I finally got my new kit installed and have a bunch of questions. This is my first one of these kits and I'm not as familiar with 2-stroke engines as I am with 4-stroke ones. I had a Yamaha Banshee many years ago, but it always ran good so I didn't have to mess with the carbs at all.
The small plunger on the carb next to the idle screw, is that a primer of some sort? From reading other threads, I am guessing that is what it is. Do you push on it several times like the priming bulbs on weed whackers, or do you push it down and hold it in for several seconds?
When starting the engine, once the engine starts, how long should you leave the choke lever up?
When I first started the engine yesterday, it would start and then run okay as I was going down the road but would die when I put the clutch in to let it idle. The engine was only running for maybe a minute when I did this. I did this two or three times, and now the engine doesn't want to keep running. As long as I am going downhill and pedaling to keep the speed up to maybe 8-10 MPH, the engine will run, but once I stop pedaling the engine slows down and then starts sputtering and stops. I have read mention of the engine "4-stroking". Is there a YouTube video posted that shows both a normal running engine as well as one 4-stroking so I know if that may be my problem? If it is, various posts seem to recommend that I should move the needle clip one notch higher. Is that correct?
Also, is there a "Ask all of your Grubee questions here" thread that I may have missed?
Thanks,
andy b.
The small plunger on the carb next to the idle screw, is that a primer of some sort? From reading other threads, I am guessing that is what it is. Do you push on it several times like the priming bulbs on weed whackers, or do you push it down and hold it in for several seconds?
When starting the engine, once the engine starts, how long should you leave the choke lever up?
When I first started the engine yesterday, it would start and then run okay as I was going down the road but would die when I put the clutch in to let it idle. The engine was only running for maybe a minute when I did this. I did this two or three times, and now the engine doesn't want to keep running. As long as I am going downhill and pedaling to keep the speed up to maybe 8-10 MPH, the engine will run, but once I stop pedaling the engine slows down and then starts sputtering and stops. I have read mention of the engine "4-stroking". Is there a YouTube video posted that shows both a normal running engine as well as one 4-stroking so I know if that may be my problem? If it is, various posts seem to recommend that I should move the needle clip one notch higher. Is that correct?
Also, is there a "Ask all of your Grubee questions here" thread that I may have missed?
Thanks,
andy b.