Throttle kills my idle
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Throttle kills my idle
My battery died and i lagged on getting a new one put in. 2 months and now i have problems with my throttle. If i use full choke i can maintain an idle at 2000 rpm but once i add throttle, it kills the idle. Any ideas?
I just ran sea foam through the carbs today and it made a lot of smoke but not of lot of good. Odd thing was that when i turn the gas **** to of the off position (and the reserve position), i could then rev the engine high but then it shortly dies.
C'mon motorcycle.. why won't you be good and run normally.
I just ran sea foam through the carbs today and it made a lot of smoke but not of lot of good. Odd thing was that when i turn the gas **** to of the off position (and the reserve position), i could then rev the engine high but then it shortly dies.
C'mon motorcycle.. why won't you be good and run normally.
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I can get it to rev high in the off position, about 7-8k and then it cuts out. I'll try running it with the gas cap off to see if its a vacuum problem and report back.
How do i know if the fuel pump is no good anymore? I can do basic work on my bike but not very experienced.
Thanks for all the help!
#7
If its running rich, opening the throttle would increase the airflow and thus even things out.
You really need to test that pump. Search the forum for help on that, there are a few different methods. You could disconnect the power wires from it, and run one from the battery straight to the pump, and the other to ground. it should turn on right away.
You really need to test that pump. Search the forum for help on that, there are a few different methods. You could disconnect the power wires from it, and run one from the battery straight to the pump, and the other to ground. it should turn on right away.
#8
My battery died and i lagged on getting a new one put in. 2 months and now i have problems with my throttle. If i use full choke i can maintain an idle at 2000 rpm but once i add throttle, it kills the idle. Any ideas?
I just ran sea foam through the carbs today and it made a lot of smoke but not of lot of good. Odd thing was that when i turn the gas **** to of the off position (and the reserve position), i could then rev the engine high but then it shortly dies.
C'mon motorcycle.. why won't you be good and run normally.
I just ran sea foam through the carbs today and it made a lot of smoke but not of lot of good. Odd thing was that when i turn the gas **** to of the off position (and the reserve position), i could then rev the engine high but then it shortly dies.
C'mon motorcycle.. why won't you be good and run normally.
#9
While I don't disagree that a carb cleaning would be beneficial, 2 months isn't much for modern gasline, with all the cleansers and stabilizers they put in it at the distilery to begin with. I was focusing on the fact that the bike works BETTER with the petcock OFF. What's your take on that?
#10
Dunno, if there was a fuel issue it wouldn't run better with choke, choke would make it shut off even faster. Not sure why it runs better with the petcock off... might just seem that way? Is there something that would make the bike run better with the gas shut off? If so I am not aware...
2 months isn't long, but if you already have gunk in the carbs it may be enough. I have had problems after 2 months before I started using stabilizer.
2 months isn't long, but if you already have gunk in the carbs it may be enough. I have had problems after 2 months before I started using stabilizer.