Brendan42
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So ill start this off short, and hopefully someone can help me, i got a 2014 576xp non autotune last year, thing bairly looked used besides dinged up muffler, chipped paint and a broken peice of the case to hold the chain brake handle, turns out the cylinder threads for the plug were stripped, found that out tuning it, and the carb was junk, got a new top end and carb during the winter, put it all together and broke it in (tank of gas through it) tuned it slighty rich for the first couple times using it, went great absolutely flawless besides the motor choking out starting it while hot the last time running it, cleaned it up and checked the plug yesterday, grey/white as a ghost(lean as all) clearly was burning up, tried to tune it today and had absolutely no control of the adjustments, checked the high with a tach, read 13,200 and choked out like it ran out of fuel for a split second, topped the tank and tried it in wood, same damn thing, could the crank seals be done, pulled the sides and they slightly look wet but not really, i hope the carb isnt junk already dont wanna spend anouther 130 for one, hope someone can help