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    Two stroke moped repair - broken ring?

    I’m working on getting a Yamaha vino 50cc 2t running that’s been sitting 4+ years. It’s my understanding that it ran when parked. I thoroughly cleaned out the gas tank & carb (also installed an in-line filter), and hoped to take it for a test ride but couldn’t get it to run. It would fire up and...
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    2 cycle with catalyst - carb settings?

    Working on a husqvarna 128c weed trimmer, which I understand has a catalyst in the muffler. It has probably less than an hour or two runtime, but sat for too long with fuel so the carb gummed up. I replaced the carb with an amazon Zama clone, and got it running decent, but it runs SO HOT. Like...
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    Can’t bleed brakes

    My 1999.5 mk4 TDI Jetta has had an intermittent dragging brake (passenger front), and I found I couldn't fully retract the piston in the caliper with a C clamp. Today I installed a new caliper & rubber line, thinking that would take care of it. When I went to bleed it, I was not able to get...
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    2008 Prius - Water in oil

    This car gets driven about 140 miles a day round trip, about 95% highway. The thermostat was recently replaced and runs around 180-190 per my scan tool. It's burning about a quart of oil every 1500 miles, which doesn't really concern me much, but it almost always has white buildup under the oil...
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    Reconditioning for tired Briggs twin

    My dad has a yard machine riding mower with hydrostatic drive that he really likes. Nothing wrong with the machine except that the Briggs flathead opposed twin (I think 18hp?) is fairly well worn out. It burns 4-6oz of 40wt oil to a tank of gas, and if you shut it off it will not restart until...
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    Burning 1qt/1000mi, should I bother to change oil?

    I've got a 290k mile, 2002 Camry with the 2az-fe 4 cylinder that burns oil, about a quart in a thousand miles. It makes blue smoke when started cold, but not much noticable smoke otherwise. I assume it has leaky valve stem seals and probably blocked oil returns in the pistons. Despite the...
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