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Post by ngordoncrosby on Jun 15, 2011 10:13:10 GMT 1
My rd250lc is doing everything it should except start once it gets cold after a good thrashing .The only way to start it ,is to either crash start it, or pour some juice down its throat!!.Starts fine when its warm idles okay and revs out fine.I am thinking about changing the idle jets for some new ones ,as one was blocked after it had been sitting around for a long time.???I am pretty sure its a fuel problem ,not electrical .Any other ideas  |
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Post by lcowner on Jun 15, 2011 10:26:27 GMT 1
is it a choke problem maybe?
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Post by ngordoncrosby on Jun 15, 2011 10:42:42 GMT 1
Possibly, I never actually use the choke,I have obviously tried using it, to start it, but doesn"t make any difference
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Post by Tone on Jun 15, 2011 11:09:30 GMT 1
It could be you have the float bowls on the wrong carbs or the choke jet is blocked in the float bowl. If you take the bowls off you will see one hole is blanked off. This one goes on the RH carb WITHOUT the choke knob. If you spray some carb or contact cleaner down the hole in the other one you should see it come out on the inside of the float bowl. If it is gummed up with stale fuel I've found before if you pour boiling water into the float bowl and leave it a few minutes it softens up the gum enough to blow it out. Make sure you clean it out with carb cleaner before refitting. Tone.
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Post by lcowner on Jun 15, 2011 11:29:43 GMT 1
hee ya go m8 this may help ya ;)one on lhs goes on choke side   |
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Post by ngordoncrosby on Jun 15, 2011 20:56:33 GMT 1
Cheers, I will give that ago
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Post by ngordoncrosby on Jun 17, 2011 2:25:51 GMT 1
Well I think I can eliminate the choke,gave it the clean of its life,took it out for a spin,sure enough after leaving to sit for 4 hours and letting it cool down,won't start choke in or out ??
I tried running it out of fuel and then switching to the reserve when it was warm and it kicked in to life no prob,so the fuel can definitely get there okay...
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Post by lcowner on Jun 17, 2011 19:42:07 GMT 1
may be silly this but lcs have their own little way of starting. if cold i pull choke out, no revs and kick it once or twice and it starts starts without throttle wen warm if i gave it throttle at all warm r cold it wudent start  |
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Post by ngordoncrosby on Jun 18, 2011 7:38:33 GMT 1
That is something I haven"t tried,I think when it is cold I naturally twist the thottle,I think it really is something as simple as that !!!!!!,cheers
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Post by ngordoncrosby on Jun 26, 2011 11:31:58 GMT 1
Well you were absolutely right ,If its cold ,it needs no throttle at all ,otherwise it won,t start ,I don"t know how long it may of taken me to find that out ,,Cheers
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