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Old 02-24-2026 | 05:09 AM
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J. Kłapacz
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Originally Posted by dontfeelcold
Helped a friend run in a Shimo 3. Put 1.5ltrs of 25% (12% oil) thorough it . Opened the engine afterwards and the piston was scratched.

It's now hard to start and idle tune changes wildly as the temp comes up (we preheat the engine).

Then I heard that a friend has 3 2106 engines with scratched pistons.

I was close to buying the Shimo 3, but it seems the break-in problem is still there.
What were the running-in conditions like, was it cold outside?
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