Bike won’t start possible flood

Sometimes the answers to our problems evade us.
Sometimes we can't see the forest for the trees.

Can you take a video of you trying to start your bike?
 
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Sometimes the answers to our problems evade us.
Sometimes we can't see the forest for the trees.

Can you take a video of you trying to start your bike?
Ok I found out some thing else it will run ever so often on full throttle only is where I have had the most succes
 
IIRC i had a flooder NT carb that would sort of run at wide open throttle.

You must find your cause of flood, young jedi :bowdown:
 
Yeah that is my exact proble how can I fix it

By finding the cause. Sometimes that is quite the task.

Listen, are you sure you're getting enough spark?
You said you're flooding, so we KNOW you're getting fuel.
Seems to me you're getting to much fuel, friend.
Is the primer button stuck open?
Is the plunger under the float tang seating all the way in?
Is the float tang bent, thus constantly alowing fuel to flood your system?
Is your Float actually floating? (i've had a float with a hole in it)

Check these things then post back.
 
By finding the cause. Sometimes that is quite the task.

Listen, are you sure you're getting enough spark?
You said you're flooding, so we KNOW you're getting fuel.
Seems to me you're getting to much fuel, friend.
Is the primer button stuck open?
Is the plunger under the float tang seating all the way in?
Is the float tang bent, thus constantly alowing fuel to flood your system?
Is your Float actually floating? (i've had a float with a hole in it)

Check these things then post back.
Yeah I’m for sure getting enough spark the primer is not stuck I’m not sure if they are bent and yes the float is floating
 
Yeah I’m for sure getting enough spark the primer is not stuck I’m not sure if they are bent and yes the float is floating
So all that would tell me that the float plunger is not seating properly or all the way in?
Do ya have another carb to try?
 
Yeah I’m for sure getting enough spark the primer is not stuck I’m not sure if they are bent and yes the float is floating

If your float tang is bent down, keeping your float from rising to close the float plunger, or maybe it's not bent enough, then your float plunger is not seating properly and causing your carb to flood, flow the fuel freely.
 
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