Feeling like a Newbie
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I've seen it ONE other time on a certain Can-am 175 way back when. The guy I bought it from had been messing with the carb a LOT and apparently bent the clip one time too many.When it broke, the needle hung up in the slide and would partially plug the jet. Took me several tries to find it because the needle came out with the slide like normal and it was a broken half of the clip that finally pinpointed the problem. I probably would never have found it otherwise. Slide looked normal.
I just have to wonder how many bike projects might have been abandoned or the engine thrown in the trash because the guy couldn't get it to run and any help he got from this forum or other places didn't suggest he look for this problem.
I seroiusly believe it is a real fluke and not something that you'd see often but I still have wonder if it's more common that we think.
Think of it this way; we tell a new builder to check for all the things I checked originally and he does but he still can't get the engine to run. How many of them just give up and/or replace the carburetor never realizing what the problem was?
It's something that I'll remember when I see a new builder, or even an experienced one have a engine that won't run.
Thanks for all the replys, guys. I hope we all learned something.
Tom
I seroiusly believe it is a real fluke and not something that you'd see often but I still have wonder if it's more common that we think.
Think of it this way; we tell a new builder to check for all the things I checked originally and he does but he still can't get the engine to run. How many of them just give up and/or replace the carburetor never realizing what the problem was?
It's something that I'll remember when I see a new builder, or even an experienced one have a engine that won't run.
Thanks for all the replys, guys. I hope we all learned something.
Tom
Tom, Tom.. (Groove shakes head). The structural integrity of the E-clip must be verified at regular intervals. That is a CLASSIC newbie maintenance oversight...
LOL -Just kidding of course. I don't think I'd have made it that far down the troubleshooting list before unceremoniously throwing the china doll into the river. Nice work!!
LOL -Just kidding of course. I don't think I'd have made it that far down the troubleshooting list before unceremoniously throwing the china doll into the river. Nice work!!
