It"s Alive!!! It"s Alive!!!

[northwoods]

YES YES YES!!!! It finally came to me that my throttle cable was jacking the butterflies open and keeping it from starting. I take the cable off the bracket and it fires right up. HUZZAH I have a running bike!! Thanks soo soo much to all of you out here with your help. THis site has been a GODSEND!! Now I have to figure out why my headlight doesn't come on....one problem down couple minor ones to go.

[marvinsc]

Good to hear, keep at it!

[n1elkyfan]

way to go. Its such a great sound once that engine comes alive

[BassCliff]

<sniff> I love happy endings. :-D

I recently lost my high beam. I stopped and bought a new Sylvania Silver Star H4 bulb. When I took the lens out I saw where a wire had broken loose from the headlight bulb socket. I soldered the wire, put the old bulb back in and still no high beam. When I put the new bulb in it worked just fine. I'm wondering if the intermittent connection caused the high beam to blow out. I pretty much run with my high beam on all the time.

I try to have a "You're going to see me whether you want to or not!" attitude. :-D

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[Matchless]

Never underestimate yourself after you were sure you did a good job on the carbs!!!
I remember my first time after doing the carbs, it would just would not not start and you get this pain that starts somewhere behind you......

Well done!

[northwoods]

Thanks, now I'm going to have to work on adjusting the throttle cable so that it works inside the bracket. I can't see how this bike ran before with the cable keeping the butterflies halfway open, oh well. I did notice that my number 2 cylinder isn't firing. WHen I had it running I pulled the plug wires one at a time seperately and the engine responded in kind for all but #2. So either no spark on #2 or no fuel. When I tried to rev the throttle the engine would quit but that's probably because I had choke on and #2 isn 't firing and I don't have an air filter in yet.