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Subject: Re: Please help me sort out my hard starting problems

Author: Greg Field

Date: Apr 23, 2002, 7:06 AM

Post ID: 1710120627

Sounds like you're running too rich. Look at the floats and starter jet
sizes.

Greg Field
On Monday, April 22, 2002, at 07:38 PM, Paul Linn wrote:

 Sounds like the carbs are flooding into the cylinders. Check your
floats to
see if they are stuck. I never use the chokes at all when starting.

Paul
73 Eldo project
76 T3 basket
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Szenasy" <davids-@hotmail.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 7:48 PM
Subject: Please help me sort out my hard starting problems


 On my Eldo, when I walk out first thing in the morning, my bike starts
right
 up without using the choke. After it runs for a bit, if for some
reason
it
 dies or I shut it down, it is very hard to start right after that. It
doesn't even have to run 3 minutes, and doesn't seem to matter how
long it
runs. Also, when this happens, if I do choke the bike, it sounds as
if it
is turning over more slowly...ditto for if I use no choke and just
twist
the
 throttle. Finally, I seem to hear a sound around my carbs at times,
that
sounds like a gurgle. This bike has new cylinders and pistons, new
valve
job, etc. I am hesitant to ride very far, in the event that it won't
start
 and I will run down my battery trying. Could I have the carbs set up
way
to
 rich and be flooding the machine while trying to re-start? IDEAS?
OPINIONS?
 
David

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