About 3 months ago I cleaned the carb jets because the bike had sat unused and the carbs flooded when I did try to ride it .
So bike was running well and then last week it started running like a dog . Wouldn't idle , died at the lights ,
just bad . So I drained the gas , put non ethanol gas with a heavy dose of seafoam in the tank . Bike started to run better .....
This morning it start o'k and revved well . So I am thinking problem solved . Not so fast !!! This afternoon I thought I'd go for a
longer ride and she is running like a dog again . I filled up with 6 gallons of non ethanol gas and no improvement .
Limped back to the garage and started pulling off the plastic
- pulled the plugs and they were all black
- fuel pump squirts one maybe 1/4 cup of gas and then stops when ignition turned on
- auto fuel valve previously removed
- sub air filter almost completely gone
- fuel appear to have been leaking out from carbs
- removed carbs , diaphragms appear intact but debris underneath ( sub filter ? )
- removed boots , while not cracked they are firm if not hard ( replace ? )
- just checked one carb so far , idle jet appears blocked
So at this early stage I am thinking .
new sub filter
remove diaphragms , clean below and reuse , or should I replace them ?
clean jets , do I need to replace bowl gaskets if they are not leaking
while here remove pair stuff below carbs . need blocking plates
should I replace cab boots ?
Anything else I should check / replace while here ????
So bike was running well and then last week it started running like a dog . Wouldn't idle , died at the lights ,
just bad . So I drained the gas , put non ethanol gas with a heavy dose of seafoam in the tank . Bike started to run better .....
This morning it start o'k and revved well . So I am thinking problem solved . Not so fast !!! This afternoon I thought I'd go for a
longer ride and she is running like a dog again . I filled up with 6 gallons of non ethanol gas and no improvement .
Limped back to the garage and started pulling off the plastic
- pulled the plugs and they were all black
- fuel pump squirts one maybe 1/4 cup of gas and then stops when ignition turned on
- auto fuel valve previously removed
- sub air filter almost completely gone
- fuel appear to have been leaking out from carbs
- removed carbs , diaphragms appear intact but debris underneath ( sub filter ? )
- removed boots , while not cracked they are firm if not hard ( replace ? )
- just checked one carb so far , idle jet appears blocked
So at this early stage I am thinking .
new sub filter
remove diaphragms , clean below and reuse , or should I replace them ?
clean jets , do I need to replace bowl gaskets if they are not leaking
while here remove pair stuff below carbs . need blocking plates
should I replace cab boots ?
Anything else I should check / replace while here ????