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Help-Formula Blue keeps dying!
Posted by 'poddy' on 16 Apr 2010 @ 18:58

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Hi, recently got a FB kart and first day out was fine, had about 3 full hours fun, ran great. Then efuelled it but got the ratios mixed up and put in nearly twice as much A747 oil as needed.

Next session got to Hooton's forst corner out of pits put foot down and it died. As it was the end of the day packed up and when I got home diluted the fuel, added more petrol to get it back to where it should be.

That was 2 weeks ago, been out today but only managed 9 laps. Ran okay for those laps, although a bit slow picking up out of one corner, came into pits, went back out and again at first bend engine dies. When I take plug out it's soaked,V difficult to restart. Got home, started, ran for about 1 minute, then when I blipped throttle died again, plug soaked. Jets 1.5 turn out (low) and 1.25 turns high-not changed these since bought kart.

Thought it might be coil but spark looks okay. Could it be the carb, was thinking perhaps jets blocked with excess oil/other damage? Carb was rebuilt just before I got it so should be okay?

Coil is also new, last owner renewed it.

Also very smokey, more so than when it was running okay.

Hope someone can help.

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Help-Formula Blue keeps dying! by 'poddy' << You are here!

Re: Help-Formula Blue keeps dying! by 'bluedad' (16 Apr 2010 @ 19:13)

Re: Help-Formula Blue keeps dying! by 'poddy' (16 Apr 2010 @ 20:06)

Re: Help-Formula Blue keeps dying! by 'ManinGreenSuit' (16 Apr 2010 @ 20:16)

Re: Help-Formula Blue keeps dying! by 'SimonS' (16 Apr 2010 @ 21:47)

Re: Help-Formula Blue keeps dying! by 'itpro' (17 Apr 2010 @ 1:17)

Re: Help-Formula Blue keeps dying! by 'poddy' (17 Apr 2010 @ 7:23)

Re: Help-Formula Blue keeps dying! by 'itpro' (19 Apr 2010 @ 21:04)

Re: Help-Formula Blue keeps dying! by 'poddy' (20 Apr 2010 @ 9:48)

Re: Help-Formula Blue keeps dying! by 'poddy' (22 Apr 2010 @ 13:19)

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