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Ok, I was just basing it off of the articles I read about lean vs rich:
The ones with stars by them are what has been noticeably going for a while, so I figured it was a too lean scenario.
either way the plugs are getting replaced, so I can go from there and see why happens
Too Lean
When a carburetor is running lean, the fuel-to-air ratio is off because the carburetor is delivering too much air. Typical symptoms of a lean mixture are:- Backfiring as the throttle is closed (primarily during coast-downs) ****
- Lurching acceleration
- White or light gray spark plugs
- Requiring excessive amounts of choke to run/start ****
- White or light gray muffler end pipes
- Bluing (on chrome systems) of the exhaust header down-pipes****
either way the plugs are getting replaced, so I can go from there and see why happens
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FWIW you can also get back firing if you are too rich.
http://www.4secondsflat.com/Spark_plug_reading.html
Get some new plugs and see what they tell you.
http://www.4secondsflat.com/Spark_plug_reading.html
Get some new plugs and see what they tell you.
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FWIW you can also get back firing if you are too rich.
http://www.4secondsflat.com/Spark_plug_reading.html
Get some new plugs and see what they tell you.
http://www.4secondsflat.com/Spark_plug_reading.html
Get some new plugs and see what they tell you.
tried tuning it out last night, and wound up running the battery down so it is on a trickle charge now.
i just reset it back to where it was when I pulled it, and then I will re adjust from there.
The point where here it had optimal throttle response and took longer to die out, was only 650rpm. The service manual says 1000-1050. Any recommendations on why that would be so substantially lower?
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Reason i have been in such a rush trying to get done is I just had a new baby, and my bike is my only way to get out to see them an hour away.
If getting a new carb is the play here, what would you recommend? Stick with the CV, or go to something like a super e? Please keep in mind I am not that experienced mechanically, so I need to make sure I am able to work on it myself.
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So no hope? �� well ****.
Reason i have been in such a rush trying to get done is I just had a new baby, and my bike is my only way to get out to see them an hour away.
If getting a new carb is the play here, what would you recommend? Stick with the CV, or go to something like a super e? Please keep in mind I am not that experienced mechanically, so I need to make sure I am able to work on it myself.
Here is the break down
CV best mileage
Mikuni - best street carb
Super E - easiest to work on and best race carb
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The super e bolts directly to the manifold rather than the way the CV just kinda hangs in there.
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