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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 10:19 PM
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 11:52 PM
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float bowl hieght out of whack maybe? clogged up jets. or gunked up carb. I would do a carb rebuild after checking ignition timing specs and parts. What pipes are you running? How does it run at part and full throttle?
 
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