Topic: Status of the war... (on the bike)

[fmctm1sw]

To make a long story short, I amassed a total of 4 350Fs over the last few years including one I had as a kid.  The oil filter bolt had me licked until I broke out mr hacksaw:  Me: 1, Filter bolt: 0.  I ended up with one engine the had compression between 150 and 160 on all cylinders.  Mom still had the title to my old bike I had as a kid before I joined the service (17 years ago!  Ain't Moms great?).  So good engine is swapped into titled frame (on which all lights, signals work).  The current issues are these:
1]  Oil leak from clutch cover.  I knew this one was coming after I dismantled and cleaned up the clutch plates.  The old gasket was completely stuck to the case.  I didn't get it all off.
2]  I set the correct float levels on all the carbs while back.  Result?  Overflow from all of them.  I brought the float level down and still have one that leaks.  I may look at the other 2 sets of carbs I have.
3]  The most disturbing is this one.  The bike starts immediately and runs great at idle and mid throttle.  It bogs down at full throttle and definatley does not like having the throttle snapped open quickly to full throttle from idle (is that expecting too much?).
So there I am, a newbie with limited tools.  I'll look at my plugs but any help with issue number 3 is appreciated.  The mixture screws are all at one turn out.  I have the air filter out.

edit:  Oh yeah..  Bike thinks it's in neutral all the time.  Should be an easy fix though. 

[jdpas29]

regarding your carb overflow problem...  did you get new float needles?  if not, you should as the old ones may be pitted and will allow gas to enter even after the float is all the way up which can lead to overflow.  it's been a while since i've fooled with the carbs on mine but i guess they're not too different from yours.  your float heights need to be right on.  dropping all of them to try to stop a leak could be having the effect of bogging you down at full throttle.  i dunno...  i would take the needles out and inspect them for ringing/pitting and then replace them if needed, set the float heights exactly and start over.  do a full tune up or as much of one as you can do.  also spend the 50 bucks or whatever for a set of vacuum gauges.  it's worth it.  it was the icing on the cake with my bike.  it never ran 100% until i synched the carbs.  good luck.  hope this helps.

[MrZxp]

regarding your carb overflow problem...  did you get new float needles?

Ditto on this. Ensure your fuel supply to the carbs is clean too.. debris from the tank can cause no end of problems - an inline fuel filter is always a good idea.

Cheers, Phil