Forum: Troubleshooting
10-18-2013, 12:28 PM
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Re: Low Fuel Economy - Running rich, not sure why
Just an update: sealed the bowl up with some liquid gasket and messed with the float a little bit. Made it to 114 Miles before hitting reserve (used 2.7 gallons). Possibly could've made it to 120...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
09-30-2013, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 38
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Re: Low Fuel Economy - Running rich, not sure why
Well I took the carb apart again this weekend and I'm fairly sure the float itself is ok. I'll check my assembly and the float valve again tonight. After this weekend it would seem that the seal for...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
09-26-2013, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 38
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Forum: Troubleshooting
09-26-2013, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 38
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Re: Low Fuel Economy - Running rich, not sure why
When I changed the oil last originally, there was a very strong smell of gas, so I'm fairly sure that there was gas in the oil. However, since then, the oil level has not increased (in fact I seem to...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
09-24-2013, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 38
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Re: Low Fuel Economy - Running rich, not sure why
Ok, so I just went through another tank since I adjusted the float, and it's still about 80-ish miles until reserve. So it would seem that the adjustment did nothing. Back to square one as as far as...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
09-16-2013, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 38
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Re: Low Fuel Economy - Running rich, not sure why
Alright, I think the gas smell is a bit strong, I'm going to give it some time and see if it's really an issue.
I would like to restore some of this stuff to stock, but that's going to take some...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
09-16-2013, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 38
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Re: Low Fuel Economy - Running rich, not sure why
Ok, I think this might be the jerking issue then. I wouldn't say I'm whipping back in to zero throttle, but this would explain it. I guess I just didn't notice it as much before I started messing...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
09-15-2013, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 38
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Re: Low Fuel Economy - Running rich, not sure why
I'm not sure if the float actually has to be replaced at this point, I checked it again and it floated fine, then I checked the adjustment of it and saw that it was way off.
As far as the bike...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
09-14-2013, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 38
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Re: Low Fuel Economy - Running rich, not sure why
Well, I checked out the float height adjustment, ande. it was WAY off. I just finished adjusting it to somewhat close to what it should be, I don't really have any of the tools to do the fine tuning....
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Forum: Troubleshooting
09-14-2013, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 38
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Re: Low Fuel Economy - Running rich, not sure why
So, I pulled the carb off the bike today and I think I made some headway.
http://i.imgur.com/OhMhNiMl.jpg?1
Here's the pilot screw being almost all the way in. Adjusted it out to 2.5 turns, it...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
09-09-2013, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 38
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Forum: Troubleshooting
09-08-2013, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 38
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Re: Low Fuel Economy - Running rich, not sure why
Ok, update time:
I didn't accomplish as much as I would've liked to this weekend. Some work stuff came up and I spent way too much time adjusting and readjusting the chain (looks like I'm going to...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
09-05-2013, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 13,983
Re: Low Fuel Economy - Running rich, not sure why
Thanks for the responses guys. I guess I'm going to take the carb off tomorrow and try to check on the float and the jets. I guess if at this point I managed to get everything back to stock settings,...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-31-2013, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 38
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Low Fuel Economy - Running rich, not sure why
Hello everybody,
So I bought myself a 1999 GZ250 a few weeks ago as my first bike. I got it for a steal since the previous owner left the prime valve open the night before I picked it up. After...
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