I'm a little new to performance 2 stroke theory. I ordered the slant head and got to wondering if indexing the plugs in these would be of any advantage at all.
I've got a Grube GT4 66cc and my squish went negative The piston actually hit the head and the thing wouldn't even turn over. Luckily I didn't try too hard. I'll add the second head gasket that came with the kit tomorrow and try again. Just an FYI!
No, I really have no experience installing a head gasket. Is it expected to leak a bit until then? Heat cycled is the only term I am unfamiliar with above.Does sound like something isn't flat. Have you rode it a few times, cooled, torqued and heat cycled and torqued it again?
You can try the aluminum paint trick.
NO it shouldn't leak. But it can take a few heat cycles before it seals up. What I mean by heat cycles are as I wrote. Install gasket, torque, ride, cool, re-torque, ride, cool, re-torque. About the 3rd or 4th time nuts will remain torqued. Try this.No, I really have no experience installing a head gasket. Is it expected to leak a bit until then? Heat cycled is the only term I am unfamiliar with above.
The symptoms which lead me to believe it is leaking are:
-Less power than before the new head
-Loud noise coming from the head under acceleration
-The SBP exhaust is much more quiet than before, like not as much air is being pushed through it
-On the left side of the engine I can see a small amount of oil leaking from between the gasket and the cylinder head.
-Lots more smoke than usual
Sound about right?