fastrthnu Posted January 2, 2007 Report Posted January 2, 2007 I bought some carbs off ebay that where jetted for tommey t5`s which I plan on getting in another few months, but when I put them on the motor it ran for a bit then got worse and worse till the plugs where black I still have stock exaust and airbox with screen lid, so I opened up some spare stock carbs I had laying around and took out the 270`s and needles and put the 200`s and needles in with 2 turns out on the mix screw. It wouldnt start. So I took the filter off after trying some other crap and stuffed tight some rags in there so it couldnt hardly breath and it started up but wouldnt keep running. Just like hell for 5 sec or so then shuts off. I pulled the rag out part way when it fired up but not much. When I put the filter back on, got nothing. When it ran it would rev great and idle but no more than 10 seconds then shut off no matter the throttle position. The needle clip is at 3rd position. My exaust doesnt have clamps on yet, could that be it, like a back preasure problem? I wouldnt think so ...... I have no idea. Oh, one of the spare carbs had been stripped on the tors cap, that why I didnt just use them, and I have a twist tors elim kit. So I used the jetted ones. My gas was mixed like 24:1 I live at about 15-20` above sea level in average 80`s humid weather. Any Ideas? Quote
fastrthnu Posted January 8, 2007 Author Report Posted January 8, 2007 nevermind, I figured it out a few days ago. Quote
sheefreak Posted January 8, 2007 Report Posted January 8, 2007 Don't ever run your motor w/o an airfilter, and definately don't run it w/rags stuffed in the carbs. Quote
fastrthnu Posted January 8, 2007 Author Report Posted January 8, 2007 (edited) Don't ever run your motor w/o an airfilter, and definately don't run it w/rags stuffed in the carbs. thanks but I didnt. I had an open lid so I stuffed the air box with rags to choke the air a bit more. it runs fine without rags now . when I did it a few times It was a clean towel with oil in it like a filter. I dont want lint and dirt in my motor, trust me. the petcock i had was screwed up so the gas was just drizzling into the lines a little bit at a time and the when it would start it would empty the hose n stop. I pulled the lines of the carbs and they where just dripping. When I got a new one, it started up and ran great. Starts first kick every time now. Edited January 8, 2007 by fastrthnu Quote
sheefreak Posted January 8, 2007 Report Posted January 8, 2007 Glad to hear you got it figured out. Your post just didn't sound good the first time I read it. I was hopeing noone would be that clueless. Quote
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