MatHolland Posted March 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 So you did a leakdown test when you rebuilt it, and that passed I take it? This is how you know it does not have an air leak? Because, it sounds to me like a definitive symptom an air leak will cause. Its running way lean and your jetting sounds fairly close compared to the symptoms. Do a leakdown test and clean out the carbs. If you really do suspect your reads to be the problem (which I don't really think so because squirting gas down its throat wouldn't temperarely cure a bad reed petal) then pull the reeds out and pull them up about 1/8 of an inch and watch them snap back. IMO if they stay lifted off of the block more than 0.010" then I replace them. If its less than that, the positive pressure in the crankcase will surely close those reed petals tight. Also, what is your pilot jet currently? Needle and position of the clip? And lastly, ground level is different from sea level. If I'm standing on the top of a hill next to the beach by the ocean, the ground might be 30 feet higher than the sea. Now if I was on a mountain... Yes, I did do a leakdown test. That is how I know I don't have an air leak. Carbs ARE clean as a wistle, I am waiting on the intake boot for my 2 into 1..I bought it pretty cheap to try..I just put my new reeds on, there was pretty good gaps in my old ones...pilot jet was a 25, I just tried a 30, and same difference..tried various mains, and still no go..I hope the 2 into 1 fixes it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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