Water/sticking Throttle Problem

[Master of Faster]

I know a lot of you guys have had this problem and have tried to figure it out. I did a search and read through a couple of old posts about this but didn't see where anyone found a definitive answer so I thought I would ask and share my 2 cents as well.

 

Between myself and a buddy we have three banshees: Stock piped 94, Stock-piped 04, and a Fatty-piped 97.

 

Before this year all three had the stock pipes and none had any problems with the throttle sticking after going through water. So this year I put pipes on my 97 and I'm experiencing the throttle sticking after running through the water. All the bikes have the stock carbs with TORS, however the throttle over ride is unhooked on my 97. As far as a I can tell the teflon on the carb slides makes no difference in sticking whether it's worn off or not, and niether does the snorkle or the airbox lid.

 

The only noteable variable between the three bikes and the throttle sticking problem is the pipes. So the only reasonable theory I can come up with is the closer location of the aftermarket pipe expansion chambers to the carbs cause them (the carbs) to run hotter due to the heat off the pipes. The heat causes the carb body as well as the slide to expand. When water is spashed on the carbs the bodies contract slighty causing the still slighty expanded slides to stick due to close tolerances.

 

I am going to try polishing the inside of the carb body where the slide goes next, but if anyone has come up with an answer or a fix to this that I missed please let me know.

 

Thanks

[frocashmoney24]

hmmm thats interesting, i wanna hear how it comes out

[sheerider4life]

hmm sounds like mine about month ago....My bro was riding it and then he came in and then i went out there to start it...i pushed the gas for a sec ( it was winter) and the trottle wouldent move at all!...adn then i had to take it into my dads grage and get a john deer heater too it...and then it worked...o and it was the cable not the carbs

[Aussie Quad Racer]

The only reason you notice the throttle sticking and the others have not is cause you have disconnected your tors. I polished the inside of my carbs and it solved the prob for me. The only other way is to replace the slides with chrome units. I have chrome slides for my 34vm carbs but unsure if you can get them for 26vm carbs(banshee carbs).