View Full Version : 3 wheeler help fast please!
ColtonGG33
02-19-2013, 05:41 PM
I was just riding my 225dx and just ran out off gas and I filled it back up, and about 10 mins later it just starts puttering whenever I give it any gas, and if I let it sit it dies I'm out if ideas to what it could be so any help will be appreciated
Thanks colton
shortline10
02-19-2013, 07:55 PM
Crud in your carb .......
fabiodriven
02-19-2013, 08:05 PM
Crud in your carb .......
This would be my first guess since you just ran it out of gas.
BUT it's much easier to take the gas cap off and make sure it's venting. If it starts with no gas cap on it, you know your tank vent isn't working properly.
ColtonGG33
02-19-2013, 09:14 PM
Thanks for all your help will be doin it tomorrow, bought carb cleaner a couple weeks ago and never used it
Thanks again
CodyRosa
02-19-2013, 09:31 PM
that's what happened to mine when the gas cap wasn't venting correctly. It was about to die and I quickly took the cap off and it kept going.
Good luck
ColtonGG33
02-20-2013, 12:55 AM
So when you say the cap wasn't venting does that mean the little hole on the top if the gas cap??
CodyRosa
02-20-2013, 03:37 AM
Yea I believe so, that's the only place it could vent from. I took it off and it worked ever since lol.. not sure why it hasn't happened since but whatever i fixed it =D
muthey
02-20-2013, 09:38 PM
are you running a fuel filter or is it just the straight lines? I definitely recommend a fuel filter and good carb clean, make sure you completely take the carb apart and clean each jet and replace the o-rings as they tend to crack over time as well.
Jwmajic
02-22-2013, 06:05 AM
There is a set of screens on the petcock inside the tank but sometimes they are broken off on these old bikes so I run an inline fuel filter on all my bikes that $3.50 can save you a lot of headaches. since it started when you run out of gas its most likely debris that got sucked into the carb.
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