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  1. GoForARide

    GoForARide Banned

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    Is it broke?
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    Serious question,

    the other 3 are fine! seems i should still be able to run on 3 cylinders. will just one being broke make it so that i can barley idle and cannot even give the bike gas without it stalling?
     
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    Seriously?

    Replace them all,and yes that will do you in.
     


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  3. GoForARide

    GoForARide Banned

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    but wouldent it still run on 3 cylendars? albeit, run like crap, but still run?
     


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    yep, it's broke
     


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    GoForARide Banned

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    :) thats funny
     


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    I'd say " yes" keep riding and you could break more than the boot.
     


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    I can't tell if you're actually being serious but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt

    That'll cause a massive vacuum leak causing whatever cylinder that that boot comes from to run VERY lean, probably destroy a piston and valvetrain components, the hot running sparkplug be destroyed, causing the coil to fry. I don't know what bike you're riding, but if you have wasted spark system (2 coils for 4 cylinders), you'll then have 2 dead cylinders in short order.

    You'll be sucking in unfiltered air from a very dirty part of the motor, which will probably cause your cylinders to score/wear which will be exacerbated by your probably swollen piston.

    Even if you were to cripple that carb so that it wouldn't get any fuel, you'd still have the problem of sucking in dirty air... but you'd also have the problem of cold valves that never heat up to get into operating spec, it'll be similar to racing a cold engine in that your tight valves will be crashing into the seat.

    Then again, I'm no expert. But I would think those would be the issues you'd run into.
     


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    Just run it with the choke wide open. you'll be fine.
     


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    Just get rid of the 4 carbs fabricate a base and run a Holley:biggrin:
     


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    noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo don't use it it will burn a cyclinder don't use that and replace all you'll be sorry......................in fact the grey area already showed how lean it is damn better do compression check but if this is a joke thread well not funny noobs here think its okay destroy their bike not cool.....add slick50 hurry!!!!!!!!!!!!
     


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