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Squeekie0809

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Engine stops when warm at tick over
« on: May 16, 2013, 08:30:52 PM »
Any ideas what I can do to resolve my problem, for info I pre mix the petrol and oil 25ml of 2 stroke to every litre gallon of unleaded.

Bit of a novice mechanic so any advice would be helpful.

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Re: Engine stops when warm at tick over
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2013, 07:23:16 AM »
Firstly
Remove spark plug, clean and gap to 0.9mil and refit.
Remove the air filter, wash it gently in a small bowl of gasoline.
Wring it out gently. Dip it in two stoke oil then wring out the excess gently.
Refit air filter.

take the bike out and get it hot.
It must be hot before moving onto the next stage !

With the engine running, Park the bike on its centre stand on a block of wood to lift the rear wheel.
Locate the carburettor on the left hand side if the bike.

There are two screws located close together on it.
The highest one ( and the largest) is the idle. The lower is the air.

Turn the upper one fully clockwise (this allows more fuel in and your engine speed should rise)
Next turn the lower screw fully clockwise (to block the air) then turn it counter clockwise one full turn quickly to prevent the engine from stalling.

Continue turning the air screw counter clockwise and listen to the engine revs. Your aim is to make the engine rev as high as possible. Small adjustments of a quarter of a turn work well here, pausing for up to twenty seconds between adjustments to listen to engine speed.

eventually you allow too much air in and the revs will start to drop. You will then have to turn the air screw back the other way.
adjustments at this point can be very small, as little as 1/8 th of a turn. Find the spot where the bike revs highest..THEN turn the air screw 1/8 of a turn clockwise ( this is important as it makes the mixture slightly rich)
It's unlikely the revs will drop, but if they do, it will be something of nothing.
(i turn clockwise in very, very small increments until I hear just the slightest drop in speed)

Now turn the upper screw counter clockwise until the engine rev speed falls back down to regular tickover level.

Your mixture and tickover are now set. If the bike stalls in future then just turn the upper screw an eighth of a turn until it idles without stalling
« Last Edit: May 17, 2013, 07:42:22 AM by naughty lee »

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Engine stops when warm at tick over
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2013, 07:12:46 PM »
Okay changed the spark plug and cleaned the filter, it's better not not cured yet. Next weekend I will prop it up and set the carb up.

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Re: Engine stops when warm at tick over
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2013, 08:38:55 PM »
Good lad. It's easy enough to do. Once it's done, you know it's right

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« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2013, 08:58:23 PM »
Okay did the carb set up and is running the best it ever has run, thank you

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Re: Engine stops when warm at tick over
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2013, 05:42:51 PM »
You're welcome buddy  ;)

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