Jevi Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Got frantic phone call at work on Friday "Dad the bikes broken down and I'm stuck". "Have you run out of petrol?" "I can hear a bit sloshing around" was the response. So I take an early dinner break, buy a petrol carrier and £6worth of petrol and do a 30 minute drive to meet my son. Long story short new petrol not the solution and and with the bike refusing to kick over or fire off the button - battery started to die, I left him to ring the recovery service (with my phone cos his was nearly flat) I went back to work.Today I removed and drained the tank - some rust on the bottom section of the tank filter (very minor amounts); removed the carb and partially stripped it down - all the necessary holes appeared clear Reassembled everything, put freshly filtered petrol back in and fired it up.Well tried to!Battery started to die so had to bang it on a fast charge. Adjusted the choke lever on the carb so it now operates between what I would say are the correct limits on the handlebar end - it used to go past what I would say was the off position.With the battery now charged I reconnected it and pressed the button.Bike fired up without the choke but was revving it's nuts off - was getting faster without me touching anything?I tried altering the mixture screw on the side of the carb but it didn't have any effectTurns out I forgot that when I was getting the carb off the bike I'd slackened off the throttle cable at the adjuster under the handlebars to give me enough slack to remove the slide from the top of the carb and it was as if the throttle was stuck fully open.It was at least 20 minutes on YouTube and umpteen attempts to alter the mixture screw before I realized Anyway, bikes back together, tanks cleaner and carb appears to be running ok - moral of this story - pay attention when you take something apart especially when your relying on YouTube and the Haynes manual to provide the guidance needed to put it back together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Got frantic phone call at work on Friday "Dad the bikes broken down and I'm stuck". "Have you run out of petrol?" "I can hear a bit sloshing around" was the response. So I take an early dinner break, buy a petrol carrier and £6worth of petrol and do a 30 minute drive to meet my son. Long story short new petrol not the solution and and with the bike refusing to kick over or fire off the button - battery started to die, I left him to ring the recovery service (with my phone cos his was nearly flat) I went back to work.Today I removed and drained the tank - some rust on the bottom section of the tank filter (very minor amounts); removed the carb and partially stripped it down - all the necessary holes appeared clear Reassembled everything, put freshly filtered petrol back in and fired it up.Well tried to!Battery started to die so had to bang it on a fast charge. Adjusted the choke lever on the carb so it now operates between what I would say are the correct limits on the handlebar end - it used to go past what I would say was the off position.With the battery now charged I reconnected it and pressed the button.Bike fired up without the choke but was revving it's nuts off - was getting faster without me touching anything?I tried altering the mixture screw on the side of the carb but it didn't have any effectTurns out I forgot that when I was getting the carb off the bike I'd slackened off the throttle cable at the adjuster under the handlebars to give me enough slack to remove the slide from the top of the carb and it was as if the throttle was stuck fully open.It was at least 20 minutes on YouTube and umpteen attempts to alter the mixture screw before I realized Anyway, bikes back together, tanks cleaner and carb appears to be running ok - moral of this story - pay attention when you take something apart especially when your relying on YouTube and the Haynes manual to provide the guidance needed to put it back together I admire your resolve, I mainly rely on mechanics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Old Git Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 So - Initial fault was probably a fuel blockage (caused by running low and getting 'crap' in the carb)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jevi Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 I'm hoping that's the case. Time will tell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 This is what parents are for.Last week one of our daughters rang me to say the exhaust had dropped off her car and she was stuck. I packed my tools into the car - got to her - only to find she was parked right opposite an exhaust depot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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