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General Discussion => Campfire Talk => Topic started by: scoTTy on October 07, 2009, 04:34:58 am

Title: well ever since i added the flat side carb
Post by: scoTTy on October 07, 2009, 04:34:58 am

It won't start with the kickstarter...  maybe I'm not holding my mouth right..  sure smells of fuel though..  any ideas you folks that have made this change ???

Title: Re: well ever since i added the flat side carb
Post by: dogbone on October 07, 2009, 04:03:56 pm

Scotty, hard starting can be  low float level low, timing issues, or you need some Basil Haydon bourbon.

Title: Re: well ever since i added the flat side carb
Post by: UncleErnie on October 07, 2009, 05:26:22 pm

If you're smelling gas, it's probably flooded.  Check to see if the plug is wet.  If so, you probbly need to adjust the needle up a notch (or down.  Shoot- I forget whichit is- less gas in the float bowl).
After you do that, but a new plug in.  This gas kills plugs.

Title: Re: well ever since i added the flat side carb
Post by: 1Blackwolf1 on October 08, 2009, 12:13:09 am

  I believe down leans out the fuel mixture.  Will.

Title: Re: well ever since i added the flat side carb
Post by: baird4444 on October 08, 2009, 02:40:18 am

yes; Will is correct. The best place to start is at 1.5 turns out with the air screw. Is gas flowing out the over flow tube? if so, the float needs adjusted. Which jets do you have in?  Try again with fresh plug.
            see float adjust paper below- Mike

Title: Re: well ever since i added the flat side carb
Post by: scoTTy on October 09, 2009, 03:42:57 pm

so far the 1.5 adj helps make the idle smoother.. thanks for the forward.. had to put on stronger glasses to read it though.. ;)

Title: Re: well ever since i added the flat side carb
Post by: 1Blackwolf1 on October 09, 2009, 03:54:31 pm

  Magnifying glasses should be sold with new jets, so you can see what the h%^& they have wrote on them.   ;D. Will.