OK, I finally managed to trace one problem in my VTZ. One replaced starter relay later, and the engne is turning over and firing. Hoo-fucking-rah.
So I started it up, and left the engine running, to get it warmed up and let the new oil that I'd just changed get to know the engine and all that good stuff.
20 minutes later, it dies. I can restart it, but it'll only run for a few seconds before dying again. The tickover revs are really low as well, when it is running. Possibly this is an indication that only one cylinder is firing?
I thought it might be stale fuel, so I opened up the carb nipples to drain some of the fuel. There is free flow from one of the nipples, but not the other. This kinda suggests that one of the carbs is probably blocked. Anyone got an opinion on that?
Now, I've looked for a thread I thought someone posted a while ago, a 'step by step how to clean carbs' guide, but I can't find it.
So, my question is: How big a job is it, what level of competence, and what sort of tools will I need, to get the carbs out, cleaned up and replaced?
I'm not a complete mechanical numpty. If I know what I'm doing, I'm usually OK. Or is this the sort of thing I should leave to someone who actually knows what they're doing?
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