bobinthemtns
New member
So.. chasing a gremlin somewhere in the bike--
Bike's hard to start, but once started, it starts bucking and loses power at around 3000-4000 rpms... cutting out and stalling with accompanying backfiring...
Checked points, cleaned carbs, fuel flow & bowl level, valves.... so far everything looks good...
This came on suddenly last week- she was running fine and then started losing power mid-throttle... naturally I thought either bad gas or crud in the bowl(s)...
Nope on either...
When she gets warmed up, she runs.. almost okay- still a slight stumble at 3K-4K rpms, but very slight. And when you back off the throttle, you can she's thinking about stalling out....
So I'm going to go back to the beginning in adjusting the carbs, but one question I can't find in the bing manual regards the Pilot Jet. Does it get backed out any amount after returning it to its hole? I was thinking it did, but can't find any reference to the amount if so.... (And just to clarify: I'm talking about the Pilot jet, not the mixture screw)
PS - another quick question-- did we lose a lot of content from the forums when they were switched over? I seem to recall oodles of info that I can't seem to find now by searching....?
And once again, thanks in advance!
Bob
Bike's hard to start, but once started, it starts bucking and loses power at around 3000-4000 rpms... cutting out and stalling with accompanying backfiring...
Checked points, cleaned carbs, fuel flow & bowl level, valves.... so far everything looks good...
This came on suddenly last week- she was running fine and then started losing power mid-throttle... naturally I thought either bad gas or crud in the bowl(s)...
Nope on either...
When she gets warmed up, she runs.. almost okay- still a slight stumble at 3K-4K rpms, but very slight. And when you back off the throttle, you can she's thinking about stalling out....
So I'm going to go back to the beginning in adjusting the carbs, but one question I can't find in the bing manual regards the Pilot Jet. Does it get backed out any amount after returning it to its hole? I was thinking it did, but can't find any reference to the amount if so.... (And just to clarify: I'm talking about the Pilot jet, not the mixture screw)
PS - another quick question-- did we lose a lot of content from the forums when they were switched over? I seem to recall oodles of info that I can't seem to find now by searching....?
And once again, thanks in advance!
Bob