blown powerhead?

[jamesbalog]

Originally Posted by THEFERMANATOR

I've seen engines ALOT worse than that run for years. It isn't ideal, but unless that low cylinder has a stuck ring it should still run(just be slightly down on power from the weak cylinder).

I fired it up, it ran didnt want to start in neutral but would start with a little throttle and would idle back down... it sounded like there was a little bit of rattling going on and i shut her down right away.

anyone have any insight on that?

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by jamesbalog

I fired it up, it ran didnt want to start in neutral but would start with a little throttle and would idle back down... it sounded like there was a little bit of rattling going on and i shut her down right away.

anyone have any insight on that?

Rattling is a bad sound to hear in a 2 stroke engine. If it's piston slap, it's to be expected in an engine with slightly lower compression on one cylinder, but it could be worse.