RobH
Gone - bye bye.
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Ever since I blow up the engine in my max st last saturday, I've felt defeated. I've felt like I should just drag my newbie arse down to the hobby shop, admit defeat and pay to have it fixed.
I bought a Maximum BX on ebay for $80 (engine & radio included). I got it on Friday. After running it a bit, I realized something was wrong -- the carb was getting enough fuel. More defeat.
After taking the primer button out of the tank and redoing the fuel lines, I found a huge problem. The engine had no compression. If I put my finger over the exhaust while pulling the pull start, fuel would not go up the line. More defeat.
This morning, I took the Max BX's Torq16 apart. The engine mount had broken and made a hole in the crankcase. I had yet again purchased someone else's problems. More defeat.
I took the old Torq16 from my original max st and did something far beyond my experience.
This newbie took the piston, sleave and con rod from the BX engine and transplanted them into his ST's Torq16. Then I mounted it back onto the BX. More defeat?
Not this time! Wham! It's awsome and much faster! I win!
On another topic...
I have this junky fuel (Omega 10% by Morgan Fuels). This fuel lacks in the lube department and causes the engine to run hot. I've been adding 30 drops of after-run-oil to each tank of gas. The engine now runs at 240 like it should.
Is adding after-run-oil to fuel an acceptable practice? If not what can I add to this fuel to make it lube the engine better?
-rob
I bought a Maximum BX on ebay for $80 (engine & radio included). I got it on Friday. After running it a bit, I realized something was wrong -- the carb was getting enough fuel. More defeat.
After taking the primer button out of the tank and redoing the fuel lines, I found a huge problem. The engine had no compression. If I put my finger over the exhaust while pulling the pull start, fuel would not go up the line. More defeat.
This morning, I took the Max BX's Torq16 apart. The engine mount had broken and made a hole in the crankcase. I had yet again purchased someone else's problems. More defeat.
I took the old Torq16 from my original max st and did something far beyond my experience.
This newbie took the piston, sleave and con rod from the BX engine and transplanted them into his ST's Torq16. Then I mounted it back onto the BX. More defeat?
Not this time! Wham! It's awsome and much faster! I win!
On another topic...
I have this junky fuel (Omega 10% by Morgan Fuels). This fuel lacks in the lube department and causes the engine to run hot. I've been adding 30 drops of after-run-oil to each tank of gas. The engine now runs at 240 like it should.
Is adding after-run-oil to fuel an acceptable practice? If not what can I add to this fuel to make it lube the engine better?
-rob