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On May 5, 2012, at 5:08 PM, "eddie" wrote: > > David, > > If the bike was stored for any length of time and is now not wanting to > idle without choke, > it likely means the pilot circuit is clogged enough to not supply fuel for > idle. > Opening the "choke" is actually opening an enrichment circuit that is > compensating for the deficiency. > Before you go all out and take the carb apart to clean it or have it > cleaned, try this > Get a can of Sea Foam from an auto parts store or WalMart. Disconnect your > bike's fuel line from the gas tank. > Rig a small plastic funnel in the end of the hose and pour in straight Sea > Foam additive and start the bike. > Run it until it begins to pour white smoke (That's the Sea Foam burning) > then give it full choke for > a few seconds and shut the bike off, if it didn't die on it's own. > Leave it overnight with the gas/SF mix inside the carb. > > The next day, drain the float bowl and reconnect the fuel line. Crank the > bike and see if things didn't improve a bit. > Yes? Add Sea Foam to the gas tank as prescribed + a little more. It won't > hurt anything. Go ride the bike > and get the engine hot. If it'll idle w/o choke, you're good to go. If not, > repeat the Sea Foam fuel line bit > while the engine's still hot. Heat speeds up chemical reactions and can > assist the Sea Foam cleaning effect. > > If it helps, it helps. If not, you didn't hurt anything. Time to take it > all apart and clean/have it cleaned. > Keep in mind that cleaning just the pilot jet itself isn't enough. The carb > needs to be disassembled and all rubber parts removed > before soaking in a tank of carb cleaner. That said, Yamaha carb cleaner is > rubber safe and not that expensive. > Take out the pilot needle, diaphragm, float, float needle, main jet, pilot > jet and immulsification tube and you could soak what's left > in a 2:1 mix of Yamaha carb cleaner and boiling hot water. Rinse with > water, dry with compressed air, reassemble and ride. =) > > Keep us posted! > > eddie > > >> [Original Message] >> From: david zawadzki >> To: KLR Group DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> >> Date: 5/5/2012 2:26:22 PM >> Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Choke/Idle question >> >> My 2007 KLR 650 stops running when i turn the choke completely off. When i >> leave the choke about a quarter in, the bike runs fine and idles at >> 1200rmp. Turing the choke more in increases the idle. >> Does that mean that my jets are clogged? What should i adjust? The idle >> screw should be 2 1/4 turns out right? >> >> Thanks for your help >> >> -- >> David Z >> mobile: 646-267-1109 >> www.davidzmusic.com >> www.thevanguardband.com >> > > >