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Offline Johnny5

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Running lean
« on: August 18, 2009, 06:20:08 PM »
Still fighting with my friend's 750K4. Spark plugs 2-4 are a nice light tan. Cylinder 1 plug, whiter than I like and the pipe was beginning to blue around the exhaust collar area. And when I rev the engine, the revs hang a little before settling down. I guessed it was an air leak around the boots, so I sprayed WD-40 around the carb boots on the engine side and also around the airbox side. No change at all in the rpms. Can there still be a leak even though this test is negative? Or should I be looking for something else?

The carbs have been cleaned and floats adjusted, throttle cables lubed and are not binding. Even took the carbs off a second time to double check it all.

It's too late to work on it tonight, so tomorrow Im going to grab a couple cheap hose clamps to see if I can squeeze the carb boots a little tighter on cylinder 1, just to see if it clears up the lean condition.

Im open to any other thoughts on what to look for.
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Offline 1timduke

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Re: Running lean
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2009, 08:56:31 PM »
Is this happening at idle only, or have you done a plug chop for the plug deposits?   Um, leaky boots...plugged idle jet...definitely need a carb sync...ummm....maybe an obstruction in the T fitting between #1 and #2 carbs... ummm...pinched fuel line...ummm...exhaust leak on #1 pipe...what does #3 look like?

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Offline Johnny5

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Re: Running lean
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2009, 04:17:47 AM »
Carbs were vacuum synced and all the other maintenance adjustments. It started to run really warm because of the lean cylinder.
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Offline 1timduke

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Re: Running lean
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2009, 11:36:58 AM »
Ummm...how about the screw in the manifold where you put the sync gauge, did you put it back it back in?   I only ask because I did this :P :P :P

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