You got to love seeing other members reaching out and helping other members, in person.
> Nick Haber Wrote:
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> > noah wingren Wrote:
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> > if more info is needed, here it is:
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> >
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> > I've been told this bike is pretty heavily modified, the guys at two
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> > stroke described it as 'the fastest bike in the tri-state area' before
> i
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> > brought it to baltimore. that's the extent of my knowledge about the
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> > modifications.
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> >
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> > ran fine in new york. transported to baltimore in the back of a sedan.
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> > put gas and oil back in it and ignorantly tried to start it without
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> > pulling the lever. i noticed the carb was leaking gas/oil out of the
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> > vents in picture one. when i tried to start it properly, it would
> make
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> > a sort of muffled sound and not start. i spilled the excess from the
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> > vent and left the bike to dry out a bit. after a few hours of that,
> it
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> > would start and move well but then sputter out and stop after about 20
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> > seconds. this is still the case on the next day. my first instinct
> is
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> > that i need to clean out the carb after doing whatever i did to make
> it
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> > overflow and leak, but if anyone has any input on other potential
> fixes
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> > please let me know. i need the bike running by the 9th of august as i
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> > bought it to commute to work from the apartment i'm moving to.
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> >
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> > **sorry if double posting like this is disallowed, i tried to edit the
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> > OP but was unable to
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> Where in Baltimore are you? That's a Dellorto PHBG carb, super easy to
> clean. You didn't mess it up or do anything wrong, when you say you
> tried to start it without the lever I assume you mean you were trying to
> start it without the clutch which has absolutely no bearing on fuel
> going to the carb.
>
> I'm moving back to Columbus next Thursday but until then I'm living in
> Baltimore and would be more than happy to meet up with you this weekend,
> I could show you how to clean the carb and answer any questions you
> might have about your bike. PM me and I'll give you my number