i am trying to troubleshoot my proble with my 1985 honda big red 250es i drive it for a while then it bogs out randomly and shuts off (like someone flooded it) my friend said it might be the air screw but i think its worse than that, please help me......and if i wait 1-2mins it will fire back up but it might bog while idle and shut off it only recently started doing this any ideas on how to fix this will be much apprciated
Hello Please answer ALL the following questions in line order fashion then if you want you can cut and paste them in the NEW MEMBER DISCUSSION forum. You will get many quick replies there otherwise I will try to help you.. How long has it had this problem? How old is the gas? How many hours on the spark plug? Remove plug, what color is the porcelain tip, lit tan dark tan, dry black or moist black and gooey? Drain float bowl gas into a narrow clear glass via the drain screw bon the very bottom of carb, turn it counter clockwise. What color is the gas? Is there sediment in bottom of glass? Is there a small clear water bubble in bottom of glass? Sounds like either sediment in tank blocking the fuel filter or a bad CDI unit.
i am trying to troubleshoot my proble with my 1985 honda big red 250es i drive it for a while then it bogs out randomly and shuts off (like someone flooded it) my friend said it might be the air screw but i think its worse than that, please help me......and if i wait 1-2mins it will fire back up but it might bog while idle and shut off it only recently started doing this any ideas on how to fix this will be much apprciated its had this problem for about a month or two now its always full with fresh gas but i have a rusty gas tank and its a brand new spark plug when i take the plugs out the tips are white after 2 days to a week of use
Probably rust in the carb from your tank. I have experienced this on all three of my 85 BRs. What I did was remove the carb and I cleaned it, took all the jets out and made sure that they were no longer clogged with rust. Then I went on eBay and got a plastic tank. The carb was better after this but still wasn't right. The rust and junk ruins the jets permanently. At least that was my experience. I eventually bought a brand new reproduction carb for $75 on EBay it was easy to install and I didn't have to adjust anything. Another thought I have on this is - make sure that the fuel filter is clean if its even still in the petcock. Check the fuel lines and be sure that they aren't split or cracked. If you haven't replaced them yet, then I'd do that right away. Best of luck, if you need us we're here.
it fires up fine idles fine but its when i drive for a while it bogs out and shuts off there is a big hole in the secondairy strainer and my pop has now put a small drop of oil and stabilizer in my gas tank to clean the jets out
I hope it works. I tried similar things too. It's easy to take the carb off. Very easy to take the tank off. There's no need to remove the valve cover it doesn't sound like a valve problem to me necessarily. Keep us posted.
Kiss= keep it simple stupid "method"-------- i had the same problem and i found out that my gas tank cap was pluged it was not getting any air in the tank. I soaked it in a cleaner for a week and never had the problem again.
i have the same problem with my 85 but mine seems to be very hot like it's over heating too??
