Bucket rules (or lack, thereof)?

[Bert]

Give me a yell tomorrow / Wednesday if ya still having issues with the old girl; I've got a few old tricks that might work, I can pop over.
You've got my number in a PM somewhere.

Brent.

[Henk]

If you have no luck getting the gas cap off try daring the carb and hitting it with some engine start. It may fire up and then run on the old crap once it's going. You'll still have to replace the varnish in the tank at some stage though.

[gatch]

Give me a yell tomorrow / Wednesday if ya still having issues with the old girl; I've got a few old tricks that might work, I can pop over.
You've got my number in a PM somewhere.

Brent.

Cool man, I may take you up on that if some new gas won't do it.

[Bert]

If you have no luck getting the gas cap off try daring the carb and hitting it with some engine start. It may fire up and then run on the old crap once it's going. You'll still have to replace the varnish in the tank at some stage though.

biggest issue is that the carb and filters (I'm assuming there is at lease one in the tank) are going to be crud or full or crud. it really i think going to be the case of stripping everything down. Engine start is only going to mask the problem. new fuel, clean carb and you might as well clean the sparkplug while your at it.

You have a great point Henk about draining tanks etc at the end of the meeting; it amazing how quick it all turns to sh!t (only good for the lawn mower after a week)...

Key for the tank: a flat head screw driver never failed....

[gatch]

biggest issue is that the carb and filters (I'm assuming there is at lease one in the tank) are going to be crud or full or crud. it really i think going to be the case of stripping everything down. Engine start is only going to mask the problem. new fuel, clean carb and you might as well clean the sparkplug while your at it.

You have a great point Henk about draining tanks etc at the end of the meeting; it amazing how quick it all turns to sh!t (only good for the lawn mower after a week)...

Key for the tank: a flat head screw driver never failed....

No filter in this bad boy. I tried a big screw driver. Maybe I'm too nice. Will make something at work tomorrow to act as a tank in the interim.

[husaberg]

No filter in this bad boy. I tried a big screw driver. Maybe I'm too nice. Will make something at work tomorrow to act as a tank in the interim.

It worries me a bit that it also would run above 5000rpm last time out as well Gatch what was it doing?

[gatch]

It worries me a bit that it also would run above 5000rpm last time out as well Gatch what was it doing?

No no, last time it wouldn't rev out. it would get to 4.5-5k then start popping and banging. Which I took to mean too lean.

But until I can start it again I won't know what the story is.

[husaberg]

No no, last time it wouldn't rev out. it would get to 4.5-5k then start popping and banging. Which I took to mean too lean.

But until I can start it again I won't know what the story is.

Did you try the choke ?
Ps why remove the accelerator pump.
Also i would check valve clearances. Asuming the fueling checks out ok as well the electrics. You never know.
The last time i had symptoms like you discussed on a four stroke it was a leaking inlet manifold the head to carb.

[Bert]

Have you done anything for an airbox? pod? maybe you have an airflow issue.
checked for air leaks with the new manifold
still running points? condenser failing ?? Gap not correct/timing a little out.
strange that it revs some of the way (when everything was clean running order). Makes me think taht there could be something more electrical behind things maybe.

arrrggghhh buckets you got to love them...

[gatch]

Did you try the choke ?
Ps why remove the accelerator pump.
Also i would check valve clearances. Asuming the fueling checks out ok as well the electrics. You never know.
The last time i had symptoms like you discussed on a four stroke it was a leaking inlet manifold the head to carb.

I don't want to wreck my tank, so I started making a 2.5L one out of some s/s pipe I found at work. I'd use ali but then I'd have to pay to get it welded. I'll glass over it once it all works.

I took off the pumper, so I can eliminate one variable while I sort an initial carb setup. It's a piece of cake to cable in again.

As for the manifold. I'm certain it's sound. It has a new paper gasket between the head and manifold. And a new oring on the car side.

Valve clearances ok.

Went for a long run tonight. Back to work on bike tomorrow night.

[husaberg]

I don't want to wreck my tank, so I started making a 2.5L one out of some s/s pipe I found at work. I'd use ali but then I'd have to pay to get it welded. I'll glass over it once it all works.

I took off the pumper, so I can eliminate one variable while I sort an initial carb setup. It's a piece of cake to cable in again.

As for the manifold. I'm certain it's sound. It has a new paper gasket between the head and manifold. And a new oring on the car side.

Valve clearances ok.

Went for a long run tonight. Back to work on bike tomorrow night.

This happened last week my son begged to have a ride on his KTM50 out "Shed stored" so I get it out starts ok but is very quiet, which i find odd.
Give it a rev no Smoke, WTF.
Then it starts leaking out one of the rubber joins to the silencer and header i shut it off look down the stinger and it is full of "Mud".
Then i start cursing his ADD mate that was here the day before. So dig in witha long screwdriver more "mud". I am seriously pissed off now.
Still cursing his young mate who i had to keep telling to leave the bikes alone a couple of days prior.
So still seething i remove the silencer give it a couple of thumps and what pops out 1000 spiders and their nest, Thankfully dead. Whoops it pays not tpo blame the kids until all facts are known i guess.