Blowin up bikes since ages ago
^Yep do that an d then take it for a fucken good rogering. itf;ll love yiu foir it!!Originally Posted by TCN
Ill get a new plug then anyway, Would a platnium one be good, or iridium? Ill give it a blast then tomorow and see what happens.Could all these problems be spark plug related? e.g. slowly flooding, dieing on me, etc?
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Hardcore Biker
Seriously the fact it died while warming up would be due to being overchoked wouldnt it? Specially if you take a while to get your gear on and dont turn your choke back a bit. Apart from that yes 2 strokes need a good blat regularly to clear all the unburned oil etc.
Moped rider
I did turn the choke back once it was going, thats when it idles at 1,600ish. With choke on it does about 2,000ish. Have any of you got exact names, and specifications for a spark plug? Coz im not entirely sure.
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Moped rider
Isnt that just the stock spark plug? Speights_bud said hes running iridium plugs. Are those only good for racing or something?
Forum whore
That's the stock one. You can use that code to get the Iridium version from a bike shop. It's important to use the original as a reference so you buy the correct size.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Hardcore Biker
Your Rg should go fine all day under any throttle conditions at 4 thousand revs. B8 plug is fine for cruising around. The most common cause of your symptoms is fuel delivery / float level/ pilot jet blockage/ water in the fuel.
To check fuel delivery make sure the fuel line AT THE CARB runs freely into a container for at least a minute. Any reductioin in flow shows an obstruction or cap breathing problem.
Take the needle jet out and clean behind it, often a chip of rubber from the hose can be found in there, tho mostly this causes flooding.
I recently tried some quite large but cheap car type fuel filters from Repco.
Unbelievable, but after a short while they just closed right up and wouldn't flow more than a drop. Apparently designed for pressure systems as in cars (5psi etc) no good for gravity feed on bikes. So I use a little conical Wix brand one now. Very good.
Float level 6-8 mm from the corner of the float to the face of the bowl CRITICAL
Water gets in thru the filler cap very easily on these bikes. Gives untold greif.
Thats why race ones on trailers are usualy taped over for transport in case it rains on the way.
Pilot jets block very easily. clean it out. Difficult as it's blind and very small.
Your surging is cos the power valve is opening and closing around that point.Some bikes worse than others depending on PV condition and calibration.
Forget all that "give it death" crap, these bikes are a pleasure to cruise around on at moderate revs.
Temp gauge crap, get a $33 one from Dick Smith "Slimline" and mount the sender on the power valve box. They work great.
Forum whore
So you'll go pick him up when he has a cold seizure as a result of that advice then?
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Moped rider
im now cruising in 3rd, doin bout 7,000 and it seems fine. The most likely thing on that list would be the pilot jet being clogged, or the float height not adjusted properly.
The temp guage does work, i think that its just the thermostat problem the RG's have. Some of them are faulty, and need to be replaced. Either that, or blank off the radiator.
PLUS: Does anyone have a full service manual that they could send me, or that i could buy off them! Id really like one.
Semi-retired
They are good for both road and racing, but like Jim2 said you'll need the standard one to reference off of. I thikn i'm paying about $23 or something per iridium plug or something, not entirely sure
is early on the brakes
I have a scanned manual I could e-mail to you if you want.
Semi-retired
Any chance of e-mailing a copy my way?
I have most of a shop manual, but photocopying it anymore would make it impossible to read. PM Meekey Mouse if you still need one.
is early on the brakes
You'll have to PM me an e-mail address, it's 5meg in size and PDF format.
Moped rider
Yet another confusing problem is added to this saga! I just been giving it a blat out on the road, and i came to the end of the road where i then turned and parked up. As i stopped, the bike was constantly revving at 4,000rpm. The twist throttle was closed, so no worryies there. After a bit of this it died (yet again!) and wouldnt start. I put the fuel tap to the Reserve, and it started fine. (???) I let it sit at home, and when i was putting it away, i wanted to see if it would start on Main fuel. It started first kick. Im TOTALLY baffled by this.
Forum whore
well if you simply put it in mains and then kicked of course it would start. the carburetor bowls hold a fairly large amount of fuel. some bikes will last as long as 5 minute with the fuel turned off!
the revving sounds like a carby problem though... did you ever look into the tank to see how much fuel was in there?
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