Fuel Flow Problem (in carb)

Post by **noiseguy** » Wed May 10, 2006 10:16 pm

Douse it with WD40 and see if that helps. Mine sticks sometimes, but usually b/c it hasn't been ridden in awhile.

stankyoleman · Post by **stankyoleman** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:16 pm

i had a problem with some petcocks i picked up, a few were stuck closed, and i tried the method noiseguy suggested, gasoline in a large jar, and it worked like a charm, better than wd-40 for me at least, and seemingly much safer for it, seeing as how that's what the petcock was made to run through it; gas

Farfignugin · Post by **Farfignugin** » Thu May 11, 2006 9:15 am

shouldn't be petcock, tried to run it with vaccume line plugged and a vaccume pump on petcock, but it was still a no-go. and it isnt plugged up at the petcock either.

Ive looked around on forums and it seems like it is running lean.

bitteraspects · Post by **bitteraspects** » Thu May 11, 2006 9:17 am

may sound like a dumb question, but did you take apart your carb and give it a good, thurough, cleaning?

Farfignugin · Post by **Farfignugin** » Thu May 11, 2006 9:23 am

i could try that.

bitteraspects · Post by **bitteraspects** » Thu May 11, 2006 9:26 am

ifthere is a tiny piece of debris floating around in your carb bowl, that could cause the problem. when the bike idles, the debris would float around the bowl, but when you throttle up, it would get sucked into the jet, causing blockage, and not allowing gas through.
could be the problem. ive seen it happen before. if that dosnt work, ill give you another troubleshoot.

darat · Post by **darat** » Thu May 11, 2006 9:26 am

yeah that might help.

bitteraspects · Post by **bitteraspects** » Thu May 11, 2006 9:32 am

yeah it happens.

also while you have it apart, check you float bowl gasket. make sure its all good. not dry and cracking, not pinched. ect. check your jets and the jet housing for cracks or debris.

Farfignugin · Post by **Farfignugin** » Thu May 11, 2006 2:08 pm

kk will do thourough cleaning when i get home, gasket is fine btw

Farfignugin · Post by **Farfignugin** » Thu May 11, 2006 4:36 pm

BOOOO YAAAAA BAYBEEE!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAA!!!!!!!!

Its fixed!!

Ya know what it was....it was a chunk of something in the main jet!

And now it runs better than ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Improvements:
1. No more dying out when stopping short!
2. No more bogging out over bumps!!
3. hopefully now ill be able to go a full tank!

Farfignugin · Post by **Farfignugin** » Thu May 11, 2006 4:37 pm

oh yea!

Thanks all for all of your help & advice to get this thing fixed!

bitteraspects · Post by **bitteraspects** » Thu May 11, 2006 4:38 pm

i knrew it. score one for me.

nah.

good to hear youre back on 2.

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Fri May 12, 2006 8:27 am

i have 2 legs