[SOLVED] Apologies for going on a long drawn-out hiatus! After I've followed everyone's advices on cleaning, etc., I had the most difficulty...
@Big_Jim59 I agree! I've heard variations of that saying... my head is kept up high because of it! @kennybobby Good call on the hack saw.. I just...
Hehe I agree.. I do NOT want to take it to the shop... It's expensive and... weak/fail. lol besides, if I can get through this barrier, then I can...
Where's the fun if we think that way?!? :eyebrows: I'll try to get some mix screws soon, wrap up cleaning with some carb cleaner, reinstall and...
Hehe sounds good. Thanks. Now back to this carb... I am hopeful these mixture screw cleanse will help... Not sure where else can I check for clogs...
@squirrelman I've just double checked, the boots are installed correctly. Re: Mix screws: No, I have not, until now. I have now removed idle mix...
Hm. I wasn't aware of that, but the boots stayed either on engine or on carb when I pulled them off, so nothing should have changed... I'll check...
Mounting boots are properly seated and boot clamps are tight. Throttle butterflies closing fully/almost fully at idle/closed position. The...
After installing the carb back, I charged the battery to full, jumped the fuel pump to fill the system back with fuel, went to start it... ......
Weehee! Bit the bullet and pulled the carbs off for cleaning... Following Toe Cutter's tutorial (here) and cleaned all the jets. (This was...
Update: Finally got all those pilots at 2.5 turns out... still no change - the bike does not stay idling if the throttle is opened, or if the...
Update on pilot screws! #1 - No cap, but the brass head looks good... I'm going to see if there is a good way to get to it/I can somehow find a...
Hmm.. I guess i will have to ask the mechanic if they did that... Chances are, that they did not remove/clean it. I'm assuming this is the screw...
I haven't played with the screw indicated in my attached image yet... I want to make sure that that is in fact the idle mix/pilot screw(s) before...
I didn't check the pump's rate of output, but it seems to be functional (drained the [see-through] in-line fuel filter, started the bike, and fuel...
After charging the battery (now reading 12.85v), the engine is idling, with full choke, at about 900 rpm, for roughly a minute before stalling....
Opening the throttle (at neutral) stalls the engine instantly. I'm guessing the mechanic actually took things off/apart, since it was a general...
I'll start with: I do not have the cash. Followed with: I'm at west side in Los Angeles After taking the bike to the mechanic for a general...
Me again! (This bike will drain the life out of me) 1. Took the bike in for a general inspection + valve adjustment (that I did wrong - too...
kennybobby, thanks for the help! It did end up being the valves. The noise is now fixed! Unrelated, I also have compression numbers on it.. and...
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