ekap1200 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 3:30 pm
You may want to CLOSELY look at how they put the carbs back on..... I have seen far too many carb installs done and not had the back of the boots all the way on the carb's It may be on most of the way but folded over somewhere.
Used my bore scope, boots are all in place.
As for spark ; if you know of someone who has a GOOD working knowledge of how to read a meter have them check the plug caps and secondary coil resistance. Did this machine live its life outdoors or in a garage ?
Just by looking at the bike. It was a Garage Queen its whole life. Paint is not faded out, seats are still in perfect shape.
Did the spark plug well's appear to have been filled with crap and someone let some dirt down into the cyl's while doing a plug change ? Are the ends of the coil wire's green with corrosion ? ( if so , clip 1/4 inch of wire off and put the caps back on.....
Checked spark this morning. Its good and strong. Have not dug deeper into the wires yet. But will soon.
Is the fuel tank clean or showing signs of rust ? Are the carb's even close to being properly sync'ed ? Did the bowls show any signs of water or rust ? Have you or the dealer ever looked for signs that a rodent spent a winter in the air box ?
Tank is almost clean, does have just a start of rusty spot or 3. But there only just big enough to see if you have a bright light. But going to run the bore scope down and check the lower section. I'm thinking that is going to be the root of the issue.
Airbox Shop owner told me he checked it, When he had the carbs out. But who knows, will be checking that also. When I pull the tanks and carbs.
Any noticeable difference in exhaust between left and right outer pipe's ?
not that I can see.
Was the main fuel line ever replaced with auto hose and a hose clamp and now the swing are has bent the 90 deg tube to the point of barely being open ?
Lines look factory.
Is this a California model ?
No and glad of that.
Is the choke cable working properly ?
Yes
Give us more detail. running rough WHEN / just at idle, or going down the road at 2,000- or 3000 , just taking off ?
Right now its even hard to start, draining the bowels.
Found some small trash. So will take care of that.
Have you looked AND CAN YOU LOOK at the fuel filter.
Yes and it looks dirty, even tough Shop told me a new one was put on 100 miles ago. Before I bought it.
What is you skill level , as it depends how we can help you with whatever skill level you may have.
Have rebuild bikes, car's semi trucks and boat engines. But not a Mechanic.
Far to many engine's have been done in by a DIY'er doing a simple spark plug and air filter change, for LACK of cleaning the area up before opening a hole up into the jug's.........Number 2 cyl, can be tricky to get to if one does not remove the 2 phillips screws from the cable spliter and fishing the wire up and around, most tent to fight it and cracking the cap....
Spark plug area is clean but Shop also put new plugs in.
And know when you don't know something, use common sense and don't do a thing unless you are sure you can handle the job and have the right tooling......
Agree 100% Common Sense I have. Not the smartest tool in the shed. But know when I'm over my head.
For all we know ,,,, it could be just a 1/8 turn of the sync. screw to get things purring again....
Thinking its way past that 1/8th of a turn. And the shop that was working on the bike. He it 3 weeks behind, so much be doing something right. For people to wait that long to get work done. But I don't know never met or heard of him. Until I went to look at this old bike.
But then again he would rather push a HD then work on anything else. This bike was one of his best friends projects.
Gene Kap.
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Will spray those down tonight. Then get the bike inside. 
Shop owner told me OOOhh it has a new fuel filter. Don't think that filter has been off in a while.
Guess I'm just different. But if I know something I will tell a buyer. And will sure not cover up an issue.
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