trying to trouble shoot my 1985 honda big red 250es please help idk what it is

[dylanisaacs]

should i blow my gas tank out with compressed air?

[dougspcs]

ok guys ive pulled it off and took the bottom off but there is only part of the filter

You mean this right..?? You'll be needing another..



There is a secondary strainer in the bottom of the petcock..open it with a 10mm socket and clean in there too!

And as 'tri again' mentioned..hit that tank interior with a pressure washer if you can. Then let it dry out really well..

[dylanisaacs]

ive pulled that and the pert that feeds gas from the tank

[dylanisaacs]

if you want video call over skype dylan isaacs my pic is of my trike in the fog the one ive uploaded last night

[dougspcs]

if you want video call over skype dylan isaacs my pic is of my trike in the fog the one ive uploaded last night

sorry, I don't use Skype..

[dylanisaacs]

do you use msn?

[dylanisaacs]

i have a yellow one at the bottom of the bowl

[dylanisaacs]

my gas is yellow in my tank dose that mean there is rust?

[dylanisaacs]

how do i pull the inside petcock? in the tank

[dylanisaacs]

there is dirt and water in the gas tank i can see it with the troble light

[dougspcs]

i have a yellow one at the bottom of the bowl

yellow one what?

how do i pull the inside petcock? in the tank

not sure what inside petcock you mean?

there is dirt and water in the gas tank i can see it with the troble light

circling around to the 1st suggestion..blast clean and dry the tank REALLY well!!

[dylanisaacs]

ok guys ive checked the coil and its blue spark (lots of fire) so my pop put a drop of oil and stabilizer in my gas tank so ill will go for a drive tomorrow and see if the problem is fixed if not ill let you know

[dylanisaacs]

there was no hole in that but where you turn the gas on and off i took the bottom off that it looks like a cup

[dylanisaacs]

how do i make sure it has spark when it dies?
when it dies i can hold the throttle wide open and it just bogs out and sometimes it will kick in but be sputtery then just die and few minutes later it will start right back up

[tri again]

kinda sounds like gas IS getting through?
even with the ripped sediment bowl fuel strainer screen?

If it was mine? with what I know ...I'd suspect the float valve / floats
to be hanging UP so fuel won't refill the bowl.

Tap gently on the float bowl with a screwdriver handle?
I'd open the drain screw in the carb bowl and see if more than a couple shot glasses of gas comes out.