I'm not sure if there has ever been a form on here previously but I am having a problem with my carb/oil pump. During the cold weather is when it happens. But I would be riding and all of a sudden it would start spitting as if i had no gas or trashy gas. Well I would barely pull the choke out and it would run like a charm. Well its been doing lately to where that doesnt work and then I would have to turn the reserve on a lot sooner than normal, even when my gauge said I had fuel left. So yesterday we put in new spark plugs, and idling it was running more peppier than usual, but in a good way. I didnt have to let it warm up for as long. I finally took it out this morning and made it maybe a quarter mile (and before that it was running perfect) it started spitting real bad, and it wouldnt stop. I look down and its flooding out the carb BAD, and it wasnt just gas it had oil in with it. i had alot of smoke coming out the pipes. I stopped and turned the gas off and rode and it quit but then it did it again. Trying to ride it back home it wouldnt even let me give it the gas, when i would try it would just bog. im not sure what exactly what happened. ANy help would be appreciated.

 

Year of bike and model would help.

 

Obviously a carb issue but the oil thing got me thinking. After thinking I think all would agree most of us have oil in our air cleaners just from the air breathers that default into the air cleaner. But now your getting flooded with gas and the gas is just washing out the oil that was always in there making you think you have an oil issue too.

If I had to guess you have a loose jet or a sticking float.
Then again jmo.
Good luck.

 

It's an 05 night train.

And opinions is all I need. Thanks for your input

 

Sounds like a carb tear down/clean up is in your immediate future.

 

Ditto. Have the carb rebuilt or do it yourself (it's pretty easy to do). Your problems ought to vanish for the next 5 years or so.

Kind of sounds like you have a float stuck in the down position allowing gobs of fuel to go past the needle/seat and flood your out. This little issue will also absolutely murder any semblance of fuel mileage you may have once had.

 

Not sure if this will work with your bike but it has on dirt bikes I,ve owned with sticky floats. Try and tap the side of the carb barrel and loosen the float, if it clears up your carb will need work or you can keep on tappin.