Thanks for all the tips on getting the screws out, I'll let you guys know how that goes.
I bet the carb needs a good cleaning.
verslagen1 wrote on 06/20/12 at 11:40:07:check your vac line for gas or the sewrowbots petcock check.
a good going over of the carb, get it clean, and together correctly.
you're a mile high which is about the only place stock jetting works, so take that into consideration when you have it apart.
apply the penetrating oil, vice grips on the head if you strip 'em. and replace with good stuff.
After checking the clutch cable, the petcock is next in line, gonna make sure it's nice and clean and working correctly.
Thanks for the heads-up on the jetting for my altitude.
Start simple, right? lol!
Cavi Mike wrote on 06/20/12 at 12:36:20:I need more information. Some of the stuff you've said is very confusing.
When you say the "engine revs very high" do you mean it revs when the bike is sitting still like when it's in neutral or when the the clutch is pulled? Or do you mean it revs really high when you're moving but the bike isn't accelerating?
Also, when you say it dies when you choke the bike, is this when the bike is warm or cold?
The choke should never be pulled when the engine is warm, it will allow far too much fuel into the engine causing it to run rich and stall. If the bike will only run when the choke is pulled, this means the bike is running off the choke. The choke on this type of carb isn't actually a choke, it's an "enrichment." Basically, it's a separate carb that runs really rich.
I have a feeling this is simply carb related and that you just need to clean the carb.
It idles fine, but when I put it into gear, let the clutch out and begin to move as soon as I pass about 1/4 throttle open and the clutch is all the way out the bike accelerates very slowly and no matter how far I turn out the throttle it does not move or respond any faster just simply revs the engine higher.
It does still accelerate but at a slower rate than it does in the first 1/4 of the throttle.
With the choke, as it's very hot around here right now I assume that the bike is dying due to the exact reason you are stating, it is running too rich and stalling out.
Hope this helps and makes sense!
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Thanks again, everyone!