ATCO lightweight starting

[abelw44]

ATCO say you should run it on 16:1 but I heard on the internet that this can be a bit too viscous.

 

[billsmowers]

ATCO say you should run it on 16:1 but I heard on the internet that this can be a bit too viscous.

but that is using sae30 engine oil not proper 2 stoke oil we use today try 25:1 this will still give plenty of lubrication

plus the old sae30 oil will gum up the carb real bad hence why i said about ultrasonic cleaning the carb has this got the zenith type carb on it?

bill

 

[abelw44]

I don't know what kind of carb it has on it. :-(
But I have given it a really really good clean up.

Just to correct an earlier post, It doesn't start on starting fluid, it wont start at all.

Thanks abelw44

 

[abelw44]

Also, thanks for the offer of ultrasonic cleaning, but I don't live in America so its a little impractical!

 

[billsmowers]

Also, thanks for the offer of ultrasonic cleaning, but I don't live in America so its a little impractical!

cornwall UK
whats the compression reading? you want 100psi+ or you will have a difficult time starting it have you tried to spray 2 stroke mix in the air intake or dribble a drop in the plug hole and see if it will run for a few seconds on that? if it will this just leaves the carb to sort

bill

 

[abelw44]

Oh!!! sorry about that!!!!

 

[abelw44]

I'll try dribbling a bit in the plug hole
Thanks
Abelw44

 

[abelw44]

I tried dribbling a bit in. Nothing happened. However is it possible I didn't put enough in?

thanks
Abelw44

 

[billsmowers]

As i said before what is the compression like you need over 100 psi for it to run ? it may be a crankcase leak or leaking crank seals this rules out a carb problem for now as it would pop on some fuel in the plug hole it may be time to strip the engine to investigate further

bill

 

[abelw44]

I don't know what the compression is like unfortunately as I don't have a compression tester, but that is something I should look at getting.

As for tge crankcase gasket, I made my own from a cereal box. I have done this before but only on a 4-stroke engine. Is this a problem?

As I said before is it possible I didn't put enough two stroke in the plug hole?

Thanks,
abelw44