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Running rough

#1 PostAuthor: mikey » Sun Nov 04, 2012 7:52 am

Not used my ltd for a while last time was about 3 weeks ago,
so thought id take it for a run yesterday,
was a real bitch to start and when i got it running it was running rough
but running on all 4, and when i revved it up the revs would linger up
for a while then drop back to a tick over.
And even with the engine warm it would only start with the choke on.
Any thoughts guys.
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#2 PostAuthor: ZedHead » Sun Nov 04, 2012 10:29 am

could be fuel has gone off in the float chambers
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#3 PostAuthor: z1000puddin » Sun Nov 04, 2012 10:36 am

Definitely sounds like a fuel/ carb issue mikey


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#4 PostAuthor: Al » Sun Nov 04, 2012 11:28 am

Tiny bit of water in the fuel,( now in float bowls) or leaks at the carb to head rubber. Did you glue the intake rubbers on? Tighten the jubilees' a little and if it gets worse they may have splits in.

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#5 PostAuthor: KeithZ1R » Sun Nov 04, 2012 11:47 am

Check your closing cable has very little free play and it pulln the slides shut completely
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#6 PostAuthor: mikey » Sun Nov 04, 2012 12:28 pm

Cheers guys this is what i was thinking carb/fuel prob
carbs off i guess

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No closing cable on this one keith ltd type motor.
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#7 PostAuthor: KeithZ1R » Sun Nov 04, 2012 12:34 pm

There you go somfin else learned ☺
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