Joe Breaux

Good morning.  How's it hanging?  I'm. Fishing in the Basin.  LIFE IS GOOD

Happy for you few with g[d experiences. With Massimo.  I was not one of them. Mine broke on its first day in its first mine.Took 3 days of calling just to talk to rep.they said they stopped using Hisun engines due to mass problems and therefore didn't warranty..One day old? Only one shop in the whole state will work on them. CASH up front because MSsimo. Stiffed them on several claims. Leaking head gasket. 6 more times inn shop in 6 months..cash only..$3K..My advice....buy something else

I feel your pain.. I bought a  brand new Massimo from Tractor Supply.. Broke on day one in its first mile!  Neither Tractor Supply or Massimo would lift a finger to help me. 

Do Not Buy Massimo...  bought one new from Tractor Supply..   Overheated on first day in first mile.. Tractor Supply refused to help, Massimo would not pay for repairs.. Refused to do anything. It went in the only shop I could find in my state that will even work on them, 6 times in first year.  Head Gasket failures.. Cracked head.. ............They worked on it, but you must pay cash, Massimo has stiffed every shop around. When I called BBB on them, there were hundreds of complaints.. I threatened suit, rep laughed on phone.. said..wont be the first one!............Trust me when I say... DONT BUY MASSIMO! 

Wrong fuel? 87 instead of 93?  add a can of Royal Purple octane booster . In that tank it will bring it  up 5 or 6 OR

Welcome.. Hope you have trouble free time with yours.  Please Be aware of overheating issues with Massimos.  Enjoy 

Just Dont use a full synthetic auto oil,, will destroy your wet clutch .. I use Castrol Actevo  in all of mine.  Buying expensive plug is waste.. You wont drive 100,000  miles and thats the only advantage to exotics. Copper plugs have better spark... 

welcome  fellow  Cajun.....I love those mud bugs but $12 /lb is crazy right now.  

Damn right.. I trust no one now.. lol

At least they talk to you... Massimo just hangs up when the hear the word PROBLEM or Warrenty.

lol  They must be a subsidiary of MASSIMO..lol🤣

Cant.. Most of Mine require premium fuel and the only non-ethanol here is 87 octane.. So thats not an option. And even non eth fuel goes bad in a few months of non use without treatment. I have found that FI engines are not as affected by ethanol as carbed ones .  I do run all fuel out of small engines  saws, blowers ,mowers etc. after use, and store dry. 

China doesn't use stainless bolts. 

I had similar issue with a Honda carb. Upon disassembly I found the idle jet completely blocked by hard white crud I asume is ethanol caused. I had to drill it out by hand with my tiniest drill bit  That solved the problem. I now keep sea foam and startron in all fuel

so many scams now.. Pretending to be surveys , donations, free stuff, etc. they just want enough info to rip you off. If this is legit, why didnt it come directly from Lippert? Why would they hire some  college student  to do it instead of a reputable Company? Its even reads like a hustle.. 

suspicious

I just spray with brake cleaner

massimos are known to have overheating issues.. look at the recovery bottle when its running and hot.. if you see tiny air bubbles, you have a blown head gasket.

Seems pretty low.  That's a big loss

if its just a rich fuel problem, and fouling plug in 5 minutes, you should see black smoke and the exhaust should burn your eyes. Did you try just changing the plug or wire ?   Is it dry black carbon fouled or wet fouled ? 

Hot?

If manual says 87 then it's good. All 3 of mine call for premium

Sometimes water can come from condensation. My tractor has water separator so that may be a factor why I have no issues anywY good luck.

not to mention mosquitoes lol    ....and poison ivy.

are you sure its not water? Dont have any issues with my Turbo Diesel 40HP tractor in cold weather with nothing but Lucas in it. ... .we got in the teens here too for 2 days.  started right up.