Ok, tried to start her 2:15 pm thurs afternoon, battery full charge, choke on, ignition bruoom! Starts up first crank, runs 2-3 mins, shuts down, try again till the battery runs almost to an end nothing. Now I'm recharging the battery.

 

What jets did you put in and how many turns on the mixture screw?

 

d24112,i was wondering how long before someone asked those questions.

 

CVP 's instructions said 1 size bigger, I have to check...I think 175 or 180' . The instructions stated 1 3/4 turn after the screw was seated and have gone past that and see backfires and if I go the opposite the carb coughs. I just can't keep her running for more that a few mins. If the bike sits for a while she'll start up but only for a short short, and not again

 

Have you flushed out all the passages with carb cleaner and blow out the passages with compressed air? I had some crap in my pilot circuit. Once it was clear, my bike starts, idles, and runs like brand new.

John

 

That's my next step, considering the condition that my accelerator pump was in, it Leads me to believe there are pieces of it are floating around and probably where they shouldn't be, so on my next day off I'll be tearing it down and checking it out. Hope my next report will be a positive one.

 

Maybe you need to fire your mechanic. :-) jk,jk

 

try running in the shop with out the gas cap, maybe it´s just a clogged went

regards
Sören

 

That's me! I "WILL" get it . In the day I never brought my bike to a Pro, and have done all top end work, except carbs... and I will get it! And I have the forum to help.

 

You might have to pull the accelerator pump nozzle, I think there is a little check bal, don't lose it. You definitely want to pull the mixture screw, pilot jet, main jet and emulsion tube, needle jet. Use the carb cleaner and flush out the passages, also from the main and pilot air jet sides. Then hit it with compressed air. I swear some crap shot out of mine into a towel when I did mine after having issues following a "partial rebuild."

Your bike should fire up almost instantly if you did it right, mine does, and idles smoothly within minutes and rides like a new bike.

Most use a 45 pilot and I would try 2.5 turns out on the mixture screw. Make sure you have the O ring/washer/spring/screw in that order. Gently seat screw (should be 10 turns from first thread, or close to) them back it out 2.5. Be gentle, my first replacement O ring was split when I went back in to flush the passages, glad I found it at the time. Carb kit had an extra one luckily, just seat is slowly. A hook in the end of a safety pin is what I used to fish the old o ring out of the mixture screw hole. Pulling the float is easy and makes risk of damage minimized. It's real easy to do. Just watch for the needle to stay attached. That way you can flush away and blow it all out.

I'd strongly suggest doing the intake seals as well, it's also real easy and eliminates one possible issue. If you don't have a cowbell, it's about a five minute job to change them.

Take your time, you can do it.

John