NO Go Go power

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Heres a thought, check the tank for contaminents, looking for silicate(Hope thats spelled right) build up, kinda salt like white hard granual, is there a in tank filter? change the fuel filter again, take the one off carefully, without spilling it's contents, and pour it on a peice of colored construction paper, from the inlet side, it's a lot of work just to verify a concern, you could just dump the tank and clean it real good and install a new filter, but then you would really never know.

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simsim44 its all good. its running very very well right now.....but i will keep your thoughts in mind about the fuel filter.

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I have a Carter Talon DLX 150 2R, with the same problem. I've cleaned the carb twice with no luck. After reading this post I am going to re-clean it again. Does anyone know exactly what jet to focus on that causes this? I'd kind of like a direction to be focused on when I try this again.
Thanks, Ryan

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to be honest i just went through it all again very very well. i removed the floats, every screw, needle, and jet. i checked the diaphram for any holes or tears as well. just when i put it back together again it seemed to have worked fine.

i did have one question about one screw i pulled out though. it looked like a jet but it was long and had real small holes in it on the side of the shaft when i shot cleaner inside it came out the small holes. now when i reinstalled it i did not tighten it all the way down. i put it in all the way and backed it off 1/4 turn. what is that screw and is it supposed to be all the way in tight?

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i did have one question about one screw i pulled out though. it looked like a jet but it was long and had real small holes in it on the side of the shaft when i shot cleaner inside it came out the small holes. now when i reinstalled it i did not tighten it all the way down. i put it in all the way and backed it off 1/4 turn. what is that screw and is it supposed to be all the way in tight?[/quote]

stang i think you are talking about your air fuel mixture screw
turn out for gas
turn in for air
try 1 1/2 turn out and see how it does might have to adjust when engine is warm up good
when adjusted good they start easier helps get your pilot jet tuned in for good idle and up to a 1/4 of your throttle
hope that makes sence to you pud

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no the screw im was taking about is inside the bottom bowl right next to the main jet.....i need to go look at my carb again because i think my air/fuel mixture screw is on the other side of the carb........wait, that picture you took, what is the front of the buggy? the right of the pic or the left? ill take some pics tomorrow when its day light out.

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I believe you are talking about the idle jet. It should be snug.

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perhaps thats why i cant keep that thing idleing right...i guess ill go back in there and snug it down. thanks

Posts: 6 · Newbie Joined: 28 Apr 2008 Posts: 6 Pictures: 0

I did a full rebuild of the carb again tonight. I went crazy on the carb cleaner and compressed air.....still no change. I'm suffering from the same symptoms that 65stangguy had, no power, sputters when cruising (which feels like half speed and half RPM). There is no power when I try to climb the small incline just to get back into the garage. A friend of mine suggested a bad exhaust....sound like the culprit? I need to come up with something to bolt on to provide a bit of back pressure to figure out if it is the exhaust or not. Anyone know what else I can try? What might be the problem?

Thanks, Ryan