FXR150 starting problems

**gijoe1313** · 6th February 2008, 15:35

It was none of the above!

Turns out it was a loose metal clamp on the seal between the carb and the engine. Donor accidentally ripped the carb off the engine ... swearing it was an accident and then he pushed it back onto the engine.

It started working and revved like a 150 should do!

Then we set about bunging all the bits on and it suddenly developed the ol'problem of cutting out again...

Say what!?

Then a collective light bulb went on above our heads

Donor retightened the loose metal clamp on the seal back to spec.

Job sorted.

Thrashed the nuts and tits off it around the 'hood.

Invoice for weekend rates and parts used and consumables in mail.

**Ragingrob** · 6th February 2008, 15:56

Wahoo! Sounds like EJ's gonna rip up on Sat

**EJK** · 6th February 2008, 22:31

Knee down time!

**skidMark** · 7th February 2008, 04:32

Originally Posted by EJKDDORAI

Knee down time!

Congrats on the new toy, but remember what happened the last time ya got knee down?

Oh and when it comes time to change tyres put some pirelli MT75's on her.

ride safe bro

SM

**EJK** · 7th February 2008, 10:22

I was thinkin Bridgestone BT-39s?

**Rosie** · 7th February 2008, 10:48

Originally Posted by EJKDDORAI

I was thinkin Bridgestone BT-39s?

Do they come in the right sizes? When I got new tyres for the KR, the only matching sets I could find were MT75s and the dodgy stock IRCs.

**EJK** · 7th February 2008, 16:31

I heard bucket FXR bikes uses BT-39's... Or do they have different rims?

**motorbyclist** · 7th February 2008, 21:52

Originally Posted by xerxesdaphat

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Some people talk about checking inlet valve clearances if the carb spits back, but I can't see how that'd work, personally. I am an idiot though. And that much fuel due to spitting back? Seems odd.

when i first rebuilt my olsd xr200 i buggered up the timing somewhat ansd fuel was squirting back into the airbox when the choke was on. the inlet wasn't closed when the piston was compressing and so it squirted backwards through the airhole under the choke

funny thing was, it DID run, WITHOUT damage, just is was the roughest sounding thing you'll ever hear.... moved the cam sprocket over a tooth and she was good again

Originally Posted by EJKDDORAI

Knee down time!

lol good luck! i've been thrashing my one for two months now and still nowhere near a knee down