i have a 81 virago that ran great i cleaned the carbs put everything back on correctly now it trys to start but no cigar!!
what could be the problem?????
2007-11-17 12:55:00 · 6 answers · asked by playyaz44 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
yes peacocks are turned on and i can release gas from the carb so gas is getting there
2007-11-17 13:14:43 · update #1
and floats are all correct
2007-11-17 13:15:27 · update #2
all boots are on correctly!!! i just changed the spark plugs and there no gas on them
2007-11-18 10:08:02 · update #3
Assuming the starter is turning over the engine and that's not the problem. When I've done this (overhaul the carbs on my street bike (Honda VT1100) I find that some times the carbs have air trapped in the carbs jets and passageways. I usually need to pull the spark plugs out and squirt a little fuel into the cylinders, replace the plugs and try and start it back up. In essence prime the engine. It sometimes is needed to do this three or four times as the prime runs out after a few seconds. Eventually the motor sputters and fires up drawing the fuel through the passages. One way to tell if this is a problem with your bike's carbs is to pull the plugs after a attempt to start and look for gas on the plugs. If they are dry then the gas is not passing through the carbs and that is your problem.
2007-11-17 13:51:40 · answer #1 · answered by orwell 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm hoping you dissasembled the carbs first in the previous soaking them! Carbs are truthfully very comfortable and their operation(gas/air combination) could be offset comfortably! in case you probably did no longer dissasemble the carbs first, you're in enormous difficulty interior the close to destiny. All those O-rings WILL corrode 50 circumstances quicker, in the event that they did no longer already. Plus your floats are probable a million/2 melted, in case you soaked them in cleanser for twenty-four hours. Carb dip will consume good threw plastic and rubber, so you might wanna verify them another time in case you soaked them total like that. no longer good in any respect guy!
2016-10-17 03:22:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you set the floats correctly? Is there gas getting into the carbs?
Gas petcock turned on?
2007-11-17 12:58:54 · answer #3 · answered by Dan H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have the floats set correctly. i can only assume that you have an air lock in your fuel line. what you have to do is turn on your fuel and unscrew your overflow screws located on the bottom of the carb. let the fuel flow until its pure with no air bubbles in it then screw them back up. see if it solves your problem.
2007-11-22 05:48:20 · answer #4 · answered by Darren R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if its trying to start but won't catch, you might have an air leak between the carbs and the manifold. check the boots to make sure they are on correctly.
2007-11-17 15:07:03 · answer #5 · answered by bikermog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bring it into a local shop
2007-11-17 14:40:57 · answer #6 · answered by Benny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋