I always have to take off the air filter, and spray strarting fluid in the carb before it starts (usually twice: spray carb, pull, [it turns on, then sputters and stalls] then a second time, it works) What can I do to fix this? once it is on, and it has been running for a minute, it is fine, and doesnt stall. Any ideas?
2007-03-25 05:12:06 · 6 answers · asked by Dave F 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
I will be checking my plug...i think that might be it, as i was running *very* rich for a short time (i was trying to find the best setting, and at one point, i was running so rich that what looked like unburned gas/oil would drip from the muffler after a long run.) Also, how do i know how wide to make the spark plug gap?
2007-03-25 13:23:33 · update #1
check the plugs. sounds like a classic case of carbon fouling.
u shouldnt need starting fluid..and actually, that's a bad idea to use it. air filter is supposed to be on at all times. have a new air filter on it, change the plugs, make sure they're gapped properly. use a bit of choke on the 1st start of the day. starting fluid used wrong can wind up causing engine damage. this stuff is more flammable and explosive than gas. if the bike backfires, u could wind up gettin the carb caught on fire with that stuff.
2007-03-25 05:23:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same reason my chainsaw won't. Them suckers don't run good unless they are warm, and they are hard to start because they are a compromise between useful and cheap to make.
Your plug(s) get nasty real easy if you try to fire it up too rich, and that makes for more problems like fuel in the oil. The puppy runs hot and wears. The wear makes it harder to start.
Sorry, gotta run. If I can help you any more drop me a line. Ciao and ride safe.
2007-03-25 05:57:01 · answer #2 · answered by rifleman01@verizon.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a rebuild kit for the carb. Remove the carb, clean it and rebuild it per the instructions in the kit. Check you gas tank and gas can to be sure they are clean.
2007-03-25 05:18:39 · answer #3 · answered by renpen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i might strip it down for the scrap steel aluminum expenditures are fairly extreme appropriate now or consistent with possibility you ought to do away with the engine and set up a weed wacker engine in its place sell it to a entertainment park, they are waiting to mount it on a pole that shakes up and down for a little ones journey
2016-10-19 21:16:11 · answer #4 · answered by ramayo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How old is it? Have you every done any maintainance on it? Have you checked the spark plug?
2007-03-25 05:20:41 · answer #5 · answered by calired67 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's time for a top end rebuild. Piston & rings and maybe bore the cylinder.
2007-03-25 06:01:49 · answer #6 · answered by guardrailjim 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋