angryteabag
New Member
Hey guys, first post and i'm scratching my head on this issue.
Got my first moto bike the other day, second hand.
The bike didn't come with a carb, but with fuel in the intake, it turned over so I got it.
Replaced the spark plug and it fires fine.
Bought a carb the next day, attached it and it wouldn't start.
Moved the needle up one, nothing, down one, nothing.
eventually, I took the air filter off. Using a spray bottle, sprayed fuel/oil into the carb intake and started it (Pin in the middle).
The bike fired up with the throttle open, ran rough and would eventually just die. Tried to fire it up again and it didn't work.
Sprayed into the carb intake again and it worked so long as the throttle was open. As soon as I let go, the bike wouldn't idle and just die right away.
I have tried an O-ring on the carb. It is covered in silicon gasket goo. The intake manifold - the engine has fresh gasket goo. Exhaust has fresh cb gasket + goo.
Why won't it start/idle?
as it stands - Also, Hi from New Zealand
Got my first moto bike the other day, second hand.
The bike didn't come with a carb, but with fuel in the intake, it turned over so I got it.
Replaced the spark plug and it fires fine.
Bought a carb the next day, attached it and it wouldn't start.
Moved the needle up one, nothing, down one, nothing.
eventually, I took the air filter off. Using a spray bottle, sprayed fuel/oil into the carb intake and started it (Pin in the middle).
The bike fired up with the throttle open, ran rough and would eventually just die. Tried to fire it up again and it didn't work.
Sprayed into the carb intake again and it worked so long as the throttle was open. As soon as I let go, the bike wouldn't idle and just die right away.
I have tried an O-ring on the carb. It is covered in silicon gasket goo. The intake manifold - the engine has fresh gasket goo. Exhaust has fresh cb gasket + goo.
Why won't it start/idle?
as it stands - Also, Hi from New Zealand