Leo wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:10:We'll try the sniff check tonight...the nature and quality of the carb 'rebuild' are an unknown and no mixture may still be a factor. As much as we cranked it I don't recal the smell of gas...and in retrospect probably should have.
There is so little to a carb rebuild that I can't imagine that being screwed up. With the carb you can be rich or lean and still run. Did you check the bowl drain to be sure gas was in the bowl?
Quote:Valves operate but haven't used the paint marks yet...thanks for the info here. Will use those tonight.
In the unlikely event that the paint mark is gone, there is also a very small notch and line that needs to be at 3:00.
If you didn't use the paint marks, you may wish to re-adjust those valves because you could have adjusted them at BDC instead of TDC. What clearance did you set?
Also, be careful not to crack the slotted cover to get to the rotor bolt. Take that from experience
Quote:The bike died going down the highway. The owner noticed he was twisting the throttle more and more to stay at the same speed and with no more throttle remaining, started slowing down. As near as I can get him to describe, this took 10 seconds before he pulled in the clutch and coasted off an exit with a silent engine. He's run out of gas before and said this was different.
You didn't smell gas and it didn't act out of gas. That's why I don't suspect the carb.
Quote:Will check compression tonight as well. There is some but we we able to get the motor cycling through in 1rst gear with just him sitting (not bouncing) on the seat (he's ~160lbs) and me pushing...I was expecting a harder time.
Thanks for the help so far and I'll post more as I find it.