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Offline neilc

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#2 not firing
« on: April 05, 2014, 11:42:31 AM »
I now the answer to my own question buthere it is anyway.#2 cylnder only starts to fire if i take or really back off on the air screw was set ar 1/14 turns  any ideas before pully carbs.I just checked the slow jet,main jet andfloat height seemed ok when i pullrd bowl off
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Offline neilc

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Re: #2 not firing
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2014, 03:48:37 AM »
Also set my valves last year now they are all tight,going by manual instructions
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Re: #2 not firing
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2014, 04:07:46 PM »
No one has seen this before?then it might be a good troubleshooting technique for all the threads of carb related cylnders not firing,again by backing out of the adj screw almost all the way it started firing,as soon as i pull the carbs and find out what was wrong with the carb i'll post it
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Offline LesterPiglet

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Re: #2 not firing
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2014, 04:17:12 PM »
Clean em out.

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