The story - '82 1100E, ran great on my last ride. A week later I fired it up for another round, and found #3 wasn't firing (cold header pipe). All other pipes were hot, and it sounded like it was running on 3 cylinders.
The work so far - pulled the plug, looks good. Cranked the engine with the plug against the cylinder and verified I have spark. Put the plug back in, and still no go on #3.
Up next - dig into the #3 carb and see what's up. I did a full carb tear-down/rebuild over the winter and installed a Dynojet kit at the same time. The bike has been ridden regularly with no problems since then, and I always keep a splash of Seafoam in the tank.
The game - I'm headed out of town for a few days, and hope to get at the carb when I get back. What does everyone think the problem is going to be?
Detail - the bike fired right up on choke, warmed up and idled on 3 cylinders. I rode it around the parking lot at low speed, but #3 never kicked in, I never got above 1/4 or 1/3 throttle.
The work so far - pulled the plug, looks good. Cranked the engine with the plug against the cylinder and verified I have spark. Put the plug back in, and still no go on #3.
Up next - dig into the #3 carb and see what's up. I did a full carb tear-down/rebuild over the winter and installed a Dynojet kit at the same time. The bike has been ridden regularly with no problems since then, and I always keep a splash of Seafoam in the tank.
The game - I'm headed out of town for a few days, and hope to get at the carb when I get back. What does everyone think the problem is going to be?
Detail - the bike fired right up on choke, warmed up and idled on 3 cylinders. I rode it around the parking lot at low speed, but #3 never kicked in, I never got above 1/4 or 1/3 throttle.
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