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top end banshee

Old Feb 1, 2004 | 05:50 PM
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i melted my piston on my banshee then when i took it apart it had a layer of brown crust on it anyone know what that brown stuff could be
 
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Old Feb 1, 2004 | 06:26 PM
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Hmmm, maybe carbon build-up.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2004 | 08:31 AM
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ya i'd say carbon particles sometimes it can carbon foul your plugs
 
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Old Feb 8, 2004 | 09:29 PM
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but im not really sure
 
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Old Feb 8, 2004 | 10:35 PM
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Ya my stock piston had alot of brown/black build up on it, nothing thats bad for it, seems normal.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2004 | 11:39 PM
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Could be different colors of brown and black depending on what oil/gas combination you ran. I would really take a good look at your carbs before you take it out again, that piston burnt for a reason...
 
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Old Feb 9, 2004 | 12:29 AM
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where was this brown crust located? was it under the rings? those could need replacing...

got any pics?
 
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Old Feb 9, 2004 | 02:31 PM
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Are you using a castor based oil for your premix? brown usually means castor.


 
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