my zx50 issues

[thebatman]

  i remember that thread...hmm, neeeever tried it...cant get to the parts bikes today, sunday, nobody there.....shhhhhhhit, got me all worried out here..

[art]

i remember that thread...hmm, neeeever tried it...

I know you can tell by the shape of your petcock and tank 

[art]

 We even got word to convert 

[thebatman]

there was some gritty sh** on that long filter... petcock itself looked ok last night, buuut....looks arent everything....yeah, its done that several times over the past when i unhooked carb, just always plugged line.....guess i have to sit and wait for this issue..                                               you got word too huh....oh sh**, ive been made a believer several times so far..   does the parts house have it??(seafoam)..just seafoam, guess i better reread the seafoam thread, if i can find it.

[thebatman]

a dumb ?... i wonder if that could have ANYTHING to do with why one day, shell start on 1st kick, some days itll take 2-3?....example, last night when i put her back together started 1st kick, just now it took 2-3 w/gas..idle slow too.usually is till warm.. well lets test ported cage anyway, may not help if vaccum off.....

[art]

  Most places carry it,I hear startron is good also for a better price,you can ride it just repair as soon as you can. What happens over time is that crap will get stuck in the carb and worst case float needle,then it will keep flowing and fill your crank with fuel. This can lead to total breakdown under the right conditions.
  As long as your floats are holding you should be ok,just not perfect  Restricting your fuel supply in anyway makes tuneing difficult at best and can be imposible to have any consistency.

[art]

  You might get away with just running some carb cleaner through the petcock openings and a little toothpick action.

[wordslinger]

We even got word to convert

..absowootwy!!!

..i'm sold on sea foam...

..just put a can in my daughter's gas tank...

..been working on her car all week while she's at th beach..

..(driving it to work and back too)...sshhh....

[thebatman]

well took a ride with the ported rsed cage..my take off was worse today, more so than normal.. kept struggling more so for the powerband..idk, i know i need sum 6s to try tho..top was about same about 2mph slower today...

[thebatman]

yep, just pulled fuel line off....still pours the gas.

[art]

 How's the plug look? You changed things!!!  By the way constant fuel delivery is a must    CLEAN THAT PETCOCK!!!  

[thebatman]

oh sh**...i didnt even look..was a dark brownish/rusty color yesterday...i may have to rejet again?? oooh crap, here we go.....

[thebatman]

damnitt art....i changed things alright: new symtom, ran to store, now i have a looooonnng return to idle...

[wordslinger]

..that's ok...so do i...

[thebatman]

that gets on my nerves as bad as my sh**ty takeoff......