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jinkside
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Fun new problem: Hoping to save time of disconnecting/reconnecting the fuel hose from carbs, I set the petcock to prime and let it drip out the vacuum hose. Looking back, I'm not entirely certain why I didn't just remove the tank, but... hindsight, 20/20, etc.
So... now the left (lower) cylinder appears to be not firing, and fuel drips/sprays out of the exhaust near the footpeg. I grabbed a new spark plug since the old ones needed to be replaced so badly. I was hoping that would work, but no dice. Any suggestions?
Update:
When I went out to try it again a few minutes ago, I was able to get some white smoke. I think I may have gas in my oil from my prime-to-empty-the-tank mistake.
Second Update:
After having changed the oil - which was more fuel than oil at this point - I had some spotty performance, which I later realized was due to being out of fuel. A full tank later, my bike sounds like an engine again, instead of a semi-auto firecracker.
So... now the left (lower) cylinder appears to be not firing, and fuel drips/sprays out of the exhaust near the footpeg. I grabbed a new spark plug since the old ones needed to be replaced so badly. I was hoping that would work, but no dice. Any suggestions?
Update:
When I went out to try it again a few minutes ago, I was able to get some white smoke. I think I may have gas in my oil from my prime-to-empty-the-tank mistake.
Second Update:
After having changed the oil - which was more fuel than oil at this point - I had some spotty performance, which I later realized was due to being out of fuel. A full tank later, my bike sounds like an engine again, instead of a semi-auto firecracker.
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