Cart Smoking

johnscram · 09-18-2008, 07:29 PM

well my carts has been smoking for a few weeks its definitely burning oil so im going to try running some 10-w40 and if that dosent work i suppose ill have to replace the rings could anything else be cuasing the problem

shadowman · 09-18-2008, 10:52 PM

what year? if your gonna do the rings might want to throw a piston in to........................

johnscram · 09-19-2008, 07:21 AM

i think 99 but im not sure about the motor beacuse my friend who sold it to me has 2 but it is a fe290 but could the rings be the only problem

johnscram · 09-19-2008, 07:23 AM

i just looked at the fe 290 piston its like 20 bucks more so ill do that too

johnscram · 09-19-2008, 07:23 AM

could there be any more possible cuases

shadowman · 09-19-2008, 02:12 PM

possible valve adjustment...............................

johnscram · 09-19-2008, 05:13 PM

i adjustes the valves this afternoon didnt seem to help the correct adjust ment is .005 right

johnscram · 09-19-2008, 07:22 PM

im starting to think that the valve cover vent is blowing oil into the carb so im going to try it with it off tommorow

irene.jack · 09-23-2008, 06:17 PM

I have same problem with smoking motor.It starts smoking when it gets hot,starts to begin to foul plug and rolls smoke.I have changed oil ,plug,air filter with on luck.Any help would be great as I am new to carts.I even lower the oil level with no luck to smoke.I am almost ready to rebuild motor,but I hate to if any thing else can cure problem so let me hear from you guys ,thanks Jackie

johnscram · 09-23-2008, 07:30 PM

yea its definitely the rings im thinking about selling my 2 fe290s for a bigblock

09-18-2008, 07:29 PM	#1
johnscram Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 192	Cart Smoking well my carts has been smoking for a few weeks its definitely burning oil so im going to try running some 10-w40 and if that dosent work i suppose ill have to replace the rings could anything else be cuasing the problem
johnscram Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 192

09-18-2008, 10:52 PM	#2
shadowman The Last Moja Morani Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: jumping from cart to cart Posts: 8,975	Re: Cart Smoking what year? if your gonna do the rings might want to throw a piston in to........................

09-19-2008, 07:21 AM	#3
johnscram Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 192	Re: Cart Smoking i think 99 but im not sure about the motor beacuse my friend who sold it to me has 2 but it is a fe290 but could the rings be the only problem
johnscram Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 192

09-19-2008, 07:23 AM	#4
johnscram Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 192	Re: Cart Smoking i just looked at the fe 290 piston its like 20 bucks more so ill do that too
johnscram Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 192

09-19-2008, 07:23 AM	#5
johnscram Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 192	Re: Cart Smoking could there be any more possible cuases
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09-19-2008, 02:12 PM	#6
shadowman The Last Moja Morani Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: jumping from cart to cart Posts: 8,975	Re: Cart Smoking possible valve adjustment...............................

09-19-2008, 05:13 PM	#7
johnscram Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 192	Re: Cart Smoking i adjustes the valves this afternoon didnt seem to help the correct adjust ment is .005 right
johnscram Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 192

09-19-2008, 07:22 PM	#8
johnscram Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 192	Re: Cart Smoking im starting to think that the valve cover vent is blowing oil into the carb so im going to try it with it off tommorow
johnscram Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 192

09-23-2008, 06:17 PM	#9
irene.jack Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: sanford,nc Posts: 36	Re: Cart Smoking I have same problem with smoking motor.It starts smoking when it gets hot,starts to begin to foul plug and rolls smoke.I have changed oil ,plug,air filter with on luck.Any help would be great as I am new to carts.I even lower the oil level with no luck to smoke.I am almost ready to rebuild motor,but I hate to if any thing else can cure problem so let me hear from you guys ,thanks Jackie

09-23-2008, 07:30 PM	#10
johnscram Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 192	Re: Cart Smoking yea its definitely the rings im thinking about selling my 2 fe290s for a bigblock
johnscram Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 192

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