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Posts: 16 08/30/07 11:25 AM	Tags : None I let my bike sit for a couple months without running it. Now it will only run wuth the choke all the way on. I changed the plugs, no change. Checked the intake boots, they were loose...no only half choke to get it to run. Pulled the carbs......they are clean as new....no dirt anywhere. Have Seafoam in the gas....changed fuel filter....tested fuel pump....good flow...... What do I check now while putting the carbs back on tonight? When it does run...it pops and backfires. Will not idle or run without being choked.
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HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 1024 08/30/07 7:23 PM	my guess would be either a vacuum leak or a blocked internal passage in the carb. Jay Patriot Guard Rider http://www.patriotguard.org/ 98' T Black & Chrome 69' Buick GS 400 Conv. " Never ride faster than your angel can fly" "Ask the American Indians what happens when you don't control immigration" *Some people are like a Slinky .. not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs.*
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HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 755 08/30/07 8:40 PM	Does it backfire any? Run a compression check. Could be an exhaust valve hanging open. duke
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HSATF Tail Gunner Posts: 58 08/30/07 9:47 PM	Sounds to me like you jets are plugged. Make sure you clean them good. It will look like they are clean but it is like a thin layer of laquer that can plug your jets. You will see light through them even when they are plugged. Make sure you can actually see objects through the holes.
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Bigdaddy CC		#4	[url]	[-]
HSATF Member Posts: 31 09/03/07 12:34 PM	It does sound like A jet problem or maybe the carbs are out of sinc. All the suggestions above would and could be the problem!
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HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 4016 09/03/07 2:10 PM	If you are absolutely positive that the carbs are clean, then make sure the boots are on tight and the filter in the housing. They will not sync right if the boots have an air leak or there is no air filter in the box. Like Bigdaddy says, being out of sync will cause the a popping and choke only run condition also. Stan "We are different - yet we are the same" 2004 GL1800 Goldwing (Titanium) 1999 Ace Tourer (Silver over Black)
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Posts: 45 12/04/07 10:18 PM	I cant believe what you said about the Indians, I just used that statement myself. I'm also very interested in joining the Patriot Guard Riders. .........Andy
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