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Anonymous Posted on May 12, 2013

Wont run and backfires

It will only run if I spray gas in the carb and hold the throttle open, but will die when the gas is gone that I sprayed in it. Then backfires like crazy and pours gas on the ground from the full bowl tubes. rebuilt the carbs twice and put new plugs in it. please help!!!!!

  • Anonymous May 12, 2013

    Thanks Mike, The needle was hung up. any suggestions on the starting and backfiring problem?

  • Anonymous May 12, 2013

    I would say it sounds to be either bad fuel or too much fuel

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The float in the carb is stuck, remove the float, check the needle and seat to ensure they are moving freely. let me know if this helped you.

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  • Anonymous May 12, 2013

    Im thinking it has a timing issue?

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  • Posted on Feb 16, 2009

SOURCE: 2003 yzf450 wont run right?

recheck pilot jet & pilot circuit.also check compression

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  • Posted on Mar 28, 2009

SOURCE: 1995 vulcan 800 gas comin out carb intake

This sounds like a carb float being stuck open. Turn off the gas and drain the offending carb. Next, turn the gas back on and sharply tap the float bowl with the plastic handle of a screwdriver as the fuel bowl refills. The goal here is to vibrate the float to free it up. If doing this process a couple of times does not free the float I would remove the carb and clean it with a spray carb cleaner. Pay special attention to the float needle. Clean the air filter then re-mount carb. Next Remove the water trap bowl at the bottom of the petcock, (gas valve). Dump it, clean it and re-mount it, ( not all bikes have a water trap bowl ). Now would be a good time to install an in-line fuel filter if you don't already have one.

Install new stock spark plugs AFTER you make sure that the bad cylinder is getting spark. Be sure to balance and sync the carbs when finished.

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tombones

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  • Posted on Mar 30, 2009

SOURCE: honda 1300c backfire through carb at wide open

Try balancing ans syncronising the carbs.
BALANCE THE CARBS
Turn the throttle screw on the LEFT carb one half turn inward. Now start the engine and get it warmed up. With the engine running, remove the RIGHT spark plug wire. Adjust the idle speed on the left carb to the point where the engine just can't quite stay running and dies. Now put the loose spark plug wire back into place.

Now turn the throttle screw on the RIGHT carb one half turn inward. Restart and rev the engine. Next, remove the LEFT spark plug wire. Adjust the idle speed on the right carb to the point where the engine just can't quite stay running and dies. Now put the loose spark plug wire back into place.

Turn the idle screw on each carb EXACTLY ONE QUARTER turn outward and restart the engine. The engine will be probably be idling very fast. Adjust both the idle screws equally from this point to get to the desired idle speed.

SYNCHRONIZE THE CARBS
Remove the air filter and rubber fittings to allow you to see into the throat of both carbs. You may need a mirror to see inside. You need to be able to see the slides go up and down when you twist the throttle. Now turn the fitting where the cable goes into each carb such that there is just a bit of slack in the cable, 1/16" is plenty. Lock ONE of the cable adjusters down tight. All further adjustments will be made on the other carb.

With the motor turned off twist the throttle very slowly while looking at the slides. Both slides need to begin lifting at the exact same moment. If the slides don't raise at the exact same time then slowly twist the throttle until the locked adjuster slide just barely starts to move. Hold the throttle still and turn the adjuster on the other carb so that the slide on that carb just barely starts to move also. Now recheck the slide movement timing. Do this process until the slides on both carbs begin to raise at the EXACT same moment. Lock down the loose adjuster and re-check the slides.

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  • Posted on Jul 22, 2009

SOURCE: 1982 suzuki gs650 runs, but not over 300rpm

better check for the ignition coil for proper sparking or igniting of current in the comprssion chamber, check the ignition coil spark plug wire, check the spark plug, check for proper fuel supply in the flow system to Carbs, check for Ignition timing of the bike, or still you cant solve or still worried then dont worry better take the bike to nearest aurhorised Suzuki service centre for better assistance on this problem surely the problem will be solved.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 29, 2009

SOURCE: gas pouring out bottom of carb won't ping out

Hi and welcome to FixYa,

Gas pouring out is an overflow. The only reason there would be an overflow is when the float activated valve does not close the fuel inlet port. This could be caused by dirt, sand, rust or any foreign material. Fix would call for a carb pulldown, soaking non-rubber parts, and cleaning.

Good luck and thank you for asking FixYa.

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