MY ZX50 O.E.M CARB TUNING

[thebatman]

    yeah, they are STILL going....of course the opening act is a no name..wouldnt want to upstage kiss.     seen em before but this may be last time ever( ozzy said that too   )..been slack this summer, only seen megadeth, testement,exodus, the big 4 show(megadeth, slayer, anthrax,metallica), lynyrd synyrd.. gotta love concerts..it brings the freaks out.     ...gotta love the freaks.

[thebatman]

oh sh**, i was using the permetex, form a gasket sealant #2. non hardening formula...does gas break it down,?? not suppose to...i have traces of sealer ON the ported reed cage.. even the gasket itself looked as tho it was gone, or more gooey...wth???

[sidthesloth]

I have only used no. 3, that is ok with petrol, used it on my base, reed mount and also on the carb insulator when I had the stock carb.

[sidthesloth]

Is the no.2 a brown sticky substance like a very thick liquid?

[thebatman]

its a very dark, almost black,gooey..comes out real gooey, never even dried on the intake, was suppose to get tacky, non hardening..its definately different than what was used on my air filter..i took a pic of the tube..maybe i can get word to post for me...unless i send to your cell phone.   or email    it was spotty all over the cage, looked like it was gone from the gasket itself??

[sidthesloth]

The stuff I use is sticky but that sounds a whole lot different. That sounds like the engine is pulling through the joint, what gasket are you using?

[art]

 It looks like your getting to the root of the problem now.  My ears are still ringing from KISS'S last farewell show    How many years ago was that?  It was loud!!!
 Seems pulling air from the boot is your issue and kinda the same problem I was haveing except I was pulling it through the crank bearing same result (DIEING at speed) 

[thebatman]

i have the oem reed cage/ and intake gasket, think they are paper...i wondered if since it never "dries", if i did have a leak, then it just sucked it right back thru...correct???..well sh**, i cant even get to the kymco shop to get a new one anytime soon either, they even have sum cheap(athena) 5g rollers..     its actually 2 counties away, takes about 30-45min to get there driving...                          ywah, kiss has been going for quiet awhile.   should be good anyway..

[thebatman]

wonder if i do have a leak, reseal and try the ported cage again??....well, maybe not, need to make sure i guess..will have to fill up jet for the oem cage for sure tho....

[art]

 Re seal and give it a shot,Your kinda in the trouble shooting stage if it works great if not go back to your last set up. You need a running scoot to test anything from here on.

[thebatman]

yeah, i definately need a running scoot for sure!!!!!....... did notice my air filter has had more debris on it those last few days... must have been sucking more    gonna try to get to parts store during lunch for a new tube of sealer, carb cleaner, a couple MORE plugs( maybe these wont get wasted)..i will run 1st tho to hope like hell she is ok.

[art]

 I find you can reuse your plugs just clean them up,I lean condition will show over a carbon fouled or tan plug. Just want to get close than use your other new plugs for final,and if ya ever get that try an irridioum plug 

[thebatman]

osed to withstand pressure, etc.. hope the sh** works, says itll dry in about an hr..idk, lets hope so.....i was trying to reuse plugs, i think sid had mentioned you could if lean to start with.....i got some blue pemetex gasket maker, supp

[art]

 It's gotta be better than the way things are at the moment 

[thebatman]

aint that the dam truth..........waiting on jt to get back so i can go around and put her back together...i hope.....of course this blue sh** dont say a thing about heat, bbut it said pressure resistant, flexible,etc..