checked my compression
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11-19-2008, 01:05 AM
RE: checked my compression
ORIGINAL: my98gtvr4
it all started when i was taking it for its first ride on the highway and it stalled on me. it didn't kill the battery cause i could get it to crank it just wouldn't fire. i killed the battery trying to get it started again. got it home, jumped it and it fired. then i started to get brown smoke and the plugs had what looked to be oil on them. it was unburnt gas. so i got new plugs and wires. i also added a motorcycle carb cleaner to it and ran the tank of gas through. i am going to assume that is why i had white smoke out the back for a while. i am still getting unburnt gas in 2 of the cylinders and a little white smoke from time to time. but i still have some gas in it that was mixed with the carb cleaner. today i cleaned the garage and put the bike in there. i tore the top half apart so i could get at the carbs. the top half look clean but that doesn't mean much. i now have to figure out how to take the carbs off so that i can clean them. i have cleaned bike carbs many times on older bikes and harleys but never had to take them off an F3. this should be a fun time. got to get the tape out and mark everything soi know where it all goes when i put it back together.
it all started when i was taking it for its first ride on the highway and it stalled on me. it didn't kill the battery cause i could get it to crank it just wouldn't fire. i killed the battery trying to get it started again. got it home, jumped it and it fired. then i started to get brown smoke and the plugs had what looked to be oil on them. it was unburnt gas. so i got new plugs and wires. i also added a motorcycle carb cleaner to it and ran the tank of gas through. i am going to assume that is why i had white smoke out the back for a while. i am still getting unburnt gas in 2 of the cylinders and a little white smoke from time to time. but i still have some gas in it that was mixed with the carb cleaner. today i cleaned the garage and put the bike in there. i tore the top half apart so i could get at the carbs. the top half look clean but that doesn't mean much. i now have to figure out how to take the carbs off so that i can clean them. i have cleaned bike carbs many times on older bikes and harleys but never had to take them off an F3. this should be a fun time. got to get the tape out and mark everything soi know where it all goes when i put it back together.
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11-19-2008, 07:30 AM
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11-19-2008, 09:39 AM
RE: checked my compression
ORIGINAL: busyychild
bigjhon, you mention that he should get some clamps for the fuel and the water hoses. if you dont clamp them off will coolant and fuel spill all over the place when you take them off the carbs? or can you take them off without the clamps?
bigjhon, you mention that he should get some clamps for the fuel and the water hoses. if you dont clamp them off will coolant and fuel spill all over the place when you take them off the carbs? or can you take them off without the clamps?
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11-19-2008, 02:02 PM
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RE: checked my compression
so i took the carbs apart. they were mostly clean. a little gunk in the float bowls. i took everything apart and cleaned it. i put it all back together and took it for a ride. at first i had some back firing but it went away. seems to run a lot better. then i pulled the plugs and only a small amount of unburnt gas was on them. im going to try getting a stock air filter and see if that solves the rest of the problem. now i just need to take it out on the highway and see if it will run at high speeds.
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11-19-2008, 05:17 PM
RE: checked my compression
ORIGINAL: my98gtvr4
so i took the carbs apart. they were mostly clean. a little gunk in the float bowls. i took everything apart and cleaned it. i put it all back together and took it for a ride. at first i had some back firing but it went away. seems to run a lot better. then i pulled the plugs and only a small amount of unburnt gas was on them. im going to try getting a stock air filter and see if that solves the rest of the problem. now i just need to take it out on the highway and see if it will run at high speeds.
so i took the carbs apart. they were mostly clean. a little gunk in the float bowls. i took everything apart and cleaned it. i put it all back together and took it for a ride. at first i had some back firing but it went away. seems to run a lot better. then i pulled the plugs and only a small amount of unburnt gas was on them. im going to try getting a stock air filter and see if that solves the rest of the problem. now i just need to take it out on the highway and see if it will run at high speeds.
good luck brotha!
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11-19-2008, 10:18 PM
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11-20-2008, 09:43 PM
RE: checked my compression
ORIGINAL: chrisc321
I always thought anytime you remove the carbs, you should sync them.
ORIGINAL: bigjohnstud4200
As long as you haven't touched the sync adjustments and the carbs are back in the original cylinders, no, you shouldn't have to resync.
As long as you haven't touched the sync adjustments and the carbs are back in the original cylinders, no, you shouldn't have to resync.