SXC not Idling
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 9:23 pm
Posted this question at ADVRider as well, but I am hoping someone here might have some advice...
3 weeks ago my 625 was running great. It had sat a few months while I healed up from a shoulder operation, but after installing a new battery, filling the tank with fresh gas and doing an oil change and air filter change, it ran great. When I put it away that day, I ran it out of gas (turned the petcock off and ran it until it stalled), but I didn't drain the float bowl like I normally do when I am going to store it.
Then over the last three weeks I gave the bike a good cleaning, new tires and such, but did nothing to the motor, until my doctor released me for riding again. So after getting the last couple bits of body plastic on today, I started it up and it is running rough as hell. It won't idle at all. As long as I keep my hand on the throttle and give it a little gas, it runs fine, but let go and it immediately stalls. It feels like the idle is somehow set lower than before. Give it some gas though and it smooths out and feels great.
I was thinking maybe the idle jet is clogged from sitting, but it has only been three weeks. That really doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
I am hoping I don't need to tear my BST carb down and clean it, but that seems like my first step to solving this riddle. I am wondering what I could have done while cleaning the bike to knock the carb out of adjustment.
3 weeks ago my 625 was running great. It had sat a few months while I healed up from a shoulder operation, but after installing a new battery, filling the tank with fresh gas and doing an oil change and air filter change, it ran great. When I put it away that day, I ran it out of gas (turned the petcock off and ran it until it stalled), but I didn't drain the float bowl like I normally do when I am going to store it.
Then over the last three weeks I gave the bike a good cleaning, new tires and such, but did nothing to the motor, until my doctor released me for riding again. So after getting the last couple bits of body plastic on today, I started it up and it is running rough as hell. It won't idle at all. As long as I keep my hand on the throttle and give it a little gas, it runs fine, but let go and it immediately stalls. It feels like the idle is somehow set lower than before. Give it some gas though and it smooths out and feels great.
I was thinking maybe the idle jet is clogged from sitting, but it has only been three weeks. That really doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
I am hoping I don't need to tear my BST carb down and clean it, but that seems like my first step to solving this riddle. I am wondering what I could have done while cleaning the bike to knock the carb out of adjustment.
