What is wrong with my P.O.S bike? Answers on a post (card).
The front cylinder isn't firing.
I got the carbs off at the w/e, and cleaned them up as best I could - took the float bowls off and blew a bit of air back through them. That's about as far as I want to disassemble them without expert mechanical help on hand. There was fuel in both of the float bowls, so I assume the carbs aren't blocked. Is this a fair assumption?
Took the spark plug on the front cylinder out - plenty of spark. Held my thumb over the hole and turned the engine - plenty of compression.
But....The front cylinder still isn't firing.
So what's wrong? I suspect there's a block in the system somewhere, as there doesn't seem to be any fuel getting into the cylinder. At least, there wasn't any splashing out when I span the starter with the plug out.
So, would this be the carbs, or something downstream of them? If it's downstream of the carbs, what could it be, and how do I fix it?
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