how weird are lammy engines

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rbgaz
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went--out-yesterday just-couple-miles to-local petrol sta filled up but- with hein gericke fully sny oil instead of my rockoil with my castrol snake oil oct boost stuff---which-i always put in mile down the running like bag s**t missfireing splutering wont rev instant thought was ive fooked a reed petal so pulls over whips my super 12 pound plug out and puts in a spare starts fine runs fine got home and put it away today gets her out starts her up sounds very crisp an lively ride up the ride scoot sounds so diffrent thought it was blowing pulls over and checks all is fine takes her down local bypass and feck me she is flying power band completly diffrent sound completly diffrent now was it the plug or the change oil ? it feels like iv just put on new barrel and piston ! i just know its gooner blow up now lol
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Did you keep the oil ratio the same and did you use the octane booster as well Gaz?
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Did you keep the oil ratio the same and did you use the octane booster as well Gaz?
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yes-mate-allways-3-percent----and-yes oct boost
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could be the new oil is better .. you dont say if the spare plug was a different rating or not ,could try going back the other oil and see but i agree they allways seem to go better before a bang
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Are you sure you weren't just riding with your visor up? :bald:
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Mel K wrote:Are you sure you weren't just riding with your visor up? :bald:
pmsl---i-never-use-my-visor

plug-was-a-iridum-br9eix-------replaced--with-a-iridum-br8eix------must--say-i-dont-check-the-gap-----but-was-big-diff-in-the-two--what-u-could-see-by-eye-------but--the-br9 was in there for some time
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have you tried it with the old plug in ??
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no---i-havnt mick but will do tomz just to see what happends
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