Anthony Pap Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Basically i had some guy off craiglist who has "25 years" exprience come tune my banshee. After he puts it all together it started up 1st kick and wouldnt stay idling and was boging a ittle bit. Today i go to start it and it took literally 30 kicks with the choke on to start and gas was just poruing out the overflow. Now this douche wont answer my calls or nothing but yesterday he was saying the needles arent right but wasnt it his job to make sure they were correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 floats are stuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprinklerman Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Basically i had some guy off craiglist who has "25 years" exprience come tune my banshee. After he puts it all together it started up 1st kick and wouldnt stay idling and was boging a ittle bit. Today i go to start it and it took literally 30 kicks with the choke on to start and gas was just poruing out the overflow. Now this douche wont answer my calls or nothing but yesterday he was saying the needles arent right but wasnt it his job to make sure they were correct? Thats strange,,,usually people looking for jobs on Craigslist are so honest. Id try cleaning everything 1st. Then while you have the carbs apart,take note of what you have in them as far as jetting,and include that with a list of your mods and elevation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Pap Posted October 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Thats strange,,,usually people looking for jobs on Craigslist are so honest. Id try cleaning everything 1st. Then while you have the carbs apart,take note of what you have in them as far as jetting,and include that with a list of your mods and elevation. I cleaned them 2 days before he cleaned them, i have the proper jets for my exhuast, main and pilot. im at sea level. Is it possible that he didnt adjust the needles correctly beacuse the needles that came with the bike were aftermarket and they were bent so i had to purchased stock ones and he just realized it after he put the bike back together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 that bike just needs to be tuned! like it was suppossed to be..lol ie.. jets, needle, air screw etc... /thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Pap Posted October 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 that bike just needs to be tuned! like it was suppossed to be..lol ie.. jets, needle, air screw etc... /thread I guess im gonna have to eat up another fee and pay 250 for them to be tuned the right way and perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 JESUS CHRIST!!! I could clean your carbs and give you a full dyno tune and you wouldn't spend $250!! Is that what you paid craigslist boy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowlyOilBurner Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 The goof might have dicked with the float height. When I put my 35mm PWK's on, I had to adjust the float height (prolly could even go up a little higher, as a tiny bit of fuel does piss out after you throw a couple revs). Or, the floats are stuck, as stated earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Pap Posted October 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 The goof might have dicked with the float height. When I put my 35mm PWK's on, I had to adjust the float height (prolly could even go up a little higher, as a tiny bit of fuel does piss out after you throw a couple revs). Or, the floats are stuck, as stated earlier. he said he did adjust the height on one of the floats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Pap Posted October 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 JESUS CHRIST!!! I could clean your carbs and give you a full dyno tune and you wouldn't spend $250!! Is that what you paid craigslist boy? I only payed him 50 bucks. One shop said it was going to be 600 for a tuneing and the other shop said 300 if it needs to be cleaned and such. Do you want to come out to New York and make some money ahaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motooutcastxxx Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Where in NY are you? So I know what shops to avoid! Those prices are outrageous! My brother brought his little Arctic Cat Z570 to the shop last year for a carb clean and tune, it was only $65. Get yourself a service manual, carb sync tool, and maybe even a couple of carb rebuild kits or at least new float valves. Leaking out of the overflow is a sure sign of stuck floats, as was already stated, or worn out float valves. Go through each carb one at a time setting everything to stock specs and basically start over, it shouldn't be that hard to tune for just a set of pipes. If you bought a jet kit for it, despite what it probably says in many cases just pipes will only require a main jet change and definitely run those stock needles. Make sure float bowls are on the right carbs too.. a few of the parts are carb specific. Also there's a bunch of guys on here from NY that would probably help you out if any of them are near you, myself included .... possibly even for free if you supply the beer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Pap Posted October 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Where in NY are you? So I know what shops to avoid! Those prices are outrageous! My brother brought his little Arctic Cat Z570 to the shop last year for a carb clean and tune, it was only $65. Get yourself a service manual, carb sync tool, and maybe even a couple of carb rebuild kits or at least new float valves. Leaking out of the overflow is a sure sign of stuck floats, as was already stated, or worn out float valves. Go through each carb one at a time setting everything to stock specs and basically start over, it shouldn't be that hard to tune for just a set of pipes. If you bought a jet kit for it, despite what it probably says in many cases just pipes will only require a main jet change and definitely run those stock needles. Make sure float bowls are on the right carbs too.. a few of the parts are carb specific. Also there's a bunch of guys on here from NY that would probably help you out if any of them are near you, myself included .... possibly even for free if you supply the beer! I apreciate all the information, I am located down in long island ny and i was able to find a place who will tune it correctly for 100 bucks, i might as well let them do it because my clutch rod seized , my luck. So now thats another thing that has to get taken care of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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