Hi all,
After a valve adjustment, new exhaust gaskets (huge difference), cleaning and adjusting the carbs, it's back together and running. There was something I noticed on my float height, all were around 3mm or so ABOVE the recommended spec. I figured this was to compensate for the full exhaust system and it being rejetted, but it still seemed waaay out of line. I compromised and set them all to 1mm above spec.
During my test ride the bike idled nice and smooth, but under light throttle it stumbled a little, and under heavy throttle at even as low as 2k or 3k rpm, it cleared it's throat and shot like a jackrabbit. Before I had no fuel related problems, my bike was just real noisy which was taken care by other things, so I'll probably put them back to that previous setting. I know I shouldn't have messed with them if it was fine. It just seemed so far that it couldn't be good.
My question is, is it unheard of to run so radically out of spec? One reason may be is that the engine was made to a 750 by the previous owner, and it still runs on 600 carbs. Suggestions?
After a valve adjustment, new exhaust gaskets (huge difference), cleaning and adjusting the carbs, it's back together and running. There was something I noticed on my float height, all were around 3mm or so ABOVE the recommended spec. I figured this was to compensate for the full exhaust system and it being rejetted, but it still seemed waaay out of line. I compromised and set them all to 1mm above spec.
During my test ride the bike idled nice and smooth, but under light throttle it stumbled a little, and under heavy throttle at even as low as 2k or 3k rpm, it cleared it's throat and shot like a jackrabbit. Before I had no fuel related problems, my bike was just real noisy which was taken care by other things, so I'll probably put them back to that previous setting. I know I shouldn't have messed with them if it was fine. It just seemed so far that it couldn't be good.
My question is, is it unheard of to run so radically out of spec? One reason may be is that the engine was made to a 750 by the previous owner, and it still runs on 600 carbs. Suggestions?
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