Sorry forgot about that. I've been working with Mikuni carbs recently ;-) On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 8:11 AM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]>wrote:
> the floats are plastic and so they can't be adjusted. It it's the carbs > then it's just going to take more work > > On Jul 27, 2012, at 12:36 AM, surfswab wrote: > > > Sorry, but I'm thinkin' carbs, too. Specially the float valves. Not > > the floats themselves, but the valves (the little rubber-tipped brass > > pieces they control). Sounds like they are not seating properly, so > > not shutting off like they're supposed to when there's enuf fuel in > > the float bowl. > > > > Also, have you drained the crankcase vent tube of bypass gas and > > moisture and made sure there's no residual in the airbox? > > > > > > > > On Jul 26, 10:29 pm, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I was afraid someone would send me back to the carbs! Graham > >> > >> On Jul 26, 2012, at 7:08 PM, Allen Thomas wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>> Floats stuck open? Did you put them in the right direction? Did you > set the fuel screws to a common value between all carbs. Sometimes people > turn out the screws to compensate for clogged jets. Stuck enrichening > plungers? Try starting it with the throttle opened to dry it out. > >>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > >> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Graham Rogers <[email protected]> > >>> Sender: [email protected] > >>> Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:14:58 > >>> To: Nighthawk Lovers<[email protected]> > >>> Reply-To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] CB550SC Nighthawk flooding > >> > >>> Here's one that's got me scratching my head. I just started work on a > 550 Nighthawk. I cleaned the carbs before trying to run it although the PO > had it running and I was there with him. Now with the carbs back on it > runs on 1 and 4 but #'s 2 & 3 are just flooding. The gas is going straight > out the mufflers. Seems to have good spark on all 4. The carbs were > relatively clean before I cleaned them. Compression is excellent. Bike > has only done 11k miles. I have the tank off and am running it through a > funnel and hose so it can't be the pet cock. Any suggestions? Graham > >> > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > >>> For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > >> > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > >>> For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
