jordanscycles Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 i have put new plugs in the bike 2 day and it will now start. but i need to hold the throttlel open 2 keep it runing when i let it go it just die's That would suggest your idle jet(s) are clogged. It is a common occurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black night Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 That would suggest your idle jet(s) are clogged. It is a common occurance. do u know how i would go about uncloging them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuadManiac Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 How long has your bike sat, unused? Common for the jets to plug up when old fuel evaporates out, leaving varnish behind, especially in the pilot jets which have very tiny passages and, coincidentally, control the idle fuel mixture. You're likely going to have to remove the float bowls (if you can get to them without removing the carbs, great), unscrew the jets and spray through them with carb cleaner, probe them with very thin copper wire (like one strand from a piece of speaker wire) and then dry them with air. Make sure you see a nice, cylindrical shaft of light coming through them, or they're not clean enough yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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