98 elite Go past 17?

erog5188 · Post by **erog5188** » Mon May 28, 2007 6:15 pm

ok i got a 98 elite and it starts awesome runs awesome all the way up until 15 mph then it bogs like a *, i cleaned the jet put new gas in it (was really old fromt he guy i bought it from) pipe is clean airbox and filter are clean.... what do u think it could be, maybe the fuel filter because of the old gas because it runs great until i crank on the throttle it just seems as the engine is getting starved.... what do you think....it has 400 miles on it flat

erog5188 · Post by **erog5188** » Mon May 28, 2007 9:56 pm

any help?!?!?!?!?

Post by **noiseguy** » Tue May 29, 2007 12:12 am

Dirty carb... go clean.

KZ250andSpree · Post by **KZ250andSpree** » Tue May 29, 2007 12:42 am

Agreed. My spree was bogging really badly lately so I cracked open the carb, which I had been meaning to do for a while anyway. There was at least a quarter of an inch of crap in the bottom of the floatbowl from the gas that had been left in there for seven years ><

erog5188 · Post by **erog5188** » Tue May 29, 2007 12:05 pm

cleaned carb its not dirty....

Post by **noiseguy** » Tue May 29, 2007 12:35 pm

Not clean = bogging.
Plug cap loose from the wire... check that.
Vacuum leak from improper reassembly.

erog5188 · Post by **erog5188** » Tue May 29, 2007 6:26 pm

yes, that is what i was thinking a friend of mine who is a certified tech took it apart and reassembled it everything is clean and looks fine.
If you put your finger over half of the intake opening on the carb it runs great but the second you take it off it goes bad again.
jsut let me know all help is wanted thanks

Farfignugin · Post by **Farfignugin** » Tue May 29, 2007 6:51 pm

by covering the air intake to make it run better shows a sign of it running lean (when you cover the air intake it allows less air so it evens out the mixture). I would check your air filter along with the throttle needle setting.

erog5188 · Post by **erog5188** » Tue May 29, 2007 7:45 pm

yes i have tried to adjust the throttle needle it didnt change it, maybe i jus thave to tinker with it to get it right....also the filter is clean and so is the airbox
But idk why one day it ran fine then the next day it started bogging

Farfignugin · Post by **Farfignugin** » Tue May 29, 2007 8:15 pm

Is the air filter oiled? (restricts airflow just a little i guess)

erog5188 · Post by **erog5188** » Tue May 29, 2007 8:16 pm

yes it is oiled.....this is starting to * me off it has 400 miles on it