Subject: RE: Gas in oil & fishtails
Author: Donny
Date: Oct 1, 2003, 4:37 PM
Post ID: 1714720858
Andy,
Thanks for the reply. What is the diameter of the Ambo mufflers? Does
anyone make correct size, bolt-on fishtail mufflers for it? Would prefer
not to modify anything.
Thanks,
Donny
andy hill wrote:
| Jay- prolly, your pilot [idle] jets are plugged, and the bike is running on the mains, only. [super-rich at low rpm's]. ya can soak 'em in a small pan of carb cleaner, and then carefully work a strand of copper wire thru the hole to clear the crud away. 10-4 on the petcocks- saw it happen on a yamaha 650 recently. Donny- ya can make your own reducers for the fishtails or order a set from good 'ol jc whitney [they're only about $5.00 ea.] if these are h.d. items, you'll also have to modify your centerstand- the 'ears' will hit on the larger muffs, and your stand will be too close to the ground. andy ----- Original Message ----- From: Jason Stallings To: Loopfram-@topica.com Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 12:13 AM Subject: Gas in oil Last week I put my bike up and did not turn the gas taps off. A couple of days later I went to ride it and noticed a ton of gas had leaked out of the carbs. I checked the oil before starting the bike and it was the pan full of gas. So I changed the oil out. I have heard this could happen but it seems like I use to be able to leave the gas taps on and not have any problems. I am also still having problems maintaining an idle and the bike seems to bog down (engine sounds lower and very slowly accelerates - even accelerates better when letting a little throtle off) when accelerating past 60 mph. I have mentioned this before but I have still not taken the carbs apart to see what is going on. I am planning on going through them ASAP, I have the Premier Handbook should this be a good enough guide for a first timer? What parts should I order - just the gasket kit from mgcycle? Any other tips or suggestions would be appreciated. |