DixiePlowboy
12-07-2007, 09:12 AM
I just bought this bike yesterday thinking it needed carburetor work, but now I'm thinking it may need something else.
It's hard to start, loads up terribly until about 1/2 throttle + in about 3rd-4th gear where it cleans out, the exhaust note changes, and it stops blowing oil all over everything(not just a little drool of oil either.....massive amounts spitting as far as 12+ feet behind me). Slow down for a second or two and it goes right back the same.
The bike's got a fresh top end, new reeds, new air filter, clean carb, Golden Spectro @32:1, a #55 pilot jet like the Clymer manual calls for(seems big to me), NO detectable air pressure or vaccum in the oil plug hole when running, and the clutch side vent tube is not blowing bubbles in soapy water(was thinking crank seal??)
What do ya'll think before I pay $$ I don't have for a leakdown test?
It's hard to start, loads up terribly until about 1/2 throttle + in about 3rd-4th gear where it cleans out, the exhaust note changes, and it stops blowing oil all over everything(not just a little drool of oil either.....massive amounts spitting as far as 12+ feet behind me). Slow down for a second or two and it goes right back the same.
The bike's got a fresh top end, new reeds, new air filter, clean carb, Golden Spectro @32:1, a #55 pilot jet like the Clymer manual calls for(seems big to me), NO detectable air pressure or vaccum in the oil plug hole when running, and the clutch side vent tube is not blowing bubbles in soapy water(was thinking crank seal??)
What do ya'll think before I pay $$ I don't have for a leakdown test?