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#94667 dozer1972 (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 73 GRRRRR!!!! R* acts like its running out of fuel 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   OK I'm at a loss.2005 R* Done the deep creep boogie, the sea foam flush changed plugs , changed the oil dropped to 4 qts tried choking it and not choking it, changed the needle settings checked for leaks, and still about a half mile from the house when you first leave out. This thing goes to chugging and sputtering to the point of going dead i mean. Acts like it's running on one cylinder. this goes on for maybe a mile or two...or three sometimes The fuel seems to catch up and it runs great... Any suggestions oh yeah BAK V&H Longshots, no baffles main jet 172.5 pilot is 35 needle I think is on the 5th clip I moved it to the 4th didn't seem to help.   Logged     Last Edit: 2008/06/21 08:02 By dozer1972. Reason: forgot sumpin   The administrator has disabled public write access. #94668 Musky (Moderator) Doc took Grams beer Moderator Posts: 13485 Re:GRRRRR!!!! R* acts like its running out of fuel 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   If you've been running on the 5th and the 172.5 You might be real carboned up. What's the PMS set at?   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #94681 dozer1972 (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 73 Re:GRRRRR!!!! R* acts like its running out of fuel 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   bout 3.5 , but i seafoamed this thing to death. Gonna go pull the new plugs and give them a look see. Where can I order a 167.5 and a 170 main jet. that seems to be what most folks with mt set up run.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #94684 RoadstarB (User) Take off work and RIDE, You can work anytime. Gold Boarder Posts: 704 Re:GRRRRR!!!! R* acts like its running out of fuel 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   any motorcycle shop should have mikuni jets with those sizes, I got my jets from the local HD shop, just make shure you run the Mikuni ones, they should have them.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #94685 BigBoyinMS (User) BigBoy. BigBike. Expert Boarder Posts: 483 Re:GRRRRR!!!! R* acts like its running out of fuel 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   Have you checked the fuel filter and/or how much fuel flow you are getting to the carb?   Logged     2006 Midnight. Roland, The Roadie   The administrator has disabled public write access. #94686 dozer1972 (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 73 Re:GRRRRR!!!! R* acts like its running out of fuel 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   once again it only does it for th first couple of miles   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #94689 Musky (Moderator) Doc took Grams beer Moderator Posts: 13485 Re:GRRRRR!!!! R* acts like its running out of fuel 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   PMS might be rich too. After you do the seafoam you should change plugs IMO. I've never had any luck cleaning plugs or trying to use them after they've been carboned up. Try an HD shop for the jets.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #94695 dozer1972 (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 73 Re:GRRRRR!!!! R* acts like its running out of fuel 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   these are the new plugs I put in after the seafoam flush.they've got about 600 miles on them any ideas   Logged     Last Edit: 2008/06/21 14:16 By dozer1972.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #94760 starrider06 (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 62 Re:GRRRRR!!!! R* acts like its running out of fuel 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   Dozer I fought this exact problem for two mounths and done everything you have done and then some!!! Come to find out only by mistake while trying to figure out what was going on. I took the bike for a ride without the air filter and it never missed a beat!! I replaced the filter three weeks ago and it has not acted up since. Even though the filter looked fine it was evidently restricted enough that it caused the bike to run like crap from about half a mile after starting out and doing it for about two miles! Sound familiar? Hope this helps..   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #95339 ratl (User) Junior Boarder Posts: 192 Re:GRRRRR!!!! R* acts like its running out of fuel 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   Dozer, I get the same thing if I use my choke at all. It sounds a lot like what Starrider said about his filter choking his air supply. She starts up fine right now while it's warm without using the choke. I'm not sure how she'll do once it start to get cold again, but, I'm guesssing that she may still be a little rich from somewhere in the carb at idld. She seems to foul the plugs until she gets hot enough to blow them clean again. Check that your choke cable isn't stretched and clean up your airflow if it needs it. Might help get you closer to the problem. Rich.   Logged     Black is faster? White is faster? Both must be faster together!!!   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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