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Message started by mikedasavage on 07/24/05 at 11:15:09

Title: a cry for HELP!! -- Running now but not idling
Post by mikedasavage on 07/24/05 at 11:15:09

ok i'm about to start crying like a little girl. I just got my amal mark 2 carb i thought i did everything correctly but i cant get my bike to start its like its not getting any gas i have no idea what i'm doing wrong. anyone have any ideas anything your supposed to do before the install that i missed?

Title: Re: a cry for HELP!!
Post by shawn_b on 07/24/05 at 11:20:26

did you put the p-thingy on prime ???

shawn

Title: Re: a cry for HELP!!
Post by mikedasavage on 07/24/05 at 11:21:26

yea i tried moving it to prime but i have a little clear median on my fuel line and its like the gas is just sitting there like its not going in.

Title: Re: a cry for HELP!!
Post by Greg_650 on 07/24/05 at 11:28:18

Tap the carb bowl with the plastic end of a screw driver?

Title: Re: a cry for HELP!!
Post by mikedasavage on 07/24/05 at 11:28:49

i'll try it
brb

Title: Re: a cry for HELP!!
Post by mikedasavage on 07/24/05 at 11:31:32

no no luck tapping the carb bowl. there was a line on the top that had tap on it and says vacuum but i h dont have anything like that on the stock carb and i dont know if thats supposed to plug into anything?

Title: Re: a cry for HELP!!
Post by Greg_650 on 07/24/05 at 11:32:30

mikedasavage wrote:

First, do you gave gas in the bowl?

Title: Re: a cry for HELP!!
Post by mikedasavage on 07/24/05 at 11:35:03

dunno. thats the thing its like its not sucking in the gas. If pull off the gas line it looks like the gas is just sitting on the end of the valve is starts leaking out but not alot and the rest comes out of the line. Like its not open or something but there was nothing that said i had to open it or do anything i just adjusted the needle like bobo said in the email. i gave the air mixture screw half turn away from its seat and installed the carb.

in my previous post i said there was a line that had tap and said vacum i meant had tape. A plastic line with tape on it that read the word vacum

Title: Re: a cry for HELP!!
Post by mikedasavage on 07/24/05 at 12:53:53

ok i posted this on the barnett cable post but here is what i think

i think i might know whats wrong. i Had the fuel lines connected while installing the throttle cable. the amal has a big bolt on the bottom of the bowl. i pulled it off and there was gas sitting in it so i know the carb is getting gas what i think is that flooded the engine since i had the throttle open in full for some time while i was install the cable. Pretty stupid on my part i know but i completly forgot and just realized it.

so i'm gonna let it set for few hours and then try and start it. thanks anyway

Title: Re: a cry for HELP!! -- Running now but not idling
Post by mikedasavage on 07/24/05 at 14:30:47

i got it to turn over but will not idle as soon as i let go of the gas it dies any ideas?

Title: Re: a cry for HELP!!
Post by Max_Morley on 07/24/05 at 14:30:59

You also had a vacuum line on the old carb and that may be where the new carb line marked vacuum goes. It opened the pet thingy diaphram.

Title: Re: a cry for HELP!! -- Running now but not idling
Post by Greg_650 on 07/24/05 at 21:11:56

mikedasavage wrote:

i got it to turn over but will not idle as soon as i let go of the gas it dies any ideas?

Sounds like you need to back up and regroup. Chill. A new carb will take some setup. It ain't Windows....er, "plug and play".

Why do you think that holding a carb throttle open on a bike will flood the carb? That idea only works on old carbs on cars that have accelerator pumps. Forget it. Your engine only sucks gas when then engine is running.

Have you tried to adjust your idle speed setting? Once you have it running, stick something to jam the throttle ON and tinker with it....relax and make it work.