79gs425e I bought the bike and it ran POORLY but it did run. Wouldn't get over about 3000 rpm, poured gas out the overflow on the right hand carb in both prime and on.
Discovered previous owner removed the o-rings in the intake tubes (I wonder why he couldn't make it run); replaced them thinking to solve one problem easily. Also adjusted float to solve the leaking fuel problem.
Now the thing won't start without a small shot of starting fluid, idles at 1000-1100 rpm once it starts and won't rev past 2000. To get to 2000 you have to very slowly turn the throttle or it won't even rev that much. Once started it will idle along just fine, and no fuel leaks out now.
Any thoughts on what I did wrong? I figure I adjusted the float too much but I thought this was a drastic change for that. It's not cold here (almost 90 in Houston today) so I don't see why I should even need the starting fluid.
Discovered previous owner removed the o-rings in the intake tubes (I wonder why he couldn't make it run); replaced them thinking to solve one problem easily. Also adjusted float to solve the leaking fuel problem.
Now the thing won't start without a small shot of starting fluid, idles at 1000-1100 rpm once it starts and won't rev past 2000. To get to 2000 you have to very slowly turn the throttle or it won't even rev that much. Once started it will idle along just fine, and no fuel leaks out now.
Any thoughts on what I did wrong? I figure I adjusted the float too much but I thought this was a drastic change for that. It's not cold here (almost 90 in Houston today) so I don't see why I should even need the starting fluid.
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