vulvafan537240 Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 hey fellas. well just like the title says, i cleaned and oiled my k&n pods about a week ago and its been running really rich on the left side since then. it takes like 20-25 kicks to get it started and then it bogs really bad when riding. the left pipe is cold like its not even firing. i did ride it around my yard one time and revved it wot and the pipe warmed up so i know its not a spark issue. the filters were very dirty so cleaning them should make it run leaner if anything right? any help would be appreciated. thanks. mods are: stock carbs 290 mains 30 pilots needle on 4th clip (second from bottom) k&n pods 4mill crank with spacer plate (stock port) pro circuit pipes boyesen reeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragbanshee Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 30 pilot is kinda big but if thats what you had in it before that will work. You sure you didn't knock off some dirt into your carbs when pulling pods or replacing them, over oil pods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddleboy Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 i agree 30 pilot is big. dropping a size down shouldnt effect anything but will make it leaner. this is ofcourse after you make sure the carbs area clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NitroTate Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Yeah your filters are either still wet or you over oiled them. It's a very easy and common mistake. Blow them out with compressed air real good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INFINITIED Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Yeah your filters are either still wet or you over oiled them. It's a very easy and common mistake. Blow them out with compressed air real good. i agree BUT do it over (reclean them!! let them air dry for a few hours , very lightly oil them .. (you might not even have to) this is what i do !! wet the filters, spay the k&n cleaner on the filter, let it sit for about 20 mins rinse from the inside out using warm/ hot water. repeat again if dirty alow to air dry only , (never use forced air to dry it , it will destroys the material) start it with no filter if you wanna see if its effecting the start! too much oil or dirt will result in pulling more fuel (rich) no filter or clean filter (lean) :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulvafan537240 Posted December 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 this is the first time ive cleaned the filters since ive had them so i thought that i mightve over oiled them, so i cleaned em again and put no oil on em this time. still the same result. its dark now but tomorrow ill try it briefly with no filters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INFINITIED Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 this is the first time ive cleaned the filters since ive had them so i thought that i mightve over oiled them, so i cleaned em again and put no oil on em this time. still the same result. its dark now but tomorrow ill try it briefly with no filters. when you say it running rich ? what do you mean , does it feel like the choke is stuck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulvafan537240 Posted December 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 this is the first time ive cleaned the filters since ive had em so i thought that i mightve over oiled em, so i cleaned em again and put no oil on em this time. still the same result. its dark now but tomorrow ill try it briefly with no filters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001Shee Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 you accidentally pulled your choke tube off bro. pull your seat and rehook the tube connecting the two carbs on the insides. let me know if it fixes your problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulvafan537240 Posted December 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 you accidentally pulled your choke tube off bro. pull your seat and rehook the tube connecting the two carbs on the insides. let me know if it fixes your problem you talkin about the tube that goes between the two carbs? i checked that already and its fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001Shee Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 yeah thats the one, bummer! i had the cold pipe on the left side last weekend trying to get my banshee going and that was my problem... im not sure man, it just sounded exactly what mine was doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulvafan537240 Posted December 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 yeah thats the one, bummer! i had the cold pipe on the left side last weekend trying to get my banshee going and that was my problem... im not sure man, it just sounded exactly what mine was doing yeah this thing is kickin my butt! ive tried all of the simple stuff that i know of. the only other thing i can think is to take the filters off and rule out the filter itself like INFINITIED said. could it be that i flooded it really bad and it just has to burn all the gas out? i re synced my carbs while i had the filters off with the gas on so im sure it flooded it. but you would think that it wouldve burnt it out after a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 On a CV carb you won't flood the cylinders by opening the throttle with the gas on. The motor has to be spinning to create airflow thru the carb to pull the fuel out of the carb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcardracing Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Beat me to it Brian. Your carbs don't have an accelerator pump like some do, so it won't pump fuel into the engine by opening the throttle just as Brian said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulvafan537240 Posted December 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 when you say it running rich ? what do you mean , does it feel like the choke is stuck? the left plug is wet and raw gas is coming out of the silencer. when i give it gas it bogs real bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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