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Re: Re plugs fouling
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Posted by CNKS on August 12, 2006 at 19:55:32 from (204.249.178.138):
In Reply to: Re plugs fouling posted by Wes in Ohio on August 12, 2006 at 19:33:47:
If the black clumpy stuff is not oily, you are running way too rich. Leaner is better, as long as you don't get it too lean. Adjust the carb as suggested in your other post. Take it apart and put a kit in it, make sure the float is set correctly. A 300 does not require high octane gas -- at least not after being run 15 minutes, unless it has been very extensively modified. Not sure of this, but you could have enough crud on the top of your pistons, that no matter what you do, it's going to take time to get rid of it, even after you have the thing tuned right. A lot of the problem is that these tractors were designed to be used. They don't like sitting around and being run 15-30 minutes and shut off -- not saying you are doing that.
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