Shee won't start.

[Wertzy]

Alright so I got some pipes for the Shee and had to rejet. So I put in some 280's. Since I was rejetting, I put in new plugs also. So I get it all back together and now it won't start. I know its probably not good for it, but I sprayed a little bit of ether in the carbs and it starts up but won't idle and gets VERY hot very quickly. So I stop the engine and try to restart it without the ether and it won't start. Any suggestions? I'm going on a trip this weekend so I hope to have this running by saturday.

[swrbansheeboy]

so are the fmf's in your sig the new pipes you installed? i'm assuming the only thing you messed with in your carb's is the mains, does your petcock have a good rate of fuel flowing from it? i would think that with 280's it would still start up even if it was lean.... did you happen to unplug the choke tube? it's a piece of tubing that connects both carbs and will create a vacume leak if unplugged. it will make your bike very hard to start and will cause the bike to heat up because it sucks air...check to see if you have a tube connecting 2 port's on the inside of your carbs about 3 inches long...

[Wertzy]

so are the fmf's in your sig the new pipes you installed? i'm assuming the only thing you messed with in your carb's is the mains, does your petcock have a good rate of fuel flowing from it? i would think that with 280's it would still start up even if it was lean.... did you happen to unplug the choke tube? it's a piece of tubing that connects both carbs and will create a vacume leak if unplugged. it will make your bike very hard to start and will cause the bike to heat up because it sucks air...check to see if you have a tube connecting 2 port's on the inside of your carbs about 3 inches long...

 

Yeah, my "new" pipes. :happy: Yes, only thing I did to the carbs was adjust the mains.

 

Hmm...I will check this out. I might've unplugged the tube and forgot to plug it back in. LOL

 

Thanks man.

Edited May 23, 2007 by Wertzy

[swrbansheeboy]

no problem, dont thank me till the problems solved. i just wish i had a pic to show you the tube...i keep meaning to take a pic but space it out when i'm down at the shop...comes up every once in a while...

[Wertzy]

You sir, are the fucking man. That damn tube was unplugged. Haha. Thanks a ton man. Shee purrs like a kitten again. :biggrin:

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lol....good to see you got it.

 

Thats one of the first questions I always ask. It's so easy to forget when you're doing bigger things, but once you forget once you'll never forget again.

 

I put my vforce in and put it all back together and couldnt get it to fire in the right cylinder and it just plain ran like crap when I could get it to start for like 10-15 minutes. Happened to look back at my rear tire and the tube was laying inbetween the lugs. Started right up afterward.

 

Makes you feel like a dumbass afterward huh?

[CMAC]

I know ive lost a few hours of my life cuase of that damn tube! lol

[Wertzy]

lol....good to see you got it.

 

Thats one of the first questions I always ask. It's so easy to forget when you're doing bigger things, but once you forget once you'll never forget again.

 

I put my vforce in and put it all back together and couldnt get it to fire in the right cylinder and it just plain ran like crap when I could get it to start for like 10-15 minutes. Happened to look back at my rear tire and the tube was laying inbetween the lugs. Started right up afterward.

 

Makes you feel like a dumbass afterward huh?

 

Yeah I can't believe I get everything back together and forget something small like that. haha

[swrbansheeboy]

well dont feel like a dumbass cause i'd bet that almost everyone who has ever taken there carbs off has done that at least once so it's just a sign your learning like the rest of us :thumbsup: i'm just glad to hear it was an easy/no cash fix. now go kick it in the ass and tell us how she's running :beer: