (~30 miles ago)
> 
> Blowing out the fuel line next.
> 
> Keep the ideas coming!
> 
> Cheers,
>   Tom
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>> On Oct 21, 2015, at 6:10 PM, John Rogers <arathorn.rogers at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I am still convinced until proven otherwise that this is a case of
>> pre-ignition. It has all the symptoms -- starts fine, runs OK until warm,
>> then loss of power. Pre-ignition usually occurs in two ways -- one, an
>> extremely hot engine, i.e. valves glowing red hot, etc, or, two, carbon
>> buildup that begins to glow enough to pre-ignite the fuel mixture after the
>> engine is warm. This results in at least one cylinder fighting against the
>> rest of the engine, robbing it of power. The fuel starvation theory  imho
>> doesn't hold water. With a carbureted engine you have fuel in the bowl or
>> you don't. That the level in the bowl would be so low that just wispy drops
>> are sucked  through the jet is hard to imagine. And if this were to be the
>> case the engine would stutter rather than run with less power, as anyone
>> who has run out of gas knows. I would start by looking at the plugs. If
>> there is carbon buildup it will show on the plugs and it may just be
>> possible cleaning and reinstalling them might fix the problem. High test
>> gas is also less prone to pre-ignition.
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