Still Won't Idle! I think I'm done.

Guess I'll check the timing!

Geez you guys get ripped off in the US!!
BTW use some "liquid paper"or light coloured model paint on the lines; makes them easier to see (gettin a lil blind in Dotage:-D )

Dink

You dont have "static" timing marks?? Remeber the "T" and "F" marks from adjusting the valves? you use them, a "flashlight" at dusk works if needed, BTW a timing light is only about $10.

Dink

Oh, then yes, I do have "static" timing marks.

How come the timing guns I see at the store are always $100+

You dont have "static" timing marks?? Remeber the "T" and "F" marks from adjusting the valves? you use them, a "flashlight" at dusk works if needed, BTW a timing light is only about $10.

Dink

Mike
If it starts with almost no choke & idles at 1500 rpm, you need to adjust your idle mixtures, way too rich. Maybe your carbs need a thorough cleaning & set up!!!:-D :-D
Did you check ignition timing??

Dink

The carbs most definitely do not need a thorough cleaning. They had their time in the bath!

I still need to further adjust the mixtures and balance, however.

Timing has not been checked, I don't have a gun.

Mike
If it starts with almost no choke & idles at 1500 rpm, you need to adjust your idle mixtures, way too rich. Maybe your carbs need a thorough cleaning & set up!!!:-D :-D
Did you check ignition timing??

Dink

[49er]

Well done Mike.
We've all learned a lot, especially about taking the wrong route through trusting assumptions.
That ticking sound had me thinking leaking head or exhaust gaskets, but still didn't expain why the engine would stop after a couple of minutes.
You now know more about your bike than you would have had it run sweetly from the start.
Ride it and enjoy.
Cheers

Rock on dude!

I don't even think she has an intake leak after all. She starts with almost no choke and comes off it very quickly to idle at around 1200. When completely warm she'll idle around 1500. It's not jumping around anymore either.

And re-torquing the head fixed the leak too!

Man... I love a happy ending!!

And I can't tell you how much I learned from reading this thread!! You ALL rock!!

I need to change the title of this thread,...


...BECAUSE SHE IDLES!!! Every single one of those valves was WAY too tight. Put her all back together and started her up and she idled. She didn't die. She didn't stall.

I'm so mfing happy!

Thank you all. Thank you for your patience. Thank you for walking me through every step.

SHE IDLES! After more than a year, she idles!

(And I'm sorry, Dink, but I was putting the feeler gauge between the lobe and the tappet, although I did check between the valve and the screw as well. And I didn't use the genuine tool either, but it's on order!)

THANK YOU ALL!

=D> \\/ =D> \\/ Nice job Mike.

Worked for me!

Thanks!
~Mike

Im glad you didnt give up mike!Human nature is why we get frustrated with what we dont understand,but overcoming our frustration is when it leads to success!Plus now you know your bike intimately.Happy riding.

I guess I've been doing mine wrong all along (but it seems to work, oh well).
I have tears in my eyes from all the love here.

Worked for me!

Thanks!
~Mike

[DimitriT]

I guess I've been doing mine wrong all along (but it seems to work, oh well).
I have tears in my eyes from all the love here.

I'd just like to take a moment to say congrats, but most of all that the valve thing was my idea, and I will therefore be addressing myself with the prefix of "Almighty Ruler" for the remainder of the day.*


(the * is for sarcasm, right? ;-))

Sure is, but you can address yourself as such for as long as you'd like as far as I'm concerned!