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Post by agreendrop on Jul 25, 2007 15:02:53 GMT -5
I've got this bike that I've been working on for a couple months... I finally got all the parts bolted on it, so now its a matter of getting it to run good. I have ridden it, but only around the block. Its a pain to start, and when I finally get it started it runs for a few seconds and then cuts out... won't start again no matter how many times I kick it.
So I think maybe I'm dealing with carby problems. First step is make sure the carb is adjusted properly. But I find that hard to do since I can't get the sucker started! Anybody know how many turns is the "Stock" settings on a 36mm?
Any other suggestions would be awesome, too, as I'm not a mechanical wizard.
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Post by agreendrop on Jul 25, 2007 23:27:57 GMT -5
I can't seem to get it to start at all today, even with a couple shots of starting fluid. I'm starting to think its not my carb but maybe timing or something. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Post by wizz954 on Jul 26, 2007 8:13:20 GMT -5
You have to go back to basics and eliminate all the likely suspects. An engine needs fuel and a spark at the right time. So check there is fuel getting through. Is the spark plug wet after you try to start it unsuccessfully? If fuel is getting through, it will be very wet if you keep kicking it over. If not, take the fuel hose off the tap and put the fuel tap on prime and check fuel is flowing. Next check the carbie, is the float bowl filling up? undo the float bowl nut and see if fuel is flowing out of the float bowl. Then check the jets (main, pilot, choke) for blockages.
Next to check is the ignition. Take the spark plug out of the cylinder and leave the HT lead connected with the plug resting on the cylinder head. Kick it over and if there is a fat blue spark, you've got ignition. If the engine was running before you dismantled it, there's no reason to suspect timing is out unless you have messed around with the stator plate or taken out the camshaft and accidentally rebuilt without correctly timing the camshaft.
What have you been doing to the bike? Was it running before? Have you rebuilt the engine? If we know what we are starting with, then we can narrow things down quicker.
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