engine keeps chocking up and dies

[stephen7689]

My engine runs fine when cold and with choke on and off but when I give it gas it chokes up bogs out and tries to stall what's going on I checked everything it's all air tight I even moved the throttle needle and made the gas/air more lean and still the same it just started up out of nowhere

 

[Deleted member 12676]

check that the jet isn't clogged and that fuel runs freely to the carb and that the float height is adjusted correctly

 

[stephen7689]

How do I adjust the float?

 

[Deleted member 12676]

http://www.dragonfly75.com/motorbike/jetting.html

 

[stephen7689]

OK I did everything on there and engine still won't start I pulled the plug and everything is soaked I even have some coming out the upper head gasket and I have it tightened to 15lbs but I'm guessing I'm getting too much fuel and I can't adjust it to stop so I ordered another carb hopefully that works

 

[zippinaround]

is your carb level?

 

[Deleted member 12676]

carbs are designed to work up to 30 degrees from the horizontal.

I hope he didn't order another stock carb. replacing s**t with s**t is no solution.

 

[stephen7689]

Yeah carb is straight I have the nt speed carb I ordered a stock one with 5 tuning jets for $10 no biggie but I've tried everything tomorrow I'm going to take the whole top end off and have a look around during and clean it up cause there's a lot of gas coming out top head gasket

 

[stephen7689]

If carb don't work I'll try the racing one next

 

[crassius]

don't bother with carb until you check head gasket - 15lb means nothing if your acorn nuts are stuck on the studs - you may just need more flat washers up there