hey guys,i need some help trying to think this out and looking for some feedback, last year, i helped build a west coast jesse james chopper for a friend,this was no easy task. but because the way we were able to get the engine in the frame blocked the carb, i thought hey no big deal,i see people on this forum using all kinds of diffrent ways of getting around this.
so i found some gasoline resistant heater core hose the same diameter as the intake tube and the carb to run some what of a small extension to bring the carb on the outside of the frame. when we went to run the bike and got it fired up,it was running way to rich,after a few test runs and tinkerings, i had to move the clip on the needle to the last spot to lean it out.
this made it run more stable and better,however it runs like a dog.top speed is maybe 15 or 20 mph.and it eats thru double the amount of gas that my OCC stingray does. i looked for vacuum leaks but found none, and looked the carb over a few times,kinda at my ends wit here. is it possible that the carb was junk out of the box new? or is there something im missing here
thx for any help or comments u can offer
so i found some gasoline resistant heater core hose the same diameter as the intake tube and the carb to run some what of a small extension to bring the carb on the outside of the frame. when we went to run the bike and got it fired up,it was running way to rich,after a few test runs and tinkerings, i had to move the clip on the needle to the last spot to lean it out.
this made it run more stable and better,however it runs like a dog.top speed is maybe 15 or 20 mph.and it eats thru double the amount of gas that my OCC stingray does. i looked for vacuum leaks but found none, and looked the carb over a few times,kinda at my ends wit here. is it possible that the carb was junk out of the box new? or is there something im missing here
thx for any help or comments u can offer
