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[quote=Bill + Karen][quote="May I suggest some sort of cork or stopper as your exhaust may be flowing a little to freely. 8O If you don't restrict the flow somehow, you may have to rejet (or are you already jetting?) 
Safe Riding, Bill[/quote]
With Earl's history of parachute drops, let's hope he doesn't develop a jet stream :twisted:
If the luncheon chiles have not yet worn off, this is the season, at least in my area, for Highland festivals.....perhaps we could put you in a Scottish Caber dance.....but stay away from the Highland fling.
Oh' yes, the vibes.....have you considered a jazz group??
Alternatively, I would pull the carbs off and look at the butterflies ...no not the tummy ones, the carb ones (but bee really careful, especially after those chiles). I've had a similar problem and finally pulled them off a couple of days ago....#3 was out of synch and pulling too hard no matter what I did with the adjuster screws and synch tool.
Thought for sure it was a needle valve not setting properly, but with the carb bank sitting on the pad in front of me I could see #3 butterfly valve was just a bit off. I considered replacing the butterfly (I have a spare set of carbs) but instead opened all the screws. Backed off the idle screw until it was free from contact, then adjusted # 4 screw until 3 butterfly was closed.
Vibration is gone, and engine purrs nicely, but I have lost most of the power. Adjusting the choke setting at mid-range makes it pull better, but there simply is no top end at all. Definitely a mixture problem.
I just pulled out the air filter and its partly gone, so I have too much air. An OEM part was on back order for months, and a mechanic made one for me, a few months ago, but it has partly disentegrated.
Off to get the stuff right now. and will fake my own.
Good luck with yours.
Safe Riding, Bill[/quote]With Earl's history of parachute drops, let's hope he doesn't develop a jet stream :twisted:
If the luncheon chiles have not yet worn off, this is the season, at least in my area, for Highland festivals.....perhaps we could put you in a Scottish Caber dance.....but stay away from the Highland fling.
Oh' yes, the vibes.....have you considered a jazz group??
Alternatively, I would pull the carbs off and look at the butterflies ...no not the tummy ones, the carb ones (but bee really careful, especially after those chiles). I've had a similar problem and finally pulled them off a couple of days ago....#3 was out of synch and pulling too hard no matter what I did with the adjuster screws and synch tool.
Thought for sure it was a needle valve not setting properly, but with the carb bank sitting on the pad in front of me I could see #3 butterfly valve was just a bit off. I considered replacing the butterfly (I have a spare set of carbs) but instead opened all the screws. Backed off the idle screw until it was free from contact, then adjusted # 4 screw until 3 butterfly was closed.
Vibration is gone, and engine purrs nicely, but I have lost most of the power. Adjusting the choke setting at mid-range makes it pull better, but there simply is no top end at all. Definitely a mixture problem.
I just pulled out the air filter and its partly gone, so I have too much air. An OEM part was on back order for months, and a mechanic made one for me, a few months ago, but it has partly disentegrated.
Off to get the stuff right now. and will fake my own.
Good luck with yours.
I bought a 5 gal gas can tonight and I'm gonna' pull the tank and drain it on Monday. Will any small inline fuel filter work for my purposes, or is there a specific one that I should get? Hopefully there's no rust in the tank and everything is just gunked up from the bike being 25 years old. Anyway, I'll do everything that you told me, including cleaning up the fuel valve.
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