help

coletrain9896 · Post by **coletrain9896** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:41 am

i hav a 83 vmax it has not been runing in like 15 years i cleand out the carbs becouse the floats where stuck and put new plugs in it and it started right up and will idel but when i give it gas it will rev slow and the it will rev fast and stay at like 3500 rpm and not go back down to idel
the throtal snaps back and seems fine any one know what the prob is

Post by **Vmax540** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:16 am

Cole, Wow that is a long time to sit...... I'll bet the Carbs are still plugged somewhere. Did you make sure the pilot jets and their tiny passageways leading up to the front bottom of the carbs are open ? Did you take the jets out of the bottom of the float bowls and clean both them and the holes they screw into ? Cases such as these require disassembly of all carb parts all brass, including jets, inlet needle and seat, then soak and clean with cleaner, compressed air and I use a small set of pipe cleaners for the small holes. Alot of time if in doubt I replace the jets especially since anything that is pitted and has lost it's smoothness Will corode easier in the future !

jipcee · Post by **jipcee** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:09 am

When it idles up to 3500, lift the choke lever for 1 second (no more) after 1 second put the choke back to normal position and see if it brings the idle back to normal.
If the idle comes down to normal it usually means the pilot jets are too lean or are clogged.
Like vmax540 said they are probably still dirty.

coletrain9896 · Post by **coletrain9896** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:26 am

thanks for the help
i took the carbs back apart and both the main jets were pluged along with where they screw into i also blew out all the holes to and every thing seems free now agen thanks for the help