Ive just done a overhall of the carbs didnt find much crud I put them back together as I thought but i put the bottom bowls on the wrong carb ooooooops lol so after a lot of swearing I got them together again put em on the bike but now its running abit rich the plugs are black sooty it will idel for a while but soon clogs up so i clean them up & she runs fine when I take it out on the road its fine and pulls as she should but when i come to a junction it cuts out and wont start again what have i done and how can i rectify this problem
Cheers John
2007-06-28 08:12:44 · 6 answers · asked by jonnycabs1861 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
sounds like when you flipped the carbs, one or more float bowls and the main jets became unseated... carbs back off! check each float for level, and operate teh floats/main jets by just blowing theu the fuel pipe... close the float/jet and no air!
or it could just be your choke mechanism not coming off properly.
and whilst bad monkey is right, if there was nothing wrong with your carbs before, there isnt much chance theyll be anything wrong now... so save your money.
just swapping float bowls wont effect how your bike runs... thats like emptying the ashtray in your car and monaing about the misfire...
2007-06-28 08:22:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be that you disturbed the float settings when you had the bowls off. If the fuel level is set too high, it will give the symptoms you describe, as it will be running very rich.
Also you did not leave out the emulsion tubes (located above the main jet) did you? This will cause the same symptoms. Some carbs come with dual air correction jets, you didn't put them back in the wrong places did you? again, same symptom.
The question running through my mind at the moment is why did the carbs have to be stripped in the first place? Same symptoms as now? The answer could have a bearing on your present malady.
2007-06-29 05:26:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same trouble with a gs 850.
take it to a garage and have the carbs balanced, it will only cost about £20 and they will be set up with a vacuum gauge.
end of problem.
or you could try closing the air screws and opening them up 1/4 of a turn, the plugs should be chocolate brown when burning clean.
2007-06-28 08:20:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the air cleaner - dirty will cause rich running.
The bike is fairly old - check the compression.
A worn out top end (piston & rings) will allow crankcase oil into the combustion chamber and foul the plugs.
2007-06-28 08:53:59 · answer #4 · answered by guardrailjim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can go to the internet and go to a suzuki forum and ask the same question.
Possibly www.suzukiforum.com
2007-06-28 08:22:45 · answer #5 · answered by Milk Man 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take it back apart and verify the float settings, and make sure the oring gasket for the bowls are in good condition
2007-06-28 08:22:36 · answer #6 · answered by Indiana Jones 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋