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Offline Foxx4Beaver

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Re: Jetting!!! Again and again and again!
« Reply #480 on: July 28, 2015, 11:53:53 AM »
Often a sudden change in jetting means a air leak.
Have you done a leakdown test?
im gonna go ahead here and ask a really stupid question but how are leakdown test done?

not a stupid question...it just shows you're willing to learn....

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Re: Jetting!!! Again and again and again!
« Reply #481 on: July 28, 2015, 11:59:15 AM »
Often a sudden change in jetting means a air leak.
Have you done a leakdown test?
im gonna go ahead here and ask a really stupid question but how are leakdown test done?

not a stupid question...it just shows you're willing to learn....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdq7NRcUIp8
seems like something i could do, anyone that sells a leakdown kit?
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Re: Jetting!!! Again and again and again!
« Reply #482 on: July 28, 2015, 01:04:07 PM »
seems like something i could do, anyone that sells a leakdown kit?

this specific one isn't cheap...but the quality is worth it...

http://www.motionpro.com/motorcycle/partno/08-0071/

you can always make your own too.
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Re: Jetting!!! Again and again and again!
« Reply #483 on: July 28, 2015, 01:08:54 PM »
this is alot like how my bike smokes sounds and runs, i'll try to film my own bike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VrCN9GY_qo
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Re: Jetting!!! Again and again and again!
« Reply #484 on: July 29, 2015, 05:45:32 AM »
this is alot like how my bike smokes sounds and runs, i'll try to film my own bike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VrCN9GY_qo

I bet there wasn't many mosquito's around after that brief warm up :lol:
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Re: Jetting!!! Again and again and again!
« Reply #485 on: July 29, 2015, 07:12:56 AM »
the bike has been sitting a while with gas in the tank and the carburetor has been leeking gas too, could this affect the bikes jetting?
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Re: Jetting!!! Again and again and again!
« Reply #486 on: July 29, 2015, 07:33:53 AM »
the bike has been sitting a while with gas in the tank and the carburetor has been leeking gas too, could this affect the bikes jetting?

sounds like the float valve is worn and/or the float valve seat...I would try a new OEM float valve 1st, don't buy the aftermarket trash.

float valve...
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Re: Jetting!!! Again and again and again!
« Reply #487 on: July 29, 2015, 07:53:41 AM »
the float bowl gasket was in good shape but it appears two of the screws was under thigthend
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Re: Jetting!!! Again and again and again!
« Reply #488 on: July 29, 2015, 07:55:21 AM »
as long as it doesn't start leaking out the overflow tubes for no apparent reason, then you should be good to go.
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Re: Jetting!!! Again and again and again!
« Reply #489 on: August 01, 2015, 02:49:14 AM »
i asked my dad about the oil seal leak, he has seen alot of coolant and oil leak smoke in his time, and suggested that it would not smoke if i just let the bike warm up proberly. so i did, and gues what barley any smoke and the bike ran fine, not perfect i probably have some jetting to do, but for the first time since i bought the bike i was able to experience the true 500 two stroke power.(...was scary) ill still post the video of how the bike runs prior to proper warm up incase i have missed something https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfoSwTUixQA&feature=youtu.be

other then that, the thing is a BEAST i shall call him...Rudy!

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Re: Jetting!!! Again and again and again!
« Reply #490 on: August 01, 2015, 08:28:34 AM »
that looks pretty normal...I wouldn't sweat anything there...it sounds good too.

was that with a cold engine start?
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Re: Jetting!!! Again and again and again!
« Reply #491 on: August 01, 2015, 10:13:05 AM »
that looks pretty normal...I wouldn't sweat anything there...it sounds good too.

was that with a cold engine start?

yeah started on second stomp, i probably undersetimated the importance of proper warm up  :roll:
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Re: Jetting!!! Again and again and again!
« Reply #492 on: August 01, 2015, 10:44:50 AM »
i probably undersetimated the importance of proper warm up  :roll:

everyone has their own procedure....I myself like to keep a very steady idle at about 2500 RPM's, then when I can't hold my hand on the side of the cylinder for more than 2-3 seconds, I know it's warmed up enough to head out my trail at an easy pace, which is about a 90 second ride until I get out into the powerlines....by that time, it's warmed up enough to start rolling the throttle back, all the way :-o   
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Re: Jetting!!! Again and again and again!
« Reply #493 on: August 01, 2015, 11:42:37 AM »
I dont think i allowed a complete war up but Around 1/8 was enough to plow the driveway in to a field ready for sowing :-o
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Re: Jetting!!! Again and again and again!
« Reply #494 on: August 01, 2015, 11:45:12 AM »
I dont think i allowed a complete war up but Around 1/8 was enough to plow the driveway in to a field ready for sowing :-o

beautiful! :-D
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