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    :roflol: sorry i meant the porcelain bit is white, wasnt sure if u could get different colours :innocent:. the tip where it sparks is like a charcoal black colour. too much fuel? but then why would it seize wouldnt it just be lacking power? im going to order a new piston for it, the 1 in there...
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    the spark plug is white just like a normal car plug, if u mean the tip its black. Iv taken some pics but not sure how to upload them :huh:
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    first off can i just say thanx for all ur replies. i took it out yesterday, swapped the carb with 1 of the same, swapped the coil pack and fitted a new plug, (no. 9). 1 little push and it fired up straight away.:auto: i drove it round a few times and it was running well, plenty of power, bit of...
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    its a tillotson carb. im about to get my running shoes on and take it out now and try get it running, iv changed the carb to another the same, and plug so il have a play around with the settings see how it goes. i rang a guy at the race track to check the mixture and hes advised the same. 25...
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    i was told the oil i used is to go in the sump of an engine, not the fuel and is not enough to lubricate the bore of a 2 stroke engine. it lasted 5 laps and locked up. the oil mixture is what i was advised when i first bought the kart, iv been running the kart for about 2 months in my local car...
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    hi iv got a 2 stroke gokart which i took on a track last week and siezed the engine, some **** in halfords gave me 4 stroke oil and stupid me didnt check it, iv just fitted another engine but i cant get it to start i seen it running on the guys kart before i bought it, pushed it a few feet and...
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