fuel smell in oil in cossi
19-07-2008, 08:05 PM
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fuel smell in oil in cossi
ive been trying for weeks to get my saf to start and i took the oil filler cap off today and could smell petrol very strong. could this be why it wont start ? sorry if im being fick but im a sprayer not a spanner man lol.
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19-07-2008, 11:19 PM
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The gasoline will damage the oil, so I would do an oilchange if it's bad.
But in the longer run you'll need to replace the pistonrings.(Or the piston-skirt will start hitting the sylinder)
But in the longer run you'll need to replace the pistonrings.(Or the piston-skirt will start hitting the sylinder)
20-07-2008, 08:04 AM
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Was it running before ?, if not you may simply have a lack of spark making it a non runner, more info needed, rings even when shagged don't normally cause non starts, but if been sat for a long time could be gummed up, if so put a teaspoon of light oil in each bore, spin it over, then try to start, the oil makes a good seal upping compression that may be lost due to rings, not a cure obviously but narrows it down a bit.
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Was it running before ?, if not you may simply have a lack of spark making it a non runner, more info needed, rings even when shagged don't normally cause non starts, but if been sat for a long time could be gummed up, if so put a teaspoon of light oil in each bore, spin it over, then try to start, the oil makes a good seal upping compression that may be lost due to rings, not a cure obviously but narrows it down a bit.
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no i purchased the engine that had been stood a couple of years ive put a little oil down the bores but it still wont run .next day i noticed the smell .
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21-07-2008, 11:13 PM
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in all seriousness now, i'd drain your oil as a matter of course to check if the sump is full of fuel... it wouldn't be the first time i've seen it. if it is, you're best off checking you've got it all wired up correctly.
another thing, how was the engine standing all that time? dry? damp? full of oil?
another thing, how was the engine standing all that time? dry? damp? full of oil?
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in all seriousness now, i'd drain your oil as a matter of course to check if the sump is full of fuel... it wouldn't be the first time i've seen it. if it is, you're best off checking you've got it all wired up correctly.
another thing, how was the engine standing all that time? dry? damp? full of oil?
another thing, how was the engine standing all that time? dry? damp? full of oil?
im thinking i may have bought a bad en
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