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    go to the 30 minute mark for results. bottom line, none of the fuel additives worked for greater than 6 months. some didn't even work...
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    additives just make you feel better, they don't actually do anything. look at the Darrel videos he did on all those fuel additives and...
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    those $12 carbs generally work decent. but you can get a 'bad' one (it happens a fair amount.) the castings aren't great. but if you get...
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    cfh replied to the thread Forks- Chrome vs. Powdercoat.
    this is true. but what i do is powder coat the "super chrome", and then spray a clear coat over the finished powder coat. if you use a...
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    cfh replied to the thread Tecumseh Hssk50 wont fire.
    i will check out that leak tester. both engines the valves are nice inside their valve guides. pretty much perfect. as for rings, these...
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    cfh replied to the thread Tecumseh Hssk50 wont fire.
    for those that question my proof of life bench testing engines, here's a video i did on the process i use. this particular motor had...
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    cfh replied to the thread Tecumseh Hssk50 wont fire.
    I broken out the compression tester and found both motors to be under-par at about 65psi. In my experience anything below 100psi does...
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    cfh replied to the thread Tecumseh Hssk50 wont fire.
    skipp no condenser it's CDI.
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    cfh replied to the thread Tecumseh Hssk50 wont fire.
    try closing the gap? not sure what you mean. spark plug gap is .030 which is what it should be. air gap on cdi is .012 which is stock...
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    cfh replied to the thread Tecumseh Hssk50 wont fire.
    grabbed another motor from the stack. a late 1990s Hssk50 off a snowblower, with small exhaust valve. now i did nothing to this motor as...
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    cfh replied to the thread Tecumseh Hssk50 wont fire.
    now that you mention it, not sure i've ever fired a small valve HS motor this way on the bench. (i try and stay with large exhaust valve...
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    cfh replied to the thread Tecumseh Hssk50 wont fire.
    Ole4 but i always fire my tecumseh hs50 engines "bare" like this on the bench. and they always generally work. and if they don't, after...
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    cfh replied to the thread Tecumseh Hssk50 wont fire.
    flywheel key not sheared. flywheel is tight and to torque spec.
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    cfh replied to the thread Tecumseh Hssk50 wont fire.
    in the past it's been with motors that are pretty spent. so i tend to just part them out. this is the first time it's happened on a...
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    cfh replied to the thread Tecumseh Hssk50 wont fire.
    I’ve tried multiple plugs no difference The compression release is on the cam lobe. It’s not something you can really remove unless you...
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