Motogrady
Motogrady
Drenched in fuel.
Won’t rev.
Next thing I’d do is pull a float bowl off one of the outside carbs.
It’s tight but you can do it with a real small or what some call a shorty Phillips screwdriver.
With the bike on the center stand put a rag under the carb that has the bowl off it.
Gently lift the float upwards with your index finger. It should move freely.
If it does hold the float up and turn the petcock on.
Float up no fuel should run thru the carb.
Lower the float and fuel should gush across your fingers. Lift it fuel flow should stop.
If it, fuel, doesnt stop make sure you have floats in right side up. Or there isn’t some thing from keeping the float shutoff valve from leaking.
A little tip on reinstalling carbs…….get a set of ratchet type tie downs from wal mart.
They are like15 bucks.
Get the carbs started in the boots as best you can. Maybe spray a bit of wd40 the necks.
Wrap a tie down around back of carbs and around the front of cylinders. Be careful to not place the strap where you’d put a lot of pressure on a single fin.
Gently ratchet the tie down in as you wiggle the rack of carbs back into the boots.
They will slide in very easily.
My ‘79 SS, it took me 4 times removing, cleaning, reinstalling the carbs to get it right. Now that bike runs and revs like a bat out of hell.
Hang in there guy. Yours will also.
You are getting close.
Hats off to you, you’ve come a long way, farther than most would.
You did pull the domes and slides out when you immersed the carbs in fluid I’d assume.
There are very delicate diaphragms up top
that lift the slides. Holes in those diaphragms or full of liquid would keep the slides from lifting.
Keep posting, I’m interested,
We will get this thing.
Won’t rev.
Next thing I’d do is pull a float bowl off one of the outside carbs.
It’s tight but you can do it with a real small or what some call a shorty Phillips screwdriver.
With the bike on the center stand put a rag under the carb that has the bowl off it.
Gently lift the float upwards with your index finger. It should move freely.
If it does hold the float up and turn the petcock on.
Float up no fuel should run thru the carb.
Lower the float and fuel should gush across your fingers. Lift it fuel flow should stop.
If it, fuel, doesnt stop make sure you have floats in right side up. Or there isn’t some thing from keeping the float shutoff valve from leaking.
A little tip on reinstalling carbs…….get a set of ratchet type tie downs from wal mart.
They are like15 bucks.
Get the carbs started in the boots as best you can. Maybe spray a bit of wd40 the necks.
Wrap a tie down around back of carbs and around the front of cylinders. Be careful to not place the strap where you’d put a lot of pressure on a single fin.
Gently ratchet the tie down in as you wiggle the rack of carbs back into the boots.
They will slide in very easily.
My ‘79 SS, it took me 4 times removing, cleaning, reinstalling the carbs to get it right. Now that bike runs and revs like a bat out of hell.
Hang in there guy. Yours will also.
You are getting close.
Hats off to you, you’ve come a long way, farther than most would.
You did pull the domes and slides out when you immersed the carbs in fluid I’d assume.
There are very delicate diaphragms up top
that lift the slides. Holes in those diaphragms or full of liquid would keep the slides from lifting.
Keep posting, I’m interested,
We will get this thing.
