jerry- how do you recommend i break in the new p/s. 2.5 & no water ? check temp. after 1 or 2 laps ? if it`s o.k. leave it like that after breakin , or lean on it a little bit & open up the water a little bit ? it sounds like a balancing act. CARTER P.S. I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS(2500FT.) CENT. CAL. COLDER THAN CRAP!
lol,, I guess it can get cold down there too, hahaha
uh, well you can run them so rich (without water) that they will barely run,, and run cold too,, say 3 turns out or more.
Not all carb settings are the same, even with that 20J carb (of which I use on several motors),but it's a much better spot
to start from and work in. You can work the needle in fairly quickly, after a two lap run,, move it in several clicks to
find a more reasonable running and get to where the head feels fairly warm,, break it in there.
The XM sleeve deserves at least 3 to 4 eight ounce tanks before you take it above that "fairly warm" area,, it should be
more than enough for you by the time you get it to a 3 second grab of the head hot.
Cold water is always trying to draw heat outa that motor, splashing the muffler and the lower unit, so things will dramtically
change with the needle when you take it to another pond or even a different day,, so richen it up again when you take it
out next. Once the weather gets better, put the water back on but squeeze it down to bare minimum.
2 or 3 second hot should be good enough, Remember, a "second" is longer than you think, it gets shortened up quickly
when your grabbing something hot! :lol: