This is why to check your intake boots!

[TheCafeKid]

yes and dont forget your AIRBOX boots too. If your intake is that bad, airbox ones are prolly hosed too, and YES they WILL cause a problem. Ask me how i know :P

[Outlander]

I think BikeBandit still sells the boots no?? I know they arent exactly cheap, but then again, its one of those things you have to replace once every 20 or so years.

Yeah, I found some...will be ordering a new set before the end of summer. Things work a whole lot better without vacumn leaks......

[Suzuki mad]

No2 cylinder is not firing and it looks like the carb is in trouble so they've got to come off. I've got new intake rubbers, O rings plus airbox to carb rubbers and sleeves.

Just know how bad those screws are for getting out. Really don't want to do another cylinder/barrel off and rebuild job this summer. Glad you got yours done OK.

Suzuki mad

[scurvy]

Advice to you and everyone here, get a decent impact screwdriver. HF has a cheapie for 6 bucks thats a piece of dung, and one thats really made almost exactly like the Craftsman set for about 20 bucks.

And the Craftsman is $25. I had the cheapie from Harbor Fart, which is now just a glorified screwdriver. The difference in using it and the Craftsman one was night and day. I've not used the $20 HF model, but for $5 more, I'm satisfied with the hecho-en-Etados-Unis model.

scurvy

[Griffin]

Plus, the more expensive Crafstman model is still made in the USA. I bought mine five years ago. At the time, Sears had a made in China one that looked ok for $12, and the made in USA one for $20. I bought the USA made one for just that reason.

[mcloud]

Mine's a Husky with 1/2" drive from Home Depot. Works like a charm.
Looks exactly like the Craftsman, wonder if it's made by same manufacturer and brand named?

[scurvy]

Looks exactly like the Craftsman, wonder if it's made by same manufacturer and brand named?

What, Danaher sell the same stuff to different companies? Nah! :-P

Plus, the more expensive Crafstman model is still made in the USA.

Mine was assembled in the USA from domestic & global components. I'm glad it's at least assembled here and carries a lifetime warranty that I don't have to keep my receipt to use.

[mighty13d]

Mine was assembled in the USA from domestic & global components. I'm glad it's at least assembled here and carries a lifetime warranty that I don't have to keep my receipt to use.

+50 for lifetime guarantees! I love brands like Husky, Craftsman, Snap-on, etc. I have never bought cheep China tools because I have grown up having the real stuff around and I understand the importance of having a tool that won't break the first time you use it. You've never really tested the strength of a ratchet until you take a 3/4 inch drive ratchet with a 3 foot handle and put a 6 foot pipe on the and and bounce on that trying to bust a nut loose... We bent the handle 3 times but the head is still working just like it did brand new and Snap-on replaced the handle each time we bent it!