ps2fixer
04-07-2012, 07:55 AM
I have several 250es big reds that run well, but if you floor it at near idle, it acts as if you turned off the key. If I rev it slightly then floor it, it runs fine. I'm guessing something is in the carbs causing the problems.
They are all bone stock of what I know, but the last owner said he combined something like 10 250es machines to make 4 complete and a 5th near complete. 3 of them have mocked up fenders and look bad and a couple were still in good shape but have other issues.
Background story on them: One of them I took apart the carb and cleaned it pretty well and it still had the same running issues, so I tried SeaFoam in it and after ~30 mins of running it, the carb started to run with out choke and could get into the higher revs a bit. Another 15 mins or so it got to the point I could ride it normal except for the issue above. Did this with one other that you could only start with full choke and have it idel for a few secs and die. It had the same results with the seafoam treatment with out taking the carb off. The last one I got it with the WOT issue and isn't used since it isn't complete (missing fenders, lights, etc) but has the cleanest engine of them all (no rust, looks to have been kepted in doors).
Anyway, thanks for any help on this issue.
They are all bone stock of what I know, but the last owner said he combined something like 10 250es machines to make 4 complete and a 5th near complete. 3 of them have mocked up fenders and look bad and a couple were still in good shape but have other issues.
Background story on them: One of them I took apart the carb and cleaned it pretty well and it still had the same running issues, so I tried SeaFoam in it and after ~30 mins of running it, the carb started to run with out choke and could get into the higher revs a bit. Another 15 mins or so it got to the point I could ride it normal except for the issue above. Did this with one other that you could only start with full choke and have it idel for a few secs and die. It had the same results with the seafoam treatment with out taking the carb off. The last one I got it with the WOT issue and isn't used since it isn't complete (missing fenders, lights, etc) but has the cleanest engine of them all (no rust, looks to have been kepted in doors).
Anyway, thanks for any help on this issue.