> When I brought it - the guy said it had sat for a while - how long I don't
> know, the floor pans were rusted out, so could have been quite a while.
> I'm wondering if perhaps the rings were somehow gummed up - and that a
> little heavy workout under load has freed them up??? The increased power
> I'm noticing would fit this theory.
>
> Any other theories out there?
All sounds perfectly reasonable to me.
> I'm pretty happy about the whole thing I have to say. Now I can focus on
> all the other things to fix - brakes, floor pans etc. I'm also wondering
> if there is something else I can do to finish off the cleaning process - a
> few changes of straight 40wt oil? Some sort of additive? I recall some
> discussion of drizzling a little water or atf down the carbs while the
> engine was running to remove the carbon build-up.
Ain't broke, DON'T FIX IT !!!
You've just described a sweet running little engine, why take a chance on
f-ing it up ? Use a quality detergent oil & filter, maybe change them a bit
more often if you like ... all those other stories are for engines where if
it quits running altogether, little has been lost.
Randall
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