I was out for a cruise a while ago and everything was running fine. All of a sudden I start to get really low engine power. I hold in my clutch and then release it and it powers up like normal for about 2 seconds then has no power. When I hold in the clutch the engine revs to about 4-4.5k rpm and stays that way. I can keep releasing the clutch for more power, but like I said it only lasts for a couple seconds and I don't want to damage the clutch so I only did that about 4 times. I was thinking it might be an idle screw problem, however I have no idea where the screw is at. My engine never came with a manual, and googling has turned me up nothing. Is it the screw that the clutch cable go's through? I tried turning that but it appears you need to be Thor to do it. The engine is a 2011 Skyhawk gt5, stock everything right now except spark plug and cdi.
Skyhawk gt5 power and rev problems
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ok so its not to much oil next thing is try riding with the gas cap loose just enough to brake the seal to see if its a vent problem might be vapor lock and thats easy to fix
Sounds like a faulty gas cap then. It's supposed to let air in as fuel is pulled into the carb. Yours is air tight which is pulling a vacuum inside the tank. Your engine is starving for fuel and losing power. You're better off leaving the cap loose until you get a new cap.
What carb are you using?
What carb are you using?
yep buy a cap or try to fix the vent in the current one sometimes the rubber gasket covers the vent
