582 cc Blue Head OVERHEATING

Re: 582 cc Blue Head OVERHEATING

by bill martin » 13 years ago

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Leandro,

With the needle clip in the lowest position, you should be running rich and the plug insulator could be dark grey to black. White or brown is good. very white could mean a too lean condition. Without an EGT it is difficult to say whats happening in the cylinder. The plug in your photo looks OK. Black around the edge is normal in a two cycle. If you are operating at sea level the third slot down on the needle should work fine. Have you made any changes in the carbs such as jet sizes? are you getting good coolant circulation?

You should first do what roger suggested and check the open throttle RPM. If the engine is running with too much pitch in the prop, you won't reach max RPM and it will quickly overheat even with a proper engine setup. Also get the EGT gauge working. This is a necessary gauge in a two cycle engine.

Bill.

Re: 582 cc Blue Head OVERHEATING

by Roger Lee » 13 years ago

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I don't know if it's just the camera angle, but the plug gap looks awful narrow? What rpm did you get that color plug at? If it was at idle for any time it may be more black than in cruise. Run the engine up to operating temp then up to operating rpm for a minute or two and shut it down. Then look at the plug. That will be more telling.
You need that EGT to work. It will tell you a lot and may keep you out of a maint. issue later.

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Roger Lee
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Re: 582 cc Blue Head OVERHEATING

by Leandro Bravo » 13 years ago

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Roger, the spark plug is NGK B8ES calibrated with 0,45mm. I calibrated the prop to 6400 RPM at full throttle. I will fix the EGT.

Bill, I didn't changed the jet sizes, but I'm not sure about coolant circulation because the radiator is not new. There's some oxidation.

Well, I will change the radiator for a new one, change the thermostat, the antifreezing and fix the EGTs.

Lets see what happens.

Re: 582 cc Blue Head OVERHEATING

by Ian Jones » 13 years ago

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How did you go Leandro?

Pud

Re: 582 cc Blue Head OVERHEATING

by Leandro Bravo » 13 years ago

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Ian, I changed the antifreeze for a low mixture 80% water and 20% antifreeze. But the temp keep in 75°C to 80°C.

I will fix the EGTs. But in here its not soo easy to buy a new one.