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Hello all looks like the snow will be here soon:face-icon-small-hap... Unfortunately my sled is dead on one hole again. Last winter the thing burned the piston on the right side (starter side) three times... The first time one of the carb flanges broke from dry rot... and well... you know what happens then right. thing is though I got a re-cromed cylinder new piston kits and gaskets for both sides and put it back together. Less than 40 miles later poof same side takes the top of the piston out. Sooo I was able to clean up the cylinder with muriatic acid to get the aluminum out and honed it, put new rings on the spare old piston and got it running again. this time I re-jetted this side even richer than when it was put together the first time. What was wierd was the plug on that side was looking a little lean, even with 380's in it. My normal jet size for where I ride has always been 350's until spring and then I drop it to 340's. Anyway the last time I rode it she ran close to 200 miles and then Poof Plus once again the plug would look a little lean, and the clutch side was almost to the point of fowling. Also when I got it running the last time I changed out the hoses to the carbs, fuel pumps (fuel and vacuum) and the oil injection pump. The only thing I have found when looking at it this fall is the spark plug cap on that side is failing... The screw that is made in to the cap that screws in to the high tension lead was broken off and you can tell it has been that way for a while. My question is could this be my problem??? or am I missing something. A guy I know that does two stroke marines told me that I have found the problem, but this is something new to me. Any ideas would be apreciated!
Mick
Mick