Strike 2 Posted May 17, 2009 Report Posted May 17, 2009 Alright guys some of you helped me with a no spark issues in order to get my girl running, thanks (bad cdi) but now that it runs there is somethin new. While it's running there is a lot of smoke & oil is also dripping from the tailpipe & splattering all over. Seems to bog too, it will idle but it's not crisp when you crack the throttle. The smoke is blue and thick. AT first my carbs were overflowing and I took them apart to find the insides very dirty. Pump gas 32:1 280 mains K&N clamp ons DMC Aliens full with supertrapp type baffels on it Thoughts? Quote
quikshee Posted May 17, 2009 Report Posted May 17, 2009 It sounds like your rich on the pilot/needle or your burning coolant. Has you coolant level dropped any? Quote
Strike 2 Posted May 17, 2009 Author Report Posted May 17, 2009 Would I notice the coolant to be low in the radiator or in the res......or both? Quote
quikshee Posted May 17, 2009 Report Posted May 17, 2009 In the rad itself. Fill it full and run it for a bit and see if the level drops any, if it does you have a bad seal somewhere. If that isn't it, check your jetting. What pilot do you have and what's the needle setting? Quote
Strike 2 Posted May 17, 2009 Author Report Posted May 17, 2009 The pilots I think are 25 & the needles I have not checked yet. I got this quad from a friend and it didn't run. One thing I noticed is that the carbs appear to be stock but there is no mixture screw anywhere. The shee has a twist throttle w/no TORS. Would the jetting and such cause the oil/fuel to drip/spray through the exhaust? Quote
lt250rfd Posted May 17, 2009 Report Posted May 17, 2009 The pilots I think are 25 & the needles I have not checked yet. I got this quad from a friend and it didn't run. One thing I noticed is that the carbs appear to be stock but there is no mixture screw anywhere. The shee has a twist throttle w/no TORS. Would the jetting and such cause the oil/fuel to drip/spray through the exhaust? do you know what mixture your friend ran the shee at? Quote
quikshee Posted May 17, 2009 Report Posted May 17, 2009 Get rid of that crap twist throttle first off, double check your pilots and what clip your needles are from the top. Stock postition for needles is the 3rd clip from the top, for your mods and elevation that should suffice. You might also want to try a size or two bigger on your mains, pods really suck in the air. Yes, if the jetting is way to rich the unburnt oil wil be pushed out your exhaust. Quote
278 Posted May 17, 2009 Report Posted May 17, 2009 correct me if Im wrong guys but your suppose to have a mixture adjustment screw on them, or get one with your TORS removal kit? in that case if there isnt one that could be the problem Quote
lt250rfd Posted May 17, 2009 Report Posted May 17, 2009 correct me if Im wrong guys but your suppose to have a mixture adjustment screw on them, or get one with your TORS removal kit? in that case if there isnt one that could be the problem Should be air mixture screws, even with the tors removed. Quote
Strike 2 Posted May 17, 2009 Author Report Posted May 17, 2009 Based on what I've read I agree that there should be mixture screws. There is one set of air mixture screws on each carb but no others............ Hmmmmm. I will try some more tomorrow and go from there. Thanks guys. Quote
trex565 Posted May 17, 2009 Report Posted May 17, 2009 are the piolets cloged did you take out and clean or are your float needle&seat dirty Quote
Strike 2 Posted May 17, 2009 Author Report Posted May 17, 2009 are the piolets cloged did you take out and clean or are your float needle&seat dirty Orig my carbs were overflowing and it was b/c the floats were stuck.....I took out all the jets and cleaned them as well. Only thing I didn't check was the needle setting. The one adj screw that is there is the air mixture screw near the filters, do you know what a good setting on those would be? Quote
quikshee Posted May 17, 2009 Report Posted May 17, 2009 1.5 turns out from seated would be a good start Quote
lt250rfd Posted May 17, 2009 Report Posted May 17, 2009 1.5 turns out from seated would be a good start pick up a clymers manual or search the threads for a download, good basic stuff will help you with settings. Quote
Strike 2 Posted May 18, 2009 Author Report Posted May 18, 2009 pick up a clymers manual or search the threads for a download, good basic stuff will help you with settings. So here's what happened today..... I put the clips on the needles 1 setting down onto 2nd & the air scres are 3 turns out. It's running much better and idleing decent. I also removed the difuser discs that were on the muffler..... Thoughts? There is still oil spitting but not as much, smoke still a little thick, plugs not fouled and coolant level is full in radiator. Could there be a spark issue? ?????????????????????????????????????? Quote
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