Molotov256
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Hey all... I finally got my second bike up and running again (it hasn't been the same since it ran into a van...), but it just dies out about halfway around the block and then doesn't want to start again.
When i first started trying to fix it, gas was leaking out of the carb and exhaust whenever the fuel valve was on, so I made several adjustments to the float, and that seemed to fix that problem. I took the spark plug out and let the engine sit for a few days to kinda dry out, and now it works... a little bit.
I've tried switching spark plugs between my working bike and this one, and that didn't change anything, so I'm pretty sure it's a carb issue.
The bike won't start with the choke on, it only works with it off, and it's pretty smoky when it runs, so i think I'm still flooding the engine or running it too rich, but I'm out of ideas as to what to adjust to fix it. Am I on the right track?
When i first started trying to fix it, gas was leaking out of the carb and exhaust whenever the fuel valve was on, so I made several adjustments to the float, and that seemed to fix that problem. I took the spark plug out and let the engine sit for a few days to kinda dry out, and now it works... a little bit.
I've tried switching spark plugs between my working bike and this one, and that didn't change anything, so I'm pretty sure it's a carb issue.
The bike won't start with the choke on, it only works with it off, and it's pretty smoky when it runs, so i think I'm still flooding the engine or running it too rich, but I'm out of ideas as to what to adjust to fix it. Am I on the right track?