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WD wrote on 08/01/11 at 17:01:19:John_D FSO wrote on 07/31/11 at 07:01:13:mmosel wrote on 07/30/11 at 17:24:25:Wow, I had no idea they were outlawing carbs on new bikes in 2013. darnit! I guess if you want a cheap LS650, now is the time to get one. Once they stop making them, demand will definitely go up. Right now you can get killer deals on low mileage, like new bikes. I've seen them for 2 to 2.5 k. And of course you can get older models for even much less.
I bet they kill it off. That'll be a sad day. I guess 2012 really will be the end of the world... for the savage that is. ( ok technically, 2013 but yeah ) Last year for the Ford Ranger too.  Fraud is finally killing off that miserable excuse for a mini truck? Good riddance. Mine started throwing an intermittent check engine light with associated cylinder drop off. New wires, plugs, battery (cooked on header, worn out, cracked respectively). Can hit 55 in 3rd gear, but drive more than a couple miles and it does it again. At low speeds, like 35-40 mph low speeds. And of course, almost nothing from the 92 parts junker fits the 94. I can't wait to take the backhoe to the trucklets. Unless you want to come get them? I'd rather fix "Standartenfurher" anyway (my 72 Super Beetle). Same color as the General Lee, but a lot smaller, so it is only a Colonel.  And, it has a carb and a POINTS distributor, none of that fancy crap that is guaranteed to cornhole you in the middle of nowhere. WD, if you have "check engine" issues with your [gas operated] pickup, chances are it's the mechanic's fault.
My [diesel] truck had the same issues, mistery gremlins lighting up the red "check engine" alarm for anything from hitting a pothole to slowing down after a long, flawless drive at 60-70mph+ (100-110kmh+).
The engine would switch to "protected mode" also known as "limp home" mode: the turbine would deliver no more than the bare minimum pressure, the EMS would inject only the bare minimum fuel and the engine would deliver only the bare minimum horsepower...
After months and months of fruitless investigation, it turned out one of the wires driving the injectors (mine's a "common rail - high pressure injector" TDi) had been clipped into its seat with only one of the two clips snapping into place; all you needed was a pothole or even just a litthe engine judder and the wires would jiggle just a little, but enough for the EMS to read a "injector malfunction" and switch into [lame mule] mode.
Once we discovered what it was, it was only a matter of ensuring the wires would "double click" into place and the issue was solved successfully !
Else... it may be you do much too much slow "loping along" driving, and your EGR valve is mucked up (and the intake manifold along with it).
Fill up with the highest octane fuel available, pour in an excess dose of STP Carb/Injector cleaner (i.e., if the label reads "one bottle for 20 gals" you pour in two, even three bottles) and take a long, high rpm drive (i.e. do NOT engage overdrive) in order to burn your oxygen and lambda sensors clean and suck and burn all the oil muck wich condensed inside your intake manifold.
If your truck's a diesel, fill up with high-cetane diesel (SHELL call it "V-Power") and use the "diesel injector cleaner" bottles.
It worked for me  AND it's cheaper than going to Johnny Wrench'em
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Maurizio Pescatori, Esq.
Gentleman Rider
Mikuni BST40, K&N filter, Stage2 cam, Verslagen tensioner, Sportster muff, 120 proof moonshine, Pirelli MT 66 tourers... and a chain conversion too !
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