What Ive been working on lately

[Metallover]

That's pretty sweet. It sounds better then I expected. Nice work!

[BL_RV0]

Thanks guys! There's a problem with the engine though- it only runs on full choke. I'm gonna pull it apart when I have time and clean out the carb. Hopefully then I will have more performance.

[suicideneil]

That explains it

I learnt about chokes using a petrol strimmer (weed whacker), and watching my big sister driving whilst a passenger in an old nissan micra and a ford feista; thank God for modern engines is all I can say..

[J57ltr]

I can't hear it hat work but if it only runs at full choke then it is too lean. How many mixture screws are on the carb you have? You may be able to just remove then and spray some B12 carb and choke cleaner in the passages to clean them out.

Jeff

[BL_RV0]

Thanks Jeff! I'll check out the carb when I can (I keep the bike at a friends house, no room for it in my garage). Where can I attain said carb cleaner?

[J57ltr]

You can get it at any autoparts store it's Berryman B12 Chem tool. Make sure to use safety glasses, and turn the needles all the way in (lightly seated). Take notes of what the settings are now by counting the number of turns each, and pics always help if you are not familiar. It could be something as simple as a cracked fuel line (you can get new fuel line at Home Depot), or just a little gunk in the carb and the cleaner will usually get it out. Spray into all passages you can see using the little tube and be careful because it can shoot off and spray you in the face. If that doesn’t get it then you will have to rebuild the carb, if you are lucky you might be able to reuse the gaskets. If not then parts for most carbs are pretty easy to get.

Jeff

[Metallover]

Here a good video on small engines - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1xsH...eature=related