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I gotta clean it tmrw, yeah I tried with the filter off, and the needles are factory. All lines are good, the carb was sitting for a couple months.
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Do you use an ethanol mixed gas?
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Yes, I use Lucas stabilizer (yea Ik it’s not nearly as good as ethanol free)
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And you tried a new plug?
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Oh my favorite time ? carb rebuild time.
I think its prob what rep said. The ethanol fuel sitting in the carb.
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Lol there was a 5ive t at the park yesterday, I wanted to join him, but the baja wouldnt start. My shoulder hurts rn from pulling the starter so much.
you being sarcastic sean ?
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For the price and time taken to rebuild the carb is it not just worthwhile skipping and replacing it?
I would start by checking fuel lines very carefully especially around the hose barb on the carb to make sure there is no splits or even cracks in hose barbs, I had that on a previous carb.
I would start by checking fuel lines very carefully especially around the hose barb on the carb to make sure there is no splits or even cracks in hose barbs, I had that on a previous carb.
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I quite enjoy it, amd it doesn't take a lot of time to do one up.you being sarcastic sean ?
Um $50.00 for a carb, what $17.00 for a kit, if you splurge and get the spiral diaphram, and a kit your still under half a kit and may he 1/2 hour of your time. Then you know it's set up right. Nah not me I'll rebuild till something is actually wrong with it.
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Ok guys, so I let the carb and spark plug sit off the engine overnight and tried again today, fired right up, but it wanted to run away. Air leak, I have a crack in the manifold, very hard to notice, but it’s there all right
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Least now you know your issue and how to fix it.
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Uh oh
Also, the piston ring moves about freely, should it do that?
Also, the piston ring moves about freely, should it do that?
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Yes the ring should move freely, but there should be a locator pin to keep it from spinning.
Well at least you get to learn how to rebuild an engine now.
Well at least you get to learn how to rebuild an engine now.
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Will it run like this or is this my problem?
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your lean run was likely your issue, and it looks like bare metal mark on the top of the piston, also with the scoring id assume you had it running pig rich and likely had some carbon break loose as well.i also see some plating missing from the intake side. I'm sure it would run, but not near as good as it should. Top end time imo.
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This is the quality of gasket I received 
ah right sean, your post coulda meant either way the way i read it
,either sarcastic an ya hate it or not sracastic and you enjoy it
,trust me to think it was the former ?
,i'm with you on the fix and rebuild till its proper done for as well
, too much stuff gets binned for no good reason these days,
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No its casting flash that wasnt cleaned up. Wouldnt expect to see that in a zen, but some can and do slip through the cracks.