Reply To: Power – GT125
Bloomin hell, what a journey you are having.
Is it carb or EFi? Are you sure it was fuel not water that was the excess liquid?
For those reading this;
Hydro locking is where you have to much liquid in the cylinder. When the stroke of the piston goes to compress the fuel air mix the excess of liquid cannot be compressed by the piston. This means that something has to give. The result is usually a bent piston rod but it can shatter the cylinder walls/piston etc. This results is a seized engine due to the damaged internals.
The usual cause of hyro locking is water getting in the the cylinder chamber but can be caused by excess fuel etc.
If an engine is hydro locked, say from flooding, then removal of the spark plugs allows the excess liquid to flow out without damaging the engine internals.