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drainyoo

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Engine is dying on me.
« on: May 13, 2006, 01:09:33 PM »
Ok Im going to try to explain this.

I start up the bike today and it ran fine for a few hours. Went somewhere, parked it for an hour. I started it back up to head home and it starts fine, no problems. It runs perfectly. Half way home, I press the clutch to change gears and the engine dies. Doesnt start up. I let it sit for a minute and apply the choke and it starts up but the engine seems like its, well choking. It dies out again, remove the choke and it starts right up like nothing ever happened. Drive it for a few more blocks and the exact same thing happens. It happened 5 or 6 times on my way home.

When it runs, its runs perfectly, without any problems. Oh and it only dies out when I press the clutch.

Anyone know what the hell is up?
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Offline Bob Wessner

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Re: Engine is dying on me.
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2006, 01:17:26 PM »
I have no answer, but bike year/model might helps others.
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Re: Engine is dying on me.
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2006, 02:56:21 PM »
1975 CB200T with around 3500 original miles.
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drainyoo

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Re: Engine is dying on me.
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2006, 12:39:49 PM »
So I check the plugs and they are all black at the ends but dry which means Im running rich right? Could this be the problem cause when I first installed the plugs the bike ran perfectly and never stalled. Carbon on the plug causing it to stall?

Now, If I am running rich could it be that my air/fuel mixture on the carbs is not set correctly?
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Re: Engine is dying on me.
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2006, 04:56:19 PM »
Continued running with the choke on will make the plugs go black

Sounds to me like you may have fuel delivery issues

Something resticting fuel makes the bike die. Leave it sit a minute or two and enough fuel gets down to fill the bowls.

Bike runs fine till the bowls run low again.

Might pull the line and make sure fuel flow is adaquate. If not check your petcock of filter is it has one. may have a screen in the tank. No idea what the CB200 has.
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drainyoo

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Re: Engine is dying on me.
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2006, 05:10:57 PM »
I took out the plugs and cleaned them. The bike started up but it has no power at all and there is this loud clicking noise now. I really hope this engine isnt done.
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Re: Engine is dying on me.
« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2006, 05:44:50 PM »
Well its not the plugs or the air filters. I blew out the air filters and I replaced the plugs and the bike is still giving me the same problems but now the clutch/gears are cause issues. Sometimes the bike doesnt go out of gear and sometimes when I rid the bike jumps out of gear. This is getting be really frustrating cause I cant even ride the bike anymore cause of all these issues. Im just going to drop the bike off at a shop and hope they can fix it.
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Re: Engine is dying on me.
« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2006, 10:03:25 PM »

 next time it happens open the gas cap, rode a cb200 for a while and had a few unexplained stalls as you explained, turned out to be a clogged vent in the cap, would create a vacuum in the tank and I'd run out of gas unless I let it sit for a bit, only figured it out when it happened on a back road and and I heard a bubbling while I was waiting for it to get ready.

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