Page 1 of 1

running rough

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:46 am
by mr5liter35180
just bought a 88 1000 and the guy says it will not idle without choke on and it will not rev past 8000 anybody have any suggestions where to start. it ran fine before i remember when he used to ride it and he said it all just started all of a sudden one day.he said he just came outside one day and was acting up any help would be greatly appreciated.

Re: running rough

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 3:16 pm
by sweekster
I would pull the carbs and give them a cleaning.

Re: running rough

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 9:22 am
by mr5liter35180
well i have concluded it is the carbs but no shops around here will even look at it they say its to old any help would be great. i can get them off i am familiar with carbs just not multiple carbs do i do anything different. if i take them off will i get them out of sync?

Re: running rough

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:59 am
by DonTZ125
You can dismount and strip the carbs for cleaning without separating the bodies, but they're badly due for a re-synch anyway...

Re: running rough

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 12:31 pm
by yamaha_george
DonTZ125 wrote:You can dismount and strip the carbs for cleaning without separating the bodies, but they're badly due for a re-synch anyway...
Hi,
There are loads of stuff on the forum & WIKI on this subject even down to making your own Synch tool, read those thro first then if you are not sure on some point we are here.

1 tip do one carb clean at a time some times 2 & 3 are jetted slightly different to 1 & 4