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Post by kickboxernate on Aug 17, 2013 11:42:41 GMT -6
Hey guys saw a lot of helpful threads on here as a lurker so decided to join.
I cleaned my carbs yesterday woke up this morning to put everything back together. When I started the bike it went straight to 5k rpm. I tried messing with the idle adjuster but no luck any ideas?
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Post by Blaine on Aug 17, 2013 17:33:50 GMT -6
Sounds like you have a vacuum leak.Check boots & vacuum line to petcock.   |
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Post by eaglerider on Aug 17, 2013 20:09:55 GMT -6
or stuck choke, or hanging up throttle cable.
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Post by kickboxernate on Aug 18, 2013 0:29:29 GMT -6
Sounds like you have a vacuum leak.Check boots & vacuum line to petcock. What does it mean if gas is leaking out of the intake side? Like a non stop steady flow. |
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Post by eaglerider on Aug 18, 2013 4:09:33 GMT -6
On the filter side of the carbs?? That is caused by the float hight adjustment set too high, and the needle valves not shutting off the gas. Or, in lots of cases, dirt/crud has gotten into the carbs from the tank, and not letting the needle valves shut off.
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Post by kickboxernate on Aug 18, 2013 9:19:24 GMT -6
On the filter side of the carbs?? That is caused by the float hight adjustment set too high, and the needle valves not shutting off the gas. Or, in lots of cases, dirt/crud has gotten into the carbs from the tank, and not letting the needle valves shut off. Ah okay, when I cleaned it I just took it apart and sprayed it down with cleaner. Ill do a thorough clean up today and readjust float to see if that'll work. |
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Post by BenInPA on Aug 18, 2013 17:35:44 GMT -6
If you don't already have one I would recommend putting an in-line filter on the fuel line. There are screens on the pick-ups for the petcock but some crud could still sneak in. Get yourself a clear in-line filter. Clear so you can see when it needs to be changed.
Sent from my DROID4 using proboards
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Post by kickboxernate on Aug 21, 2013 9:50:01 GMT -6
If you don't already have one I would recommend putting an in-line filter on the fuel line. There are screens on the pick-ups for the petcock but some crud could still sneak in. Get yourself a clear in-line filter. Clear so you can see when it needs to be changed. Sent from my DROID4 using proboards Cleaned everything out but still idles at 5k rpm. Stopped the flow of fuel though. Any suggestions greatly appreciated! |
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Post by zekkfett on Aug 21, 2013 11:03:20 GMT -6
Cleaned everything out but still idles at 5k rpm. Stopped the flow of fuel though. Any suggestions greatly appreciated! As Eagle stated, maybe the throttle cable is hanging up, or the choke. Might need to adjust your throttle cables or the choke cable. Do you have a bit of freeplay when you go to twist the throttle? Did you happen to take the carbs apart from each other when you cleaned them? If you did, they might be out of sync from one another, and one might be open a little more than the other. Are your slides moving up and down freely? |
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Post by kickboxernate on Aug 21, 2013 11:46:48 GMT -6
Cleaned everything out but still idles at 5k rpm. Stopped the flow of fuel though. Any suggestions greatly appreciated! As Eagle stated, maybe the throttle cable is hanging up, or the choke. Might need to adjust your throttle cables or the choke cable. Do you have a bit of freeplay when you go to twist the throttle? Did you happen to take the carbs apart from each other when you cleaned them? If you did, they might be out of sync from one another, and one might be open a little more than the other. Are your slides moving up and down freely? Throttle cable is fine, choke opens and closes like butter. I did one side at a time took out diaphragm and then float bowls. Hmm could air filters being off be the problem? I am leaving airbox out because I ordered EMGO 54mm pods. |
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Post by eaglerider on Aug 21, 2013 17:49:55 GMT -6
There's your problem......these engines will usually not even run without the filters.
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