hard starting

[chevytrucks84]

my shee starts hard, i give up useing the choke, take the plug drip gass in and there we go, or take the pod filter off and put your hand over the carb and vroom vroom, ride for an hour shut off for 10 min and no start, wtf is wrong. any ideas let me know

[r_flagel222]

come on someone help here, im working a bike doing the samething right now! any comments on this subject would be nice!

[mopar1rules]

what are the both of you running for jetting? are you choke tubes on? are they cracked? do you have the right float bowl on the right carb?

[chevytrucks84]

choke im guessing its not working. cleaned the carbevery thing seems open. the bowl has the jet in the bottom of it ans the other bowl dont. runs awsome just a bitch to start. idles fine. whitch way with the air screw to givs it more. thanks for any help

[jharader]

low compression

[sredish]

low compression

 

yes, chances are low compression. do you know what jets you have in there? First thing to do is.... check compression. If you have anything lower than 115, tell us. If it's higher than that, then pull the carbs and tell us what jets are in there, mainly pilots in this case.

[mopar1rules]

chevytrucks, turning the air screws in will richen the low end, cause it reduces the amount of air that gets mixed in with the pilot circuit.

 

find out what pilots you have and let me know.

Edited June 21, 2008 by mopar1rules

[chevytrucks84]

it has 25s in the pilot hole,250 in the main, too small, it had better not be compression. fresh top end spring 08. how does the choke work. should yoube able to feel suction on the out side above the choke lever where they drill them. i dont have the bike at home its at the cottage(silver lake)

 

thanks

[ASRBanshee]

What are your mods done to the bike and the intake/ airbox mods. Bump up your main a little and it should start fine.

[chevytrucks84]

k and n filter pods thats it. i had 260 in and it did same thing felt like it bogged in 6th put 250 in it got better could use 240 .

[ASRBanshee]

Dont mistake a bog for a rich condition when really it might be a lean condition. I really have no experience with pod K&Ns and everything else oem.

[mopar1rules]

no. there's no need to be going any richer than 240 for mains. chevytrucks, how many turns are you currently out on those airscrews? just try 27.5 pilots and like 1-1/2 to 2 turns out on airscrews. see what ya get there. asrbanshee, you don't want to mess with the main jet, to cure a cold starting problem. gotta play with the airscrews and pilot jets.....things that have the greatest affect on the low end:)

[chevytrucks84]

ill try the bigger pilots and mess with the air screws and ill let you all know what happened

thanks every one

[chevytrucks84]

thanks for every ones input, i starts 3-5 kicks cold. i love it. got the 27.5 pilot and 270 main. found out for some reason on the carb above where the choke is the plug was missing smashed a lead sinker and it starts it runs sweet thanks again

Edited July 20, 2008 by chevytrucks84

[mopar1rules]

i was wondering if you have the float bowl with the little jet, on the carb with the choke lever. but you said that is starts in like 3-5 kicks, so i'm assuming you do.