Hi,
I'm new here. I know a bit about bikes (clean out and rebuild carburetors, mechanical, etc).
I have a1994 Suzuki Katana 600. Bike runs well, but after riding for a while at a speed above 40mph and slowing down or coming to a stop, the bike wants to stall. It's as if it's running on two cylinders and has very little power. Aside from this, the bike gets very ad gas mileage i the neighborhood of 15mpg.
Since I've done carb rebuilds and adjustments on bikes, I thought I'd do it to this bike to get those things out of the way. Upon removal, I realized the carburetors' overflows were simply plugged. I know bikes have charcoal canister emission systems and in the old days these overflows were simply dumped to the ground. But this bike should have the emission evap system (it has the sticker too), but it seems someone removed this system and simply plugged the overflows.
Can this be what's causing this rough running condition as well as very bad gas mileage (15-20mpg)?
I'm not a smog expert equipment expert, but even these smog systems allow some level of ventilation (through the charcoal canister) and simply plugging these overflows seems like a bad idea. If the the carbs have too much fuel they will simply feed it to the engine.
Would it be possible to simply rig up some hoses and route them towards the ground old school style?
Your thoughts are welcome.
Jon
I'm new here. I know a bit about bikes (clean out and rebuild carburetors, mechanical, etc).
I have a1994 Suzuki Katana 600. Bike runs well, but after riding for a while at a speed above 40mph and slowing down or coming to a stop, the bike wants to stall. It's as if it's running on two cylinders and has very little power. Aside from this, the bike gets very ad gas mileage i the neighborhood of 15mpg.
Since I've done carb rebuilds and adjustments on bikes, I thought I'd do it to this bike to get those things out of the way. Upon removal, I realized the carburetors' overflows were simply plugged. I know bikes have charcoal canister emission systems and in the old days these overflows were simply dumped to the ground. But this bike should have the emission evap system (it has the sticker too), but it seems someone removed this system and simply plugged the overflows.
Can this be what's causing this rough running condition as well as very bad gas mileage (15-20mpg)?
I'm not a smog expert equipment expert, but even these smog systems allow some level of ventilation (through the charcoal canister) and simply plugging these overflows seems like a bad idea. If the the carbs have too much fuel they will simply feed it to the engine.
Would it be possible to simply rig up some hoses and route them towards the ground old school style?
Your thoughts are welcome.
Jon
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