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Old 09-05-2008, 04:19 AM
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i took the black cover of the carburetor and now i have no power, is there a way to make it powerful again with having the black cover one??
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i took the black cover of the carburetor and now i have no power, is there a way to make it powerful again with having the black cover one??
Just a WAG, but it sounds like you have an air leak somewhere. It should run fine with the cover off. Does it run OK with choke 1/2 on?
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Maybe it was on the ragged edge of too lean and the cover and element were covered in oil and......
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To answer your question- yes, there is a way, buy a K&N filter to replace the stock one.
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