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Originally Posted by tomsninja2020
Carbs soaked in Pine-Sol water mix for 24 hrs, and then dry with air. Took air nozzle and blew through all of the opening and passages that I could find on the carburetors. Unfortunately this did not improve the problem of not being able to rev up past 5,000 RPM.
Did not want to try it with the choke on but if it did work then what does that mean?
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Means you've wasted tonnes of time doing stuff that doesn't make difference. Needs more objective, all-or-nothing, yes/no, black & white quantitative testing.
1. post photo of OEM needles compared to ones you had in carbs. That'll be black & white
yes/no answer to whether they're contributing to your issues.
2. same with choke on/off test. If
YES it's better; then we know for sure your mixtures are too lean with factory OEM configuration. If
no, problems may be elsewhere. Although 5000rpm is high for little extra fuel from choke to really make noticeable difference. That's why you want to test
starting with and without choke. Does it make a difference?
yes/no very simple.
And given your cleaning procedure, we know for sure carbs aren't factory-fresh clean. That may be fine for bike that sat for 2-3 months and was running perfectly to begin with. But for bike that's been dormant for unknown number of years, carbs need full refurb and restoration job. Anything short of that will prolong existing problems.
https://www.ninjette.org/forums/show...56#post1294756
3. as for battery not holding charge, most likely is short that's draining battery. Again, very simple no-guessing black/white confirmation with objective multimeter. Do you have one and know how to use it to measure voltage, current and resistance? Well just measuring voltage is all you need in simple yes/no test:
b. 1st test, remove battery from bike and charge with trickle charger up to 13.0v. Disconnect charger and leave battery by itself on bench for
3-days. Measure battery voltage. What is this battery voltage?
b. 2nd test; fully charge up battery to 13.0v on exact same trickle charger. Disconnect from charger and re-install on bike, making sure both battery cables are secure. Let bike sit for
3-days again and measure battery voltage again. What is battery voltage?
c. How does battery voltage in test-A compare to test-B? if B is lower, this is indesputible objective black & white confirmation with numbers in yes/no all-or-nothing terms that you DO have short in harness that's draining battery. Simple. No guessing needed.