This is my first post to this site, and I confess I'm perhaps overly proud that I "made it this far" before needing to post.
I have completely rebuilt my carburetors for this bike, which were not at all corroded, but heavily clogged with old fuel deposits (the bike has only 619 miles on it, so has basically sat for more than my lifetime.
Here's the narrative:
1. Reassembled completely, reinstalled carbs, reattached fuel lines, etc.
2. Bike started on FIRST turn-over (full choke, no starter fluid assist)
3. Ran rough for about 10 seconds, both exhaust pipes emitting medium grey exhaust (choke was still on), I had to keep a little bit of tension on the throttle (started to die if I let off), bike ran rough, and stalled out.
4. Hasn't started since, but has had brief ignition randomly while I crank on it.
Relevant observations:
1. I have a normal spark on one cylinder (white, strong, etc), and the other cylinder has a somewhat intermittent, orange spark that doesn't appear to arc from the center node to the side node. I plan to replace both spark plugs tomorrow.
2. I'm unsure if I have the pilot screws set appropriately. Some recommendations are 1 1/2 turns, others 2, and I believe they were about 1/2 when I pulled them off (for cleaning, rubber replacement, etc). The service manual, as far as I can tell, has no listed suggestions.
3. The batter was very low, and soon after went dead. It's brand new, and I wore it down over several recent attempts to start it BEFORE rebuilding the carbs.
4. Batter is currently slow charging.
Any thoughts folks? Battery issue? Mixture issue? Pilot screw issue? If I can get it to a stable idle, I'll adjust to 1,200rpm, etc.
I appreciate the help with this. 'Tis my first bike project.
I have completely rebuilt my carburetors for this bike, which were not at all corroded, but heavily clogged with old fuel deposits (the bike has only 619 miles on it, so has basically sat for more than my lifetime.
Here's the narrative:
1. Reassembled completely, reinstalled carbs, reattached fuel lines, etc.
2. Bike started on FIRST turn-over (full choke, no starter fluid assist)
3. Ran rough for about 10 seconds, both exhaust pipes emitting medium grey exhaust (choke was still on), I had to keep a little bit of tension on the throttle (started to die if I let off), bike ran rough, and stalled out.
4. Hasn't started since, but has had brief ignition randomly while I crank on it.
Relevant observations:
1. I have a normal spark on one cylinder (white, strong, etc), and the other cylinder has a somewhat intermittent, orange spark that doesn't appear to arc from the center node to the side node. I plan to replace both spark plugs tomorrow.
2. I'm unsure if I have the pilot screws set appropriately. Some recommendations are 1 1/2 turns, others 2, and I believe they were about 1/2 when I pulled them off (for cleaning, rubber replacement, etc). The service manual, as far as I can tell, has no listed suggestions.
3. The batter was very low, and soon after went dead. It's brand new, and I wore it down over several recent attempts to start it BEFORE rebuilding the carbs.
4. Batter is currently slow charging.
Any thoughts folks? Battery issue? Mixture issue? Pilot screw issue? If I can get it to a stable idle, I'll adjust to 1,200rpm, etc.
I appreciate the help with this. 'Tis my first bike project.