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Ok im doing a proj. on fire trucks and if they use alot of diesel and I was wondering if they use more diesel with a dirty air filter? I dont know much bout cars

hi there i just bought a 94 model cr 125.when riding for the first time it ran perfect until i opened it up over 3/4 throttle in 5th gear, it just bogged then cut out.i pulled in clutch let the revs drop then let clutch out an the engine fired back up an ran fine in lower gears.i had checked air filter,plug and fuel mixture before ride all was ok.oh yeah also noticed bike does not tick over it cuts out and backfires on first 3 to 4 kick overs.any ideas please
thank for the tips guys really helpful cheers. any way after further inspection have found the spark plug not to be the one recomended for the bike however it is compatable. also found reed block assembly is missing the two metal stoppers [unsure of correct terminoligy] could this cause to much air intake at peak rpm or would this effect all gears?

i,ve come too a dead end with my dirt bike, the engine refuses to fire up.i,ve changed the air filter,plug and had the carb cleaned but it still wont run.even when i try to bump start it it just bogs no matter what throttle position. ive checked the spark which is fine,ive even sprayed easy start into directly into the carb but still wont kick over.ive checked the reeds, looked into the cylinder through the reed intake which looks fine there's no oil in the cylinder or on plug. the only thing i think it could be now is the piston rings, there is compression there but how much i don't no? also back fires occasionally. could someone give me a point in the right direction before i strip down the head thanks.
oh buy the way its got good fuel in it and ive not long got so dont know how old the piston and rings are.
ive tested compression with my finger and it does push air past so am even more baffled? im gonna test it with a guage just to be sure but any other ideas gladly welcolm thanks

Bare with me -not used to doing this stuff myself! SO..I bought a Chilton book to help. (don't laugh!) : ) OK checked the oil -I am cool. Need to fill the "coolant tank" however. My ? is...the book says to add equal amounts of "ethylene-glycol anti-freeze" and "distilled water" -Now I have seen many many people just filling up their cars/trucks with regular old water!!
Do I really need to do this? I am not exposed to any "severe" temps -sometimes a little warm in the summer, but I live on the west coast -at the coast.
Also....I finally found where to stick in a new air filter, thinking that may be a good idea, because we have had over a month of raining ash here from a large fire. Pulled out the old one, and it really didn't look so bad. I was shocked, because the whole engine compartment is filled with ash! Replace, or no?
Should I steam clean the engine now that it seems the fire has moved in a new direction?
THANKS for any help!!!!!!!!
OK "Turbo..." Your asking a bit much of me there! : ) Holy Cow!!! I am still on chapter one of the book!
I did find the pre-mixed coolant at the parts store. Think I am going to forget the steam clean -sounds like I could really screw something up there!
Besides, as a neighbor pointed out, the stuff (ash) is still all over the streets etc. Will put that one on hold. But will change the air filter!
Thanks for all your help!!!!everyone!

I4, 5spd, 4x2. Got the truck a few weeks ago and ran fine. Developed a knocking sound which I thought was the throw out bearing going out but that wasnt it. the truck recently died on the side of the highway, we were able to start it again and get it to the gas station, I noticed coolant leaking, there was a lot around the right wheel well. Put some coolant in and got it home, Pulled the radiator out and checked all the hoses, everything turned out fine, seemed like when we died the coolant was leaking from the right bottom side of the radiator( if looking from the driver seat). Checked the oil and the dipstick came back dry, Changed the oil right away and it ran very noice with no smoke, smells or knocks......perfect. This lasted two days until I got in the truck one night after work and it just took a while to get it started, just didnt want to turn over. Kept trying with the throttle open and it fired up. This hard start happens at random but definetely hesitates every time to start. Once running, there is quiet a bit of white smoke from the tail pipe but goes away after 10-15 minutes. I had a car with a complete blown head gasket so it wasnt that much smoke but I would say little more then normal. When driving sometimes it hesitates while accelerating and sometimes it does fine, usually better after its warmed up but still hesitation happens at random.
Some things I found out of place, air filter dirty, moisture around fuel filter, very dirty throttle body and since we replaced the coolant it seems to bubble in the reservoir after shuting off the truck( i didnt "burd the system properly yet)some sort of oily build up on top of the valve cover near the firewall, around the air hose that goes into the valve cover, also there is a vacuum leak, on the driver side near the fender, there is a three way plug, I dont know where the third plug goes, I might just replace it with a straight plug . Where do I start? I will be doing all the work myself but since I recently bought the truck, I havent had the proper time to invest into it. Where do I begin? I really need some professional guidance. BTW, the check engine light is NOT on. Could I have a blown gasket or not?
Also, this is my short list of things to be replaced on my next day off, fuel filter, air filter, water pump, thermostat, drain and refill antifreeze, drain and refill oil, maybe an engine cleaner, thermostat. The temperature gauge keeps going up and down, mostly on the higher side. Oil gauge jumps up and down especially on accelertion

I4, 5spd, 4x2. Got the truck a few weeks ago and ran fine. Developed a knocking sound which I thought was the throw out bearing going out but that wasnt it. the truck recently died on the side of the highway, we were able to start it again and get it to the gas station, I noticed coolant leaking, there was a lot around the right wheel well. Put some coolant in and got it home, Pulled the radiator out and checked all the hoses, everything turned out fine, seemed like when we died the coolant was leaking from the right bottom side of the radiator( if looking from the driver seat). Checked the oil and the dipstick came back dry, Changed the oil right away and it ran very noice with no smoke, smells or knocks......perfect. This lasted two days until I got in the truck one night after work and it just took a while to get it started, just didnt want to turn over. Kept trying with the throttle open and it fired up. This hard start happens at random but definetely hesitates every time to start. Once running, there is quiet a bit of white smoke from the tail pipe but goes away after 10-15 minutes. I had a car with a complete blown head gasket so it wasnt that much smoke but I would say little more then normal. When driving sometimes it hesitates while accelerating and sometimes it does fine, usually better after its warmed up but still hesitation happens at random.
Some things I found out of place, air filter dirty, moisture around fuel filter, very dirty throttle body and since we replaced the coolant it seems to bubble in the reservoir after shuting off the truck( i didnt "burd the system properly yet)some sort of oily build up on top of the valve cover near the firewall, around the air hose that goes into the valve cover, also there is a vacuum leak, on the driver side near the fender, there is a three way plug, I dont know where the third plug goes, I might just replace it with a straight plug . Where do I start? I will be doing all the work myself but since I recently bought the truck, I havent had the proper time to invest into it. Where do I begin? I really need some professional guidance. BTW, the check engine light is NOT on. Could I have a blown gasket or not?
Also, this is my short list of things to be replaced on my next day off, fuel filter, air filter, water pump, thermostat, drain and refill antifreeze, drain and refill oil, maybe an engine cleaner, thermostat. The temperature gauge keeps going up and down, mostly on the higher side. Oil gauge jumps up and down especially on accelertion

I bought a 2002 Ford Focus ZTS from a dealer about 6 months ago, and the warranty expired 2 weeks before the problem started. Anyway, I was driving home from work, stopped to look at a car for sale for my friend, got back in, started the car and began to drive off. After about a minute the car jerked and started mis-firing, so I pulled over, checked the oil etc. and everything was ok. I started the car back up and drove it home. The next morning it stopped running all together, it would not fire AT ALL. So I pushed it to a shop a block away and they said that the Ignition Coil was bad. I replaced it, got new plugs, air filter, and plug wires. The car starts now, but floods itself out now and SMELLS of rich fuel, as well as stuttering. Any ideas on what could be wrong with it? Suggestions I have gotten are Oxygen Sensors, Mass-Air Flow Sensors, and a possible clogged Catalytic Converter. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

I bought it from a guy that runs a small engine shop(i.e. lawn mowers, small cc scooters, dirtbikes) and it didnt have a big high end kick like it should and he told me to clean air filter(did and it gave higher speed) and chip off carbon residue on the muffler AND/OR piston. it was kind of a blur on what he actually said to clean so i thought i'd ride it a while(4 weeks, 1 mile a day and 10-20 miles a couple times) to break it in. few days ago i thought "Hmmm, i wonder what he said" so i took the engine apart, cleaned everything, used 2stroke oil to lube up things and put it back together. (im thinking i screwed up by putting on the oil :imo:) i tested the spark. it has a clean tip aswell. compression is good. the primer bubble doesnt expand after pushing it in. any answers would be helpful. i use this to get to work, school and across the city.

I bought 2003 subaru impreza 1.6 nearly 2 months ago it ran perfect until last week when car started to miss and car backfires when driving, then the engine management light started to blink, care is idling ok but when you accelerate the problem starts. It also does not have standard air filter has an Induction kit instead.