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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/8/2021 7:04 PM, Stephen Offiler
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<div dir="ltr">That piston looks pretty good for one that has been
run without lubrication, at least from this photo angle. Dark
area, combustion getting past rings. Are the rings or ring
grooves damaged, stuck, crudded up, whatever?
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<div>I have a little 2-stroke dirt bike experience but most of
it was decades ago. When we had a piston seize (iron liners,
unlike these new hard-plated cylinders) there was scoring
everywhere, cylinder and piston alike, and rings would
actually break sometimes - and then, boy, you really had to
bore oversize (if you were lucky). I guess these modern
engines built with different techniques are going to provide a
different set of clues. I'm still surprised to see no scoring
on the piston and the original machining marks still obvious.</div>
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<div>I'd almost be inclined to clean everything up very
thoroughly, reassemble, and see what happens. Check ring end
gap in the cylinder as you go along, and maybe put in just a
set of rings if they are out of spec. However - I'm not
recommending this because you said it was difficult to
disassemble. Your time is valuable. </div>
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<div>Steve O.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Dec 8, 2021 at 6:41 PM
Mike M <<a href="mailto:meulenms@gmx.com"
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<div> Hi Moe,<br>
Here's a shot of the piston and the retaining pin, not
really sure how to get the pin out since the retaining clip
appears to be a washer not a cir clip. I can order a new
cylinder, piston, pin, washers and and gaskets for about
$40, a lot cheaper than a new blower. Thanks for any advice
anyone can offer.<br>
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Regards, Mike M<br>
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<div>On 12/2/2021 6:39 PM, Moe Fretz wrote:<br>
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style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(166,77,121)">So
what's the cylinder inside look like?</div>
<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(166,77,121)">Can
you save it?</div>
<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(166,77,121)">Husqvarna trimmer
is well worth the repair costs.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Dec 2, 2021 at
3:11 PM Mike M <<a href="mailto:meulenms@gmx.com"
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<div> So I pulled apart my leaf blower today, and
looked at the exhaust port, as was suggested. Heavy
scoring on the piston. So you were right, she ran it
with straight fuel.<br>
Mike M<br>
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<div>On 11/27/2021 7:20 PM, Moe Fretz wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">No, engine has experienced a
lean seizure. </div>
<div dir="auto">Lack of lube is another way to
put it. </div>
<div dir="auto">No quick fix. </div>
<div dir="auto">The engine will need a piston
and rings at the least. </div>
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<div dir="auto">Pull off the muffler, look in at
the piston, you’ll see the piston scored on
the exhaust side. </div>
<div dir="auto">If you’re lucky the cylinder
isn’t damaged, you’ll have to </div>
<div dir="auto">pull the cylinder to check it. </div>
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<div dir="auto">Used to do 15 or 20 of those
every year. </div>
<div dir="auto">One quick error, sometimes, can
cost a lot of money. </div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Nov
27, 2021 at 15:33 Mike M <<a
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rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">So my
lovely wife was out blowing leaves the other
day with my backpack<br>
blower, and it ran out of fuel. She
mistakenly filled it with straight<br>
lawnmower gas, and after a bit it started to
stumble and then quit. She<br>
came in to tell me about it and ask what the
problem was. When I looked<br>
at the tank I noticed there was no blue tint
in the gas, and I asked her<br>
what can she filled it from, and she pointed
to the gas container I use<br>
for my zero turn. I told her that was
straight gas, and she needed to<br>
use the 2 cycle mix, that is in another red
5 gallon can, honest<br>
mistake. She claims I told her to use that
fuel, when I know I did not. <br>
I used it today and it will run for about 5
minutes and then sputter out<br>
and die, like it's running out of gas. It
will restart, but then the<br>
same scenario starts all over again. Is
their any chance of saving this<br>
engine? Maybe a higher oil/gas ratio? Thanks
in advance.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Mike M<br>
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