I just gotta tell you folks, this is a way nice bunch of people..& not every forum dedicated to motorsports is populated with nice people.

So, gas in the oil on the 4 wheeler, intermittent dead battery, I go to Yamaha forum, Nope, No sub forum for that 250 Bruin I have, Ill just hafta stick my Cry for Help in another one. So, I typed it all out, & was chatty & kinda funny ( I think, anyway) & over the course of 2 days, almost 40 people looked at it. Not One said "Hi, welcome to the forum", Not One said " This bunch probably wont be able to help you, but, if you went Here, or Here, they mite",
NOt One bothered to even take a stab at telling me how to get the cables off the carb. Not one reply,, ZEEE     ROWWW,  nothin, nada, zilch,,

I did find confirmation of what I Thot was "How to do it" on some random website, so, I went & took the carb off, cleaned it up & inspected it & busted a little $2.00 hose in the process,,

Rubber tip on the needle ,, still soft & pliable, used the edge of a feeler gauge, held up to the lite, sides still strait, no cupping,some lite collection O crud, theres a tiny screen on the inlet to the needle & seat, it was clean but fuel flow had slapped & stuck tiny bits of crud to the wall of the 90 where the fuel inlet met the cavity the needle & seat slip into.

Handy Shop Tip

At the local Beauty Supply Store, get some cuticle sticks. A cotton ball will yield some strands & wind them tightly around one if done right, & you can clean down in the crooks & nannies pretty dang good. &, you can spin it around & use the other end O the stick to push on stuff..

I went ahead & very gently set the tab a hair down on the needle. Its not like I run that thing hard, I doubt that bowl will need to be kept Brimming with gas. I did see a tiny depression where the tab contacts the spring loaded end of the needle, so, the float was "set" that fraction high.



Im just gonna put a switch in the line that I think is causing the battery to drain down. Hopefully the charge circuit will keep on charging.


I gotta get a manual,, hafta do the E-book, online stuff,, cant afford a hard copy.

Oh yeah, this forum rox. I have frequented HD forums for info on some parts. I would say 99.9% of those people are a$$hats.

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 09/22/12 at 15:38:19:



I'm a jerk and I care what you think JOG  

Greg wrote on 09/22/12 at 15:25:39:

I'm kinda in the market for a decent HD forum. Does such a thing exist?

Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 09/25/12 at 12:38:41:


The only other scooter forum I've been on that is as good(and friendly) as ours is the Kawasaki KZ400/440 forum. A real decent bunch of folks that will give you the digital shirt off their back!

As we used to say back in the dark ages.......this place is "kool beans"!

Rock and Roll !!!

Greg wrote on 09/22/12 at 15:25:39:


I'm sure guys everywhere are very helpful to you.
Because you're a chick!



--Steve

http://www.ancestry.com/


Find out! I agree the likelihood is great that you Are related,,

I'm a member on mopedarmy...good info (and quite a few good guys/gals) there but i gotta tell ya...there are a bunch...yes...lots of folks there that just are filled with hate...stay away from the general forum...
overall has helped me with my new mopeding fix but ya gotta wade through some real immature stuff sometimes...seems to be getting better tho'