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Bob KellyIII · November 16th, 2021, 03:34 PM

LOL.... well this is what I discovered.... I am pulling both carbs, but just have both slides out at the moment... checked the needle clips and put them on the middle clip ( their are only 3 notches ) I pulled the left carb..the one that has been giving me trouble.... and took the airscrew out and the O ring crumbled as I took it out ! damm carb cleaner ! I didn't follow it with wd-40 last night and should have ... so all I could find is skinny O rings so I put 2 on it .
and I found that spreying carb cleaner into the airscrew hole gives me alot out the air hole in front of the carb, and a little out the fuel tube to the float bowl.
in other words exactly like it should be, there is no obstruction in that passage way..... i did bend a wire and shove it up there s far as I could but I couldn't go too far as the wire didn't want to go through that 90 degree bend very well
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..... THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT CARB ! ...that is my conclusion !
so the question is why ain't it working ??????
....bad plug ?
i double checked the float level and it was a bit low so I re set it to where the float is level with the top of the float bowl when the needle valve is closed.
I put the original jets back in the thing not the High altitude stuff.
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.... and now I will pull the other side and check it in the same manor
but I know it's working but I'll put the original jets back in it to match the other side and give it one more try
I am wondering about that electronic ignition now, could it be sparking fine for a few seconds then stopping ?
( certainly, if the battery couldn't keep up !)
that's not very likely, but it is possible......that would likely mean it's not charging too !
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I gott'a think on this some more ...that's not right ! it should run fine !
if nothing else IDLE..... but at idle it still drops the left cylinder !
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I did up the idle screws another 1/4 turn and at first about 2 seconds of fast idle then it died, like it ran out of the prime gas and just died.
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I'm getting frustrated, so I think I will give it a break for a bit !

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later all
Bob........

November 16th, 2021, 03:34 PM	#100
Bob KellyIII Retired motorcycle Mc. Name: Robert Location: Weed, California. Join Date: Jul 2021 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Kawasaki Ninja 250R, 2021 CSC TT250, 1977 Triumph Bonneville 750cc,2001 Honda XR650L. Posts: A lot.	LOL.... well this is what I discovered.... I am pulling both carbs, but just have both slides out at the moment... checked the needle clips and put them on the middle clip ( their are only 3 notches ) I pulled the left carb..the one that has been giving me trouble.... and took the airscrew out and the O ring crumbled as I took it out ! damm carb cleaner ! I didn't follow it with wd-40 last night and should have ... so all I could find is skinny O rings so I put 2 on it . and I found that spreying carb cleaner into the airscrew hole gives me alot out the air hole in front of the carb, and a little out the fuel tube to the float bowl. in other words exactly like it should be, there is no obstruction in that passage way..... i did bend a wire and shove it up there s far as I could but I couldn't go too far as the wire didn't want to go through that 90 degree bend very well .... ..... THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT CARB ! ...that is my conclusion ! so the question is why ain't it working ?????? ....bad plug ? i double checked the float level and it was a bit low so I re set it to where the float is level with the top of the float bowl when the needle valve is closed. I put the original jets back in the thing not the High altitude stuff. .... .... and now I will pull the other side and check it in the same manor but I know it's working but I'll put the original jets back in it to match the other side and give it one more try I am wondering about that electronic ignition now, could it be sparking fine for a few seconds then stopping ? ( certainly, if the battery couldn't keep up !) that's not very likely, but it is possible......that would likely mean it's not charging too ! .... I gott'a think on this some more ...that's not right ! it should run fine ! if nothing else IDLE..... but at idle it still drops the left cylinder ! .... I did up the idle screws another 1/4 turn and at first about 2 seconds of fast idle then it died, like it ran out of the prime gas and just died. .... I'm getting frustrated, so I think I will give it a break for a bit ! .... later all Bob........ __________________________________________________ Its too late when you've gone too far !