Why does your motorcycle only run on choke?
Fuel goes bad after time, and the first circuit/jet to clog with varnished up fuel is the pilot jet. This circuit delivers fuel for idle, and has the smallest passages found in carburetors.
What to do if your bike won’t start?
With the “Duh” issues resolved and your bike still not starting, it’s time to investigate further into your engine spark. A great place to start is at your spark plugs. When you start here, you can keep tracing it back until you find your ignition or spark issue.
What happens when your motorcycle engine won’t start?
The results of this can be the most devastating. If one or all of your cylinders have low or no compression, your engine will not fire properly or at all. The air/fuel mixture needs to be compressed to raise its temperature to a point where it can become combustible. Without enough compression, the mixture will not ignite.
How to find out the model year of a Suzuki motorcycle?
In your Suzuki VIN Number there is a type code that can give you your exact model and model year. Here we will explane how you can decode your Suzuki Motorcycle VIN Number, to find out the type code that gives you the exact model and year of your Suzuki motorcycle. A prefix of 5 positions and a refference number of 6 positions.
Why does my Virago motorcycle not run without a choke?
I’m trying to figure out what’s wrong with my Virago 250cc. It will only run if you have the choke on. If you let it off the choke the engine switches off. I originally thought that maybe the carbs were dirty. I ran some Seafoam through the fuel system, but it didn’t seem to help.
Where can I find Suzuki Motorcycle spares online?
To find original Suzuki spares for your Suzuki in our online Suzuki spare parts catalog you need to be sure to have the right model. In your Suzuki VIN Number there is a type code that can give you your exact model and model year.
What are the symptoms of rich carb settings on a motorcycle?
Rich Reduced Power – It has less power but seems to be OK and runs. Reduced Fuel Mileage – Your using more fuel per cycle so your mileage becomes worse. Rough Idle – Combustion takes a just a bit longer with more fuel and at lower RPM’s the engine can idle rough.
What to do if your 2 stroke engine chokes?
As you read above this is assuming you have checked the basics, you know, gas is on, gas in the tank, choke is on. One quick check you can do is to pull the fuel line off your carburetor, turn the gas on for a second and see if fuel is flowing out the fuel line.
What to do when your carburetor goes bad on a Harley?
Add fuel stabilizer every time you get fuel to help prevent this from reoccurring. Or another option is to turn off the fuel petcock and run the bike until it stalls before parking it between rides. This will leave no fuel in the carb to go bad and plug the passages. off of the throttle it will die.
Add fuel stabilizer every time you get fuel to help prevent this from reoccurring. Or another option is to turn off the fuel petcock and run the bike until it stalls before parking it between rides. This will leave no fuel in the carb to go bad and plug the passages. off of the throttle it will die.
Why do I need a choke on my engine?
any time you need the choke on for the engine to run you are shutting down the air flow because there is not enough fuel getting to the cyl. for the engine to run properly.
Why does my lawn mower only run with the choke out?
In most cases a tractor only running with the choke pulled out indicates trash and/or contamination being present in the carburetor. I noticed on your model that the engine has a fuel pump and the fuel tank is in the rear of the tractor. If the fuel pump is failing it might would still run but only with the choke out.
Why does my bike stall when I switch gears?
When the bike is actually rolling there doesn’t seem to be too much of a problem, except that it stalls when you switch gears unless you have the choke in a bit (this bike, you can never turn off the choke or it stalls immediately) otherwise the bike stalls even if you are giving it gas.
What should I do if my bike is stalling?
What you might be doing with the choke is trying to keep the bike running,and that is a job better done with the idle stop screw. Try to increase the idle with this screw, and hopefully the bike will at least run without using the choke.
Why does my motorcycle die at half open?
At half open, if I throttled, it’d stutter and die. If I pushed the choke straight in, it may or may not die. Got hot very, very fast – not a “normal” warm up.
What happens when you touch the throttle on a Kawasaki?
I start it, it idles ok, I can apply throttle and rev the engine just fine for the first couple of minutes, and then, after that, it wants to die if I touch the throttle. It seems to be consistent; whenever the engine is cold, it runs fine for a couple of minutes. After the engine warms up a bit….
Why does my bike die when I give it throttle?
Check for an air leak allowing too much oxygen into the combustion chamber. Check the condition of the spark plugs to see if the fuel mixture is too rich or too lean. Nope, not yet. Still working on it. It’s doing BETTER, but it’s still doing it sometimes. I’m thinking mixture. If you go half choke on yours does it rev up better?
What happens when you turn off the choke on an engine?
The choke increases the amount of fuel in the mixture, creating a richer mixture. This allows the engine to function at its best until it has warmed up enough to run on its normal operating fuel mixture. At that point the choke is turned off and the engine runs with a leaner fuel/air mixture.
When do you apply throttle does the car die?
I forgot to mention in my original post that I am able to apply throttle without it dieing when I first start it. It’ after idling for approximately 1-2 minutes that it will die if I apply throttle. So do you still think it’s the jets?
Fuel goes bad after time, and the first circuit/jet to clog with varnished up fuel is the pilot jet. This circuit delivers fuel for idle, and has the smallest passages found in carburetors.
What to do if you have a carb crack on your motorcycle?
As well, you smell a sharp odor from the exhaust as it is pulled through the motor and undergoes combustion. Don’t breath much of that in and use fans while doing this. If you don’t feel comfortable with carb cleaner you can use an oily thicker spray like WD40 that will clog the crack better temporarily and reduce the idle.
What happens if you have a bad vacuum petcock on a motorcycle?
If you have fuel in your airbox that’s a good sign you have a stuck float and bad vacuum petcock A stuck float with a standard petcock can create issues as the fuel will do what is stated above but when the bike is sitting. This fuel can also fill the cylinder and create hydrolock and destroy your engine when you start it.