jgalvan Posted December 18, 2009 Report Posted December 18, 2009 Ok guys , I need some help figuring out wats going on with the shee. First of all its a fresh motor, from top to bottom. Ran like a champ for a few months, then became a pain in the butt to start. I hooked it up to the trx and popped the clutch to start it a few times and it ran fine (besides the fact that It had to be pulled by a honda to get her to start) haha. anyways.... it sat for about a month and I finally found time to mess with it a little so I took off the carbs and adjusted the floats so that the bowls would hold more gas (I had adjusted them the opposite way because they were over flowing). Put them back on and she fired right up! only this time Ive got a severe loss of power and the exhaust is solid white. when I put my hand to the exhaust it got covered with what seemed to be unburned gas. Obviously I'm going to re-adjust the floats back to where they were but I didnt think I adjusted them so much that it would cause this. and they are not over flowing either! any suggestions??? Quote
prb Posted December 18, 2009 Report Posted December 18, 2009 Check your radiator and make sure it is full. White smoke is usually water burning you may have a gasket leaking. Quote
jgalvan Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Posted December 19, 2009 Check your radiator and make sure it is full. White smoke is usually water burning you may have a gasket leaking. Its full. and its not the float levels either, I went through the carbs today with no luck. It looks like my bike MIGHT be getting lower on oil the more i run it. what are the chances of the case halves not sealing right and tranny oil getting in the crank case? still smoking bad, especially out of one side. that side exhaust is about half as hot as the other side, and kinda poppin funny! I know its hard to help with problems like this over the internet but any advice will help. Quote
THE GRIM RIPPER Posted December 19, 2009 Report Posted December 19, 2009 Sounds like your motor is about to meltdown.... Stop messing with the damn floats.... Thats not the problem..... Well at this piont thats probably a problem to. pull the cylinders off, see whats going on. Quote
sheefreak Posted December 19, 2009 Report Posted December 19, 2009 Is the right or left side smoking bad.....I would assume the right? Quote
jgalvan Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Posted December 19, 2009 Is the right or left side smoking bad.....I would assume the right? its the left side that is smoking. right side is running better now after I reset the float needle closer to the origonal position. Im going to exhaust all simple solutions before I go pulling the jugs, I would hate for it to be a backwards slide (just an example) and I go digging into my motor. and im not even certain about my oil level dropping. I do agree grim ripper that the floats dont seem likely but the right side DID seem to like the adjustment back to the previous position which tells me to get the left side to the previous position ( back to when it wouldnt start). Which I tried to do today, with only the right side seeming to benifit. maybe The left side needs more adjustment??? is this just coinsidence? Quote
jgalvan Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Posted December 20, 2009 OK, Get this..... I went out and set the left float back to what I Remember to be the origional position (I know, messing with those damn floats). The bike would not start, so I pulled it with the trx again and she runs like a dream! this leads me to believe its a carb issue. I find it hard to believe that the float level would do this so I think something else is wrong with my carb and the float level was compensating for it???? I hate carb problems! Im going to look into a 2 into 1 set up. Are they worth it? do they resolve the issues of having dual carbs, or do they come with their own baggage? Thanks for all of the onfo. Im still kinda at a loss as to what is going on with my shee, all I know is that since I set the float back.... it wont start by kicking it, but when it does start it runs good, no more smoking, and Full power! so if anybody has an opinion let me know. Thanks everybody! Quote
fastbanshee8 Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 (edited) It appears that you are either too lean on the pilot jet, or your air mixture screws are opened too far. Hard starting problems are usually the sign of a lean condition. The pilot jets could also be partially blocked. Edited December 20, 2009 by fastbanshee8 Quote
99bansheeboy Posted December 21, 2009 Report Posted December 21, 2009 this is such a fail its not even funny Quote
jgalvan Posted December 21, 2009 Author Report Posted December 21, 2009 this is such a fail its not even funny I know its a circus! I'll get it worked out. I know my motor inside and out but I hate carbs! Im just glad Im gettin it narrowed down, Thanks everybody! Oh and I found the forum to get informed about the 2 into 1 also. Quote
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