Author Topic: its cursed !!!!!....ha (Read 7819 times)

PORTED R · « **on:** September 13, 2014, 12:19:58 PM »

Im starting to believe my motor is cursed
Well not really but its always something
I went out to fire up the old girl for a quick ride just to shake off the dust

And it won't stay running after I turn the choke off
Just bogs out and dies
It starts first kick every time
I thought I got rid of this issue ,my 310 would do this from time to time
And now the 370 is doing it

Would air bubbles in the fuel line cause this ?
Reeds not Workin properly ?

I always use the best fuel,oils ,spark plugs ,hardware on my bikes
But for some reason this motor hates me

Pumashine · « **Reply #1 on:** September 13, 2014, 12:32:13 PM »

Could it be an unforeseen reason? Like some bugs made nests in the carb vent line holes? As gas dries up it does leave oil behind. Take it for a good ride and get all that unused oil out of their. Replace spark plug if you have too.

F-Red · « **Reply #2 on:** September 13, 2014, 01:11:35 PM »

Check your gas cap vent.

beobe99 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 13, 2014, 01:45:26 PM »

Sounds like a gummed up carb. from sitting. Do you use any fuel additives like Sta-bil to prevent this? I would check the quick and easy things mentioned above and if no luck clean the carb and start using a fuel stabilizer to prevent it from happening again.

broken1 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 13, 2014, 01:49:25 PM »

Are you using the same carb on the 370 that you had on the 310? Disassemble it & shoot carb cleaner into every hole & make sure its coming out the other end.

PORTED R · « **Reply #5 on:** September 13, 2014, 02:06:45 PM »

I will check all soon
Yes same carb
I'm thinking its a gummed up carb
When I installed the 370 I pulled the carb ,cleaned it ,ran fine at the drags then a beach trip

My last trip out was 4th of July ,so the carb could be dirty from oil residue
So my next question is ,anybody else have issues with klotz super tech gumming up carbs in a desert climate
Fuel is vp 110 sealed can

Jerry Hall · « **Reply #6 on:** September 13, 2014, 02:14:12 PM »

Quote from: PORTED R;42686

Im starting to believe my motor is cursed
Well not really but its always something
I went out to fire up the old girl for a quick ride just to shake off the dust

And it won't stay running after I turn the choke off
Just bogs out and dies
It starts first kick every time
I thought I got rid of this issue ,my 310 would do this from time to time
And now the 370 is doing it

Would air bubbles in the fuel line cause this ?
Reeds not Workin properly ?

I always use the best fuel,oils ,spark plugs ,hardware on my bikes
But for some reason this motor hates me

It sounds to me like the pilot jet or the transition holes the pilot jet feeds is plugged up or partially restricted.

This is a common problem when using castor based two stroke oils.

The carburetor should be drained if the bike is going to set more than a week or so to help minimize the problem from occurring.

udontknowme · « **Reply #7 on:** September 13, 2014, 02:29:53 PM »

yes i would say the pilot hole is restricted. same thing was happening to mine when the fuel sits in the carb for a while. for what ever reason its viscosity is increasing. remove the pilot and blow some air through it and the pilot carb passage. it should run fine again after that. what ive found to eliminate this problem is turn the fuel valve off and run the bowl mostly out of fuel.

udontknowme · « **Reply #8 on:** September 13, 2014, 02:40:36 PM »

some advice for the new guys or old guys. if the engine wont run with the choke off you can be sure the pilot is not allowing enough fuel to pass. either its clogged from the fuel sitting in the carb like the problem i was having or possibly from debris but if you have a good inline filter youll never have a debris problem or the pilot is simply just way to small. it should be easy to figure out which of the problems you have

F-Red · « **Reply #9 on:** September 13, 2014, 02:43:34 PM »

Klotz in the dry hot climate, can't say. Klotz in the hot humid climate, never a issue for me. What type of air filter do you run?

udontknowme · « **Reply #10 on:** September 13, 2014, 02:48:48 PM »

fred, klotz is a broad term as they make several different oils. with the castor stuff and some types of fuel i can gaurantee youll see syrup in your float bowl after a short period of sitting. which makes the engine not run with the choke off. sounds like jerry has seen this as well. didnt take long to figure out the best aproach for this situation is not let the fuel sit in the carb. problem solved

F-Red · « **Reply #11 on:** September 13, 2014, 03:05:42 PM »

I was referring to the super techniplate. I respect Jerry's opinion. Maybe out west you see those results. I personally have never had my mixed Sunoco 112 and super techniplate produce a syrup, after sitting for long periods of time. Peace! :Boobies2:

PORTED R · « **Reply #12 on:** September 13, 2014, 03:15:18 PM »

Found a blocked pilot
,I need to start draining the carb for storage

Airfilter is a Esr eliminator k&n style with outerwear

PORTED R · « **Reply #13 on:** September 13, 2014, 03:15:56 PM »

And thanks for the help guys

Pumashine · « **Reply #14 on:** September 13, 2014, 03:52:12 PM »

Quote from: PORTED R;42703

Found a blocked pilot
,I need to start draining the carb for storage

Airfilter is a Esr eliminator k&n style with outerwear

A blocked pilot will run like chiat. My R was smokin worse than having a choke on when running. Jut a lil piece of rubber from the fuel line made its way down there.