How much fuel did it hold when you filled up after the experiment--was it 5.5 gal or did it hold more?
When they stick in the open position, the engine runs cold and seems to never warm up--the temp gauge reads in the low region. When it sticks...
i used to race against Max back in gp125, and he was really smart about setups back then. He stopped racing and went into suspension work full...
Thermostats can be a cheap solution to control temperature, but the honda version is mostly crap.
#2 and 3 are the interior carbs, #1 and 4 are the 'outer' carbs on each end of the carb bank. Numbering is the same as the motor cylinders. The...
clogged mixture screw port and the idle speed screw was turned in CW to compensate and keep the bike running.
Or the other components of the starter circuit thru which current must flow in order to energize the relay coil have dirty or corroded...
Not a chance...
Only part?--Don't kid yourself, you need to get a copy of the FSM and look at page 17-2 for the starting circuit diagram. The starting circuit...
And put some petrol in the tank--eliminate as many variables as possible when troubleshooting...
yep drill out the slide holes and then you have to put a step in the needle to allow fuel thru the main jet because the slides won't rise up to...
Is the bogging at a certain rpm range or at a certain throttle position? Is it running lean when it bogs down? Try it again without the snorkel...
That red/white wire is from the RR to charge the battery while running--if it was open circuit then battery was drained while riding and was too...
There is a vent tube in the tank up behind the filler tube--it may be that they covered over it with the sealer and now it can't flow any fuel...
Don't confuse the symptoms with the root cause--the symptom is overheating, and 3 shops have checked the coooling system, etc. and found no...
EFI => sensor problem would be my first place to look, need a voltmeter to troubleshoot it.
i would suspect dirty carburetors, e.g. clogged pilot jets affecting the transition ports, or the cross-drilled holes in the emulsion tubes....
+1^^ on the inlet valves not closing. If the bike has been sitting up for awhile it may be fuel issue, or dirt or debris in the tank getting...
Look for thread on cleaning carbs by the one who cuts toes: http://vfrworld.com/forums/showthread.php/22449-Cleaning-carbs It is not difficult...
Squirrel is right--ignore what i said, i was thinking about cleaning that rack after looking at Jev's avatar and nearly blacked out... i think...
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