Hi All,
Got a DT400mx import last month, its a little dream of a bike in good baseline nick. Got a bit of work to do yet though before I can justify getting the paint & decal work sorted.
It starts perfect and idles fine, the trouble is once it goes onto main jet it bogs out atrociously. Done a bit of minor tinkering ie. new plug & air filter, but to no avail.
Took it up the road the other day (in third) and turned the fuel tap off for a brief moment and there was a short burst of power which suggests an excessive fuel flow.
Got a carb referb kit to fit to see if that will sort it (with float height setting check). Thing is the carb has a lot of new looking screws & fittings on it as though someone's been in there before.
So prior to performing "surgery", my questions are;
1) is it possible that there is too much oil going in on the auto lube?
2) could this be a crank seal issue & what are the classic symptoms of seal failure?
3) been hearing a lot about crap original CDI etc. any truth in this?
Got a lot of faith in old DT's, the 175's & 250's both have a great reputation and I had a go on both in me younger (wayward) days in the 80's with fond memories.
This is my first venture with owning a stroker and was anticipating simplicity on the engine front so if anyone has had similar DT400MX experience please feel free to share,
Will update once I've fitted the carb kit & checked float height.
regards Max