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It's flowing. Right out the overflow of the right carb lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah that is the plan at this point to start with. Yank the whole thing and tear it apart. Just not sure which seal kit to buy and if there are any other failure parts in there that I should do anyway. I know the transmission is leaking, but I haven't identified where. just know it bled all over the floor. The petcock doesn't appear to be leaking so I'll probably leave that alone. Hoses all appear good but those are cheap items so I can grab them at the parts store if I see any worn ones. As for air leaks in the carbs - yeah who knows. Maybe. I'm not even sure how to test that.

I'm back. Kinda. I hadn't even looked at the bike for some months. Figured I'd revisit it. I retested and sprayed and sure enough air leak coming from the breather hose off the right side of the motor. I was hopeful and said to hell with it and slapped it together to see if I could "run it as it is" and it wouldn't even start without ether. With ether, it started and idled alright. Then one of the carbs started leaking so obviously float isn't set right. For giggles I rode it to my back yard and back to see if it was any better after patching up the leak on the reed, and no, it isn't. It still sucks. So what do you guys think I need to order to make this damn thing run right? Seals I'm sure for the lower end. I'm not going to mess with the wiring since it will run as it is. Oh well about no kill switch. Anything else that is a "MUST REPLACE" item while it is on the bench torn apart? I'm gonna re-read through this thread and try to figure out what is what again. I've forgotten most of it already. Then do some searching if I find any answers.

I soaped up everything on the top really well and found and fixed the obvious leaks. I can't see where the .75 psi is coming from if it is up top. If it is on the lower end, that is gonna require tearing the whole thing out and tearing it down. I'd really rather not do that unless it is absolutely going to cause me problems. If it should be fine where it is, to get it to a rideable and sellable condition, then that is where I'd like to keep it. Honestly, not thinking about making it perfect, but making it work, do you think I'm okay where I'm at?

Alright so finally had a little time to start on it this afternoon. Built the leakdown tester, bought a hand pump so I didn't kill it with my compressor. Pumped it up to 7lbs and it lost about 4 pounds in 2 minutes. Soaped it up, found a leak on the bottom of the reed on the left side, Tightened that up, pressurized it again, 7lbs and lost about 1.5lbs in 6 minutes. Soaped it up again and realized my tester was leaking slightly. Fixed that, pumped it up again and lost about .75 psi in 6 minutes. I've read multiple answers on what is acceptable here. 1 psi per minute loss? 1 psi over 6 minutes? Or should it hold 6 psi solid for 6 minutes? I appear to be in an acceptable range now assuming either of the first two are good. But if it has to hold 6 psi without any loss for 6 minutes, then it has to be leaking somewhere on the bottom end inside. So would you guys say I'm good to move forward on testing the other items?

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Your help is what I came here for. Got a lot less from a lot of other posts. So I appreciate it. I came here because there are probably people like you who can look at what I describe and give me a list of likely things and information they have off the top of their head rather than just dropping easter eggs for me to guess and check. I'll see if I can google specs. Can't see the sense in buying a manual. This will definitely be my last banshee endeavor. I have very little time to spare. My ultimate plan is to sell it, no matter what. I do not want it. I am 100% positive about this. But I'm well over $3k into this piece of crap, so selling it as a non running maybe it will work maybe it won't project will probably lose me 50% or more. If I can spend another $100 and make it move correctly then sell it for $2500-3000 then I'm not totally eating shit. If I have to spend 40 hours and $500-1000 then I may as well cut my losses now.

Alright I'd like to preface my response here with the fact that I'm trying to spend as close to zero on this as possible. So please, consider suggestions as mandatory for proper function, not ideal for best performance. I am still planning to sell this thing off. 1 - why replace the domes? 2 - tried finding the harness guy suggested on here and his facebook is closed and number didn't work. Not looking to spend $100 here anyway. Would prefer to patch what is here. Don't care if it is crazy clean, just functional 3 Leak down test is GOD. Must move this to position 1 4 Alright you mean plug caps I'm guess? ohm them to what? 5 is this another cleanup move? Or is there an issue with spark deterioration due to weak coils and long wires? 6 ohm to what spec 7 anyone know what this should be? 8 easy enough 9 done 10 will have to get back to you on this. I know the needles are what someone earlier in this thread suggested but can't remember off the top of my head. Slides no clue. Don't remember seeing obvious stamps on them when cleaning the carbs.

Eggs all in one basket. Got it.

Alright, so lets say the leakdown isn't an issue, then what?

Beyond the leakdown test suggested, I've done several things suggested. I've spent several hours researching, digging through, trying to find info on this particular combo and tuning to no avail. Maybe a leakdown test will solve the whole puzzle. But if it doesn't, I'm back in the same damn spot again. I have the tools. I have plenty of experience working on real bikes and cars. I do not have a ton of experience working on two stroke anything. But mechanically speaking, yes a very simple system, more simple than most 4 strokes by a decent measure. However, I have ZERO experience tuning one of these things. I've only owned a couple other two strokes, and never had to tune them. They worked when I got them and worked when I sold one, and I'm sure the one that got stolen from me a couple months ago is still running fine too. So, basically, leak down. If I lose less than 1psi per minute I'm okay right? If I lose more, then soap it up and figure out where it is leaking. If it is something top end, okay I can fix it easy enough. I just have shit for time available. What little I do have, I really don't want to spend it working on things. I do not enjoy working on bikes or cars or any of it. I do it because I am not wealthy enough to buy a new one when the one I've got quits. There is no therapy in mechanics for me. So when I came here asking for help, I was trying to streamline the process to try and save time. Since forums are generally full of people who know their shit, they can usually pop on and save me hours of reading with quick answers, especially on simple machines like this. So my bad if I insulted the community with my sour attitude towards the bike. It has been a royal pain in my ass compared to the other several bikes I've dealt with recently. And I'm still mad about being an idiot and paying more than I should have from an asshole who sold it as something it wasn't.

I'm in Albuquerque, NM. I want to try and lose as little money as possible. I paid $2500. If anyone seriously wants it, shoot me an offer. Most likely I'll end up having to fix it so I don't lose my ass on it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah lean was the consensus when it actually started and moved. We've regressed since then. Didn't touch it for a couple months and now it won't do anything at all. Can't say if the clutch is toast. Kinda have to diagnose one problem at a time.

Yeah I agree with that. Unfortunately, I already have this one and have to do something with it. No, I am in NM. Why?

Well I'm back. Not sure if I'm here for help now or just bitching. I did as suggested and let it sit. Work was busy so it sat for a few weeks, and at that point, some pieces of crap stole two of my dirtbikes - the ones that ran of course, not this pile of garbage banshee. That took the wind out of my sails. Today I decided I'd spend some time working on it. When I last left it, it was running, but not well, and had locked up the rear axle due to the axle bolt sliding out and bending. I fixed the axle and decided I'd try to start it and do some test and tune. Well.....a can of starting fluid, a carb clean and about 200 kicks later, it won't start. I don't get it. I hate this thing. I genuinely hate this thing. I'm posting it up for sale as is tomorrow. I'm hoping I don't totally lose my ass on it but I can say without a doubt I will NEVER purchase another banshee, or for that matter, a kick start vehicle. My foot is killing me.