Thread: 2 Strokes - Any experts?

No really sure where to put this post - so I'll try here and if the mods know somewhere better, please feel to move it.

I have a 2 stroke weed whacker, lately it has become difficult to start and will not tick over/idel - it just dies.

I have ripped it apart and cleaned the carb, plug, all the normal stuff all to no avail.

After a complete stripdown of the carb today I cleaned all the jets and valves etc. and re assembled everything, I noticed something a bit weird.

If I turn on the petcock and let the float/bowl fill it struggles labours and eventually dies. If I turn off the petcock with the motor running, it runs sweeter and sweeter until it runs out of gas - could the float be set too high? i.e. over rich?

There is no petrol leaking out of the overflow so I am not sure what is going on, it seems like it needs to run a bit "leaner".

I am used to 4 strokes, but I suppose the principle is pretty similar - Fuel, spark compression etc. Be grateful for any tips - The other thing I noticed is it doesn't seem to be able to reach maximum power - it is a bit sluggish.

Cheers!

any tips

hire an isaan peasant to do the job.

Can I assume it's a fixed jet carb ?

Bugger it off and buy a Honda 4 stroke - the Mercedes Benz of what you refer to as a 'Weed Whacker'. These fucks can fell oaktrees.

Originally Posted by Thetyim

Can I assume it's a fixed jet carb ?

Yes, it is a simple fixed jet carb, there are no needles/racks- slides or anything else to complicate things.

It just runs better when you close off the fuel supply, it runs faster and faster and smoother and smoother until it runs out of gas.

Originally Posted by klong toey

Check the float has no holes in and is not filling with petrol,make sure float not sticking.
Make sure exhaust port not coked up,also check the exhaust not clogged.

Exhaust is clear float has no leaks, I gave it a good clean out and at least now it seems to start.

Originally Posted by somtamslap

Bugger it off and buy a Honda 4 stroke - the Mercedes Benz of what you refer to as a 'Weed Whacker'. These fucks can fell oaktrees.

Nah, I had a Honda about 5 years ago, 4 stroke piece of shit! It was in constant need of TLC - This Makita - urghmmm when it is working can chop up the local priests into a fine puree!

The Honda hasn't got a look in, although I must admit, the 4 stroke Honda is a damn site cheaper on gas!

It lacked power, and speed, slow response, plus you had to keep changing the engine oil.

This is much more fun, mixing the 2T with the petrol...forget that and laugh your heart out!

I use a Honda in the bigger machine and it is a great engine, I just think the weed whacker suits a 2 stroke, the bigger beast is more suited to a 4 stroke slugger/thumper.

Originally Posted by taxexile

any tips

hire an isaan peasant to do the job.

The last time I hired a "peasant" to operate machinery - Honda grass cutter - the fucking idiot tightened the belts so tight on the pulleys that it ripped out the oil seals, don't talk to me about hiring peasants, they are more fucking trouble than they are worth! Better to do it yourself. They have no idea about mechanical equipment, they simply full throttle everything to get it "done quick" and you end up paying to rebuild an engine - I wouldn't let those fuckers loose with a toy car let alone a real engine!

You have to laugh though - two of these post teenage peasants were having a bit of an argument last night down at the next village from me, probably the usual testosterone filled spew.

Anyway, it appears that the father of one of the pricks had just had enough of the row - He calmly walked out pulled a gun and blasted the other kid into the next world! - nothing like a rational discussion is there!

^ Aup miggins

If I was to increase the ammount of 2T oil to petrol ratio (Yes I know I may end up fouling the plugs) would it help in reducing the "Richness" of the mix?

As you contemplate this - have a read of this e mail sent to me today by a mate of mine who is a underwater sub op in Aus! - He got a copy of this e mail from a diver. (apologies for the little arrow things, hope it doesn't distract from the message!)

> Hi Sue,
>
> Just another note from your bottom-dwelling brother..
> Last week I had a bad day at the office.
> I know you've been feeling down lately at work, so I thought I would
> share my dilemma with you to make you realize it's not so bad after
> all.
> Before I can tell you what happened to me, I first must bore you with
> a few technicalities of my job.
> As you know, my office lies at the bottom of the sea. I wear a suit to
> the office. It's a wet suit. This time of year the water is quite
> cool. So what we do to keep warm is this: We have a diesel powered
> industrial water heater. This $20,000 piece of equipment sucks the
> water out of the sea. It heats it to a delightful temperature.
> It then pumps it down to the diver through a garden hose, which is
> taped to the air hose.
>
> Now this sounds like a darn good plan, and I've used it several times
> with no complaints.
> What I do, when I get to the bottom and start working, is take the
> hose and stuff it down the back of my wet suit.
>
> This floods my whole suit with warm water. It's like working in a
> Jacuzzi. Everything was going well until all of a sudden, my butt
> started to itch. So, of course, I scratched it.
>
> This only made things worse. Within a few seconds my ass started to
> burn. I pulled the hose out from my back, but the damage was done. In
> agony I realized what had happened. The hot water machine had sucked
> up a jellyfish and pumped it into my suit. Now, since I don't have any
> hair on my back, the jellyfish couldn't stick to it, however, the
> crack of my arse was not as fortunate..
>
> When I scratched what I thought was an itch, I was actually grinding
> the jellyfish into the crack of my butt.
>
> I informed the dive supervisor of my dilemma over the communicator.
> His instructions were unclear due to the fact that he, along with five
> other divers, were all laughing hysterically.
> Needless to say, I aborted the dive.
>
> I was instructed to make three agonizing in-water decompression stops
> totalling thirty-five minutes before I could reach the surface to
> begin my chamber dry decompression. When I arrived at the surface, I
> was wearing nothing but my brass helmet. As I climbed out of the
> water, the medic, with tears of laughter running down his face, handed
> me a tube of cream and told me to rub it on my butt as soon as I got
> in the chamber. The cream put the fire out, but I couldn't shit for
> two days because my arse was swollen shut.
>
> So, next time you're having a bad day at work, think about how much
> worse it would be if you had a jellyfish shoved up your arse. Now
> repeat to yourself, 'I love my job, I love my job, I love my job.'
>
> Whenever you have a bad day, ask yourself, is this a jellyfish bad day?

She has a rather CUTE Ass!

I'm off, time for a beer and bed!

Night!

Originally Posted by Briansmallcock

I have a 2 stroke weed whacker, lately it has become difficult to start

Have you tried the "hands on" method?
It's a rather miraculous cure for the oversized morning glory.

I'm a little embarrassed to admit it, but yes I am a 2 stroke expert. But if I wear a condom, or the girl is really ugly, sometimes can last for 5 or 6 strokes. I hope this was of some help to you.

Originally Posted by wuron

But if I wear a condom, or the girl is really ugly, sometimes can last for 5 or 6 strokes.

Have you tried a chap in a dress yet?
Homer sexruals suffering from pre mens trual syndrome sometimes have a bleeding bunghole.

Originally Posted by klong toey

exhaust

indeed .

I got it going like a dream today - Have you seen that blue can spray stuff they sell here - supposedly American - like a WD 40 with a long red straw that fits into the end of the aerosol?

Well I took the carb apart and give it a good blow job with that and it appears to have done the trick - must have been some shit stuck further up the carb past the jet.

After getting it going and it was running like a dream, I sadly ran out of petrol.

I took the pushbike down to the next village to buy 50 Baht of the 91 just to run it a bit.

On the way, on the wrong side of the road was a rather pissed local sitting on his Honda Dream.

This is 5pm, he is as pissed as a fart, and has gone down a 3 metre embankment on the wrong side of the road.

Still sitting on his motorbike, almost asleep, there is no skin left on his legs, blood everywhere....

A minibus has stopped and about 5 people are trying to help, but this guy is so drunk he cannot open his eyes.

After buying the petrol, on my way back, a good 20 minutes, there are now about 50 locals watching, the minibus has driven a further 50 yards and the driver is on the Lao Kao at the local watering hole, but the drunk on the motorbike is still sitting on his motorbike at the bottom of a 12 foot ditch, almost asleep and bleeding heavily, - seems like no one can persuade him to fuck off home - no cops or nothing, just this fat drunken retard at the bottom of a ditch -imagine the hilarity as I pass by on the push bike and shout out "Mao Mai Kap!" - funny some of the stone cold stares yo get when you suggest a bit of common sense! (they didn't get the punchline - I was already pissed on my pushbike)

Probably best keep away from there for a day or two!