carb cap came loose

[Thumper7999]

Went on a ride today....took it easy for the first hour (riding partner's recovering from having his kidney taken out and not supposed to ride at all), took a break (idling normally) then took off nice and hard by myself for about 10 min. When I got to an intersection on the trail and slowed down...noticed that it was idling REALLY high. I looked it over and found the right carb cap completely off and dangling (TORS leaning weirdly) I put the cap on and tightened it by hand the best I could and took it easy getting back to the trailer...took about 25 min. I stopped to check the cap every couple of minutes...and it didn't come lose again.

 

My figuring is that the cap could have been off for up to 10 min., but probably less than 2 min. I was in clean air through this time period (no dust/water/mud/etc.) It started right up after putting the cap back on and idled normally...no smoking from either pipe. It seemed to run fine, but I basically crept back to the trailer, so I didn't get to check how the power feels. Started up fine when I got home too.

 

Any idea if I did any damage, what kind of damage I might have done, or what to look for in the future as far as diagnosing any damage I did with this ride?

 

Also...does anyone have a spare little piece and screw from a stock carb that locks the cap on the right carb....mine's laying in the dirt somewhere.

[SAVAGE420]

You will be fine, no damage done man. Same thing happened to me when i had stock carb's years ago.

 

But for sure get that lil locking tab and bolt to hold the cap in place tight and blue lock tight the bolt on afterwards. Im sure someone here will hook you up with one from an old parts carb sitting around man.

 

But in the mean time you should get a tors removal kit.

[Larry's Shee]

I' pull the slide and clean it and cap good.

[firebanshee]

X2 remove the TORS.

[Thumper7999]

Thanks guys...helped put my mind at ease. I'm not riding it until I get that clip replaced, but I'm glad I didn't do any damage...cleaning is easy and cheap, and I had planned it anyways. TORS removal is on my short list...just haven't gotten around to it...guess this is the spur I needed to get it done.