No Start Frustration

[crash-harris]

OK, I have not bothered to look back at some of your previous posts, so I will just ask. Have you cleaned the carbs? Not just dropping the bowl and spritzing some cleaner in the general direction of the jets, I mean CLEAN, as in "dipping" the carbs. I am thinking not, mainly because your carbs are still black. The dip will tend to remove the paint, but it can be re-applied. If the carbs are not perfectly clean, you will have problems. Another possibility as to why it's running so fast with your idle screw all the way out could be carb sync. If the sync is WAY OFF, the one carb that is open could be open far enough to over-compensate for the one that's closed.

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Carbs haven't been cleaned because all our parts stores swear up and down that they don't have barrymen's and the gunk brand dip is $50 for a gallon and the carbs were fine and synced up nicely when I took them off. Didn't bounce them around or anything. With the idle screw, it doesn't matter how it's adjusted, the bike still screams. Please chek out post #11, it has some infoartion pertaining to making everything air tight.

[Steve]

Have you checked Auto Zone? I just got a second can there two nights ago, so the chain should have it in their inventory. Don't know how your store is laid out, but at my store, the carb chemicals and brake fluid and all that kind of stuff is just inside the door (not more than about 10 feet from the door). Look on the bottom shelf.

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[doctorgonzo]

Have you checked Auto Zone? I just got a second can there two nights ago, so the chain should have it in their inventory. Don't know how your store is laid out, but at my store, the carb chemicals and brake fluid and all that kind of stuff is just inside the door (not more than about 10 feet from the door). Look on the bottom shelf.

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Yeah, at least where I live Auto Zone carries Berrymans dip.

[crash-harris]

Have you checked Auto Zone? I just got a second can there two nights ago, so the chain should have it in their inventory. Don't know how your store is laid out, but at my store, the carb chemicals and brake fluid and all that kind of stuff is just inside the door (not more than about 10 feet from the door). Look on the bottom shelf.

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Asked Advance first and then asked AutoZone, I informed both that their sites stated that they are autherized dealers (at least Advance is for sure) and both times I was looked at like I was a total idiot.

[crash-harris]

Found out that the throttle cable was to blame! Now that I've fixed that, I started trying to dial in the idle screw and started out down the driveway and the rear tire (bald) caught some wet grass and I laid it down at slow speed (idle).

NEW PROBLEM.

Since I did that about an hour ago, the bike just does not want to start. It would fire every now and then like it was going to start but fire once, loud and be done. I was checking my plugs, pulled them, cleaned them, put them back in started it, it started. I then realized that I had left right side wire off the plug so I put it back on a gave it just a little gas and it started to fire, then it fired once, oud, almost like a backfire and now I have NO SPARK.

Checked the R/R and it checks out. Voltage on the battery is good, voltage at the coils is the same as when I first did the coil relay mod, none of the electronics are hot or burnt, all conections are hooked up on the battery. What gives?

[crash-harris]

FIXED!

I don't know how, but after I got off the computer, I when down the hill to the garage and she fired IMMEDIATLY! Drove the bike next door and had to let it sit for about 15-20 until it cooled off before it would fire again. I then drove up and down the road a few times and now she'll pretty much start on command!

Get paid tomorrow and since I'll be near town I'm going to get the correct new spark plugs and order a new air filter, plug boots, and a few gaskets online. I drove to the nearest town (about 1-2 miles away) and back and on the way back I had some horrid backfiring at 1/4 and less throttle (figureing mostly due to valves/plugs/pipes). I have a tick, like valve slap on the left side so I'm going to adjust the valves as soon as I get the time and a gasket.

I'm learning how to ride a bike again I figure if she's still alive and kicking in a week I'll dub her "Immortal Warrior" for the amount of BS she has gone through, lol. Thanks for the help guys (thread with a week if all works out!).