chris642 Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 (edited) hi, Today I was riding up and down my driveway and the shee was running great, maybe 45 minutes or so and it just dies out of no where when i was idling in nuetral, it took like 4 kicks to start but after that it ran fine again. then maybe an hour later it does the same thing, except this time it takes like 5 kicks to start but on the 4th kick i got a backfire, or atleast i think it was. since then it ran fine but i know that shouldnt be happening. could i be running rich? i bought the toomey tr6 kit, it comes with 280 mains, should i go down to 270? also, on the tips of the silencers there is a pretty thick layer of what i think is oil. maybe im mixing to rich, im running belray H1R at 32:1. one last question, im thinking of getting a noss head but i was wondering if it would run good with my tr6's, since they are for mostly stock engines. Thanks guys. ps. i cant do a plug chop since i have nowhere to ride right now. Edited August 19, 2004 by chris642 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledofthezep Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 Don't believe you have a jetting issue. I smell stator or reeds. Backfiring *typically* isn't due to jetting from my own personal experiences. You may check your coil connections, look at the plugs & see what they look like to determine if it's on one side or the other. If your stator is shot or going to shit it will backfire, also if you have any air leaks or cracked reeds. Hope this helps ya out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris642 Posted August 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 thanks, im goining to go check that out, i was just out riding up and down my driveway again, it ran as strong as it ever did but it did stall once, no backfire though. its only stalled when i came to a stop. im not sure if it even backfired at all, it just made a sound i never heard before. im thinking its a carb problem, but not jetting. im confused because it runs perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris642 Posted August 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 well i checked out the plugs and they are both the same, they look perfect so i know im not rich. could this be bad gas? i am using 87 octane, but am going to start using 93. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledofthezep Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 Could have something to do with your gas, I'd at least run 91oct... That may be the whole deal right there...but still you may check your coil connections & plug cap connections & dousche the carbs real good. see where that gets ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris642 Posted August 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 i found out that the problem was bad gas. i went out today and started her up, about 3 minutes later i tried giving her a little gas, but i didnt get much of a responce. now she was running like total crap, and stalled and couldnt get her started. before i take the carbs off i thought, what the hell, might as well try new gas. well after i put some new gas in she ran perfect and did not stall once during the 2 hours i was riding. thanks for the help, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledofthezep Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee~ Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 dident you read your owners manual ...never run 89 in a high performance engine...i would atleast run 91 (I run 93) you might want to go to your local bike shop and get a bottle of octane boost (dont at to 89 to make 91 not as good).You should be able to tell a difference...you might want to pic up a inline fuel filter to keep your carbs clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 you might want to pic up a inline fuel filter to keep your carbs clean yeah. those things are def. worth the $1.79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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