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Old 06-18-2005 | 02:06 PM
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Hi
I am about to recieve a 2nd hand kyoshpo kanai 2
Tha guy said he was using 25% fuel and It will need to be tuned
WIll the motor need a breakin if it hasnt been used in a while
also for tuning its all about turning those needles isnt it or am I wrong.

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Old 06-18-2005 | 02:49 PM
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No break-in required, just set the needles.

I would take the back plate and cooling head off the engine and clean out old oil and fuel to make sure nothing is gummed up inside. I use WD-40 to dissolve old nastyness and then use a light oil to lube it up. After run oil or ATF oil works fine.
Old 06-18-2005 | 03:17 PM
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so basically take off the head and back plate and spray it with wd-40, tip the motor upside down to remove the wd40 and the gunk. Then put some after run oil in and put it back together.

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Yup. That's what I would do if the engine has been sitting a long time.
Old 06-18-2005 | 08:36 PM
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Change the glow plug too, it may have a layer of gunk on it that may have erroded it a bit. Check air filter to make sure that there is enough oil there and make sure to spray carb o-rings to assure that moving them may not rip/tear them from sitting a long time.

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