Extremely hot exhaust = lean?

[pasteurized]

Just put my bike back together today with the new V&H 4-1 system. Fired it up and found that the left exhaust pipe was extremely hot. Like touch it with a rag and the rag burns hot. Only ran it for a minute or so, but it was hot enough to begin yellowing the pipe a touch. Anyway, under inspection of the carbs, the pilot jet of the carb with the hot cylinder had 1/16" - 1/8" of an inch missing. I got the tip out of the carb but of course now I am waiting on new pilot jets. Could missing the tip of the pilot jet make it run that hot? I would think that missing the tip would make it run very lean...

Also, any tips on getting the yellow out? :-/

[Anonymous]

Lean = hot.

[argonsagas]

Re: Extremely hot exhaust = lean?

Also, any tips on getting the yellow out? :-/

Pepsodent tooth paste?


(You'll wonder where the yellow went, when you brush your pipes with Pepsodent):roll: :roll:


Yes I am showing my age, but you can try a chrome polish.

[KEITH KRAUSE]

Re: Extremely hot exhaust = lean?

Anyway, under inspection of the carbs, the pilot jet of the carb with the hot cylinder had 1/16" - 1/8" of an inch missing. I got the tip out of the carb but of course now I am waiting on new pilot jets. Could missing the tip of the pilot jet make it run that hot? I would think that missing the tip would make it run very lean...
:-/

If you're talking about the sharp tipped pilot fuel screws, underneath, missing the tip will cause that cylinder to run richer. More fuel will pass through the pilot fuel screw passage.

[Anonymous]

Scared the crap outta me:

Whenever my 81 GS1100e ran hot (ie: a cooool blue flame coming out the exhaust), it was because a float bowl was stuck and gas was also running out the vent tubes....a Malotov cocktail on wheels.

My after-market pipes skipped yellow and went straight to red in about 1 minute...too rich.