srtimm
08-24-2016, 11:16 PM
Good evening all,
First post actually, have wanted a three wheeler for an eternity and finally picked one up! I have spent quite a bit of time on the forums digging around and have tried just about everything i have found thats related to my problem, sorry if this has been covered in the past :wondering. There was a few minor issues with it when I purchased it, of which i was not overly concerned. I am not an expert on motors but I can tear down and fix just about anything motor related. Diagnoses is my issue... Anyways... the trike started on first pull but only ran well with the choke on (everything else that was wrong with it i have already taken care of).
Got it home and took the carb off, cleaned it the best i could. after the cleaning it idled extremely high, pretty much revving out of control (plunger was in correct position). Ordered a replacement carb off of suggestions i found in other forums as i had checked for vacuum leaks and did not locate any. While i was waiting for that to come i reset the valve clearance to spec, timing was a little off so i fixed that, was missing the pre-cleaner on the air filter and replaced that and then the new carb showed up. Installed the new carb, fired up on the first pull, set pilot screw and idle, things were great, i took it out on some trails. Ran outstanding for the first little bit and then suddenly died while driving. would not fire back up without choke on and multiple pulls. drove it back to the truck and figured i would take a look.
Here's whats going on: machine takes multiple pulls to fire up with choke on. once it gets running it will idle down just fine. With the choke on, the machine has all sorts of punch. With the choke off, the machine lags in the throttle. if i give it a semi quick push of the throttle it begins to stutter around 1/4 throttle to 3/4 throttle then at full throttle it picks back up. I pulled muffler off tonight to see if there was any plugs in it restricting airflow as that ultimately was the solution to the story i had found on the forums after a ton of other trial and error. Unfortunately it ran the same... if i gradually apply the throttle it does not miss a beat. but the moment i push the throttle in too fast within that range it falters and rpms drop. i am at a loss at this point. would it be best to get a rebuild kit for the original carb and try putting that back on? i would like to add that i did replace the spark plug when i got it. i pulled that tonight as well, it was wet and black. i have not checked compression at this point but motor runs extremely strong with choke on and didnt think that was the issue, probably wrong about that...
I'm sorry for the novel i have just written but i wanted to give all the back round i could on what i have done. Please Please help!!
Thank you,
Steve
First post actually, have wanted a three wheeler for an eternity and finally picked one up! I have spent quite a bit of time on the forums digging around and have tried just about everything i have found thats related to my problem, sorry if this has been covered in the past :wondering. There was a few minor issues with it when I purchased it, of which i was not overly concerned. I am not an expert on motors but I can tear down and fix just about anything motor related. Diagnoses is my issue... Anyways... the trike started on first pull but only ran well with the choke on (everything else that was wrong with it i have already taken care of).
Got it home and took the carb off, cleaned it the best i could. after the cleaning it idled extremely high, pretty much revving out of control (plunger was in correct position). Ordered a replacement carb off of suggestions i found in other forums as i had checked for vacuum leaks and did not locate any. While i was waiting for that to come i reset the valve clearance to spec, timing was a little off so i fixed that, was missing the pre-cleaner on the air filter and replaced that and then the new carb showed up. Installed the new carb, fired up on the first pull, set pilot screw and idle, things were great, i took it out on some trails. Ran outstanding for the first little bit and then suddenly died while driving. would not fire back up without choke on and multiple pulls. drove it back to the truck and figured i would take a look.
Here's whats going on: machine takes multiple pulls to fire up with choke on. once it gets running it will idle down just fine. With the choke on, the machine has all sorts of punch. With the choke off, the machine lags in the throttle. if i give it a semi quick push of the throttle it begins to stutter around 1/4 throttle to 3/4 throttle then at full throttle it picks back up. I pulled muffler off tonight to see if there was any plugs in it restricting airflow as that ultimately was the solution to the story i had found on the forums after a ton of other trial and error. Unfortunately it ran the same... if i gradually apply the throttle it does not miss a beat. but the moment i push the throttle in too fast within that range it falters and rpms drop. i am at a loss at this point. would it be best to get a rebuild kit for the original carb and try putting that back on? i would like to add that i did replace the spark plug when i got it. i pulled that tonight as well, it was wet and black. i have not checked compression at this point but motor runs extremely strong with choke on and didnt think that was the issue, probably wrong about that...
I'm sorry for the novel i have just written but i wanted to give all the back round i could on what i have done. Please Please help!!
Thank you,
Steve