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Reasons my bike would go to twin mode

earlfor said:
I think you should take the cap and float bowl off the #4 carb, remove the main jet and with a dowel, push the spray bar out the bottom and inspect the 14 holes that are in the sides of the spray bar. I would not be surprised if they are clogged.
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Yeah i will be technically rebuilding them again tonight just not doing a dip since they're visually clean, will be using carb spray and also compressed air. I'll make sure to poke all jet holes again.

My.bad.i didnt realise what you meant but yes I always pole through the holes. The difference this time is I'm cleaning the airbox aswell so nothing passes through there possibly obstructing the carbs
 
Carbs done, airbox cleaned, and it's close to 5am so I'll probably go fishing. Hopefully this works this time. I went ahead and changed mains back to stock seeing that from my post asking about an exhaust that theres no reason to upsize jets, my 1/3rd to half throttle was a bit choppy but if I gave slow throttle it climbed smoothly. We will see if anything happens.

The carb passed the circuit test fine, blew compressed air and carb cleaner from mixture hole to backtrack the circuit instead of possibly pushing something more into where the circuit reaches the mixture area. I sure hope this is the last time I have to mess with the carbs for malfunctioning reasons
 
Months ago, you said you had replaced the plug wires from your existing ignition coils..if this is still true, I?d get an eBay set of used Suzuki ignition coils and try them. I think your ?twin? problem is ignition related
 
No it is definitely the carbs, I have replaced the coilpacks and i run on 3 cylinders great right now, have to see if the fourth one works today. I get consistent and strong spark on all 4. The short circuit is somewhere in the charging system it was never my ignition system lol. Good that it was all replaced but damn I'd have saved alot of money if I knew where it originally came from
 
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timebombprod said:
The short circuit is somewhere in the charging system it was never my ignition system lol. Good that it was all replaced but damn I'd have saved alot of money if I knew where it originally came from
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I would be willing to bet money the charging problem and R/R's consistently burning out is related to the ground fault in the stator. I think a new stator is needed and I would not be inclined to reinstall an old one. But for now, leave it be and disconnected since it does not apply to your problem with the carbs. Lets fix one thing at a time.

I've been rereading all the posts in this thread, analyzing what you've said and what you haven't said. I'm about 95% certain I know what the problem is and how to fix it. When you get back from fishing, PM me. I want to get on the phone with you. The explanation is a bit lengthy, I can say in five minutes what it would take me half a day to type. This is too slow and you can't ask questions, etc and get quick clarification of things I need you to do.
 
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........ I'm about 95% certain I know what the problem is and how to fix it..........
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Hey, we are also curious to know what the suspected problem is! Just drop us a short clue please! The suspense of not knowing what is wrong with timebomb's bike is killing me!
 
2BRacing said:
Hey, we are also curious to know what the suspected problem is! Just drop us a short clue please! The suspense of not knowing what is wrong with timebomb's bike is killing me!
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It will get here. I just want to give him the dope and background info first so he will understand the what and why of it. All the clues are in his replies of what he said, or didn't say. lol Keepin it simple for the moment.

The train is coming, will Pauline be rescued from the track in time? LMAO
 
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Yes, Earl, please help Ian. Ian has suffered long enough. He deserves a bike he can ride confidently.
 
Ended up sleeping right after I came back, saw 8+ manatees lol.

Yeah i cant wait until this bike is done once I'm running on all 4 I will only have one issue and it's that shor circuit
 
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Well I called Rick's and they said the stator should be fine, I asked if they had an OEM spec sheet for the resistance and I didnt get an answer for that. they said that as long as all 3 legs are the same resistance I should be fine. So I guess I'll be good? Anyways i will be getting my regulator soon enough that is in working order, if I get that short circuit it either relies in the stator or the regulator ground, or the positive wire that runs to the fusebox. We will figure out.

If theres a quick way to check the wire to the fusebox let me know.

My ground have been changed recently and I'm planning in grounding the regulator to the battery, aslong as that's fine i shouldn't run into any trouble.
 
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earlfor said:
It will get here. I just want to give him the dope and background info first so he will understand the what and why of it. All the clues are in his replies of what he said, or didn't say. lol Keepin it simple for the moment
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Best idea yet!
Hard for me to two finger type understandable statements and follow some of the responses.

A fellow once said, ?If you want to have a conversation with me, first, define your terms.?
 
I think alot of important things can get lost in translation by typing instead of speaking, it's easy to speak about something because you dont necessarily have to think it out, but on here it's a must, it also helps to be able to instantly reply.

Glad I'll be on the phone with somebody it definently helos and i can check thinks while speaking to get "checkpoints" to know what's what
 
timebombprod said:
I think alot of important things can get lost in translation by typing instead of speaking, it's easy to speak about something because you dont necessarily have to think it out, but on here it's a must, it also helps to be able to instantly reply.

Glad I'll be on the phone with somebody it definently helos and i can check thinks while speaking to get "checkpoints" to know what's what
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Check your PM's.
 
Ian, I can't seem to hit a time when we're both online or when you have your phone. When can I call?
 
2BRacing said:
Hey, we are also curious to know what the suspected problem is! Just drop us a short clue please! The suspense of not knowing what is wrong with timebomb's bike is killing me!
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OK guys, I wasn't trying to make this a cliff hanger frustrating anyone. I only wanted to keep it focused.

The problem in a nutshell is that Ian has his carbs shut down. There is nothing mechanically wrong that i can ascertain. I'm going to make him turn them on. lol
 
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