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:x :x My 1983 maxim 750 is giving me Hell!! It sat for 2 years in my garage untouched. I cleaned carbs and got it to fire but it took starting fluid. Once it was warm it ran great. I was even able to ride it. If I turned the bike off it would start right back up fine untill it came to a cold start. I'd go out the next day and get a quick fire when I would put the choke on but after that nothing. changed plugs, oil carbs, and no luck. when I try to start it cold, I also seem to smell gas rich when I get the quick fire on a cold start. PLease Help!!

 

I am by no means a pro, but i had similar problems with mine. I had to have the carbs rebuilt, and after that the shop said that they were still having problems with it. They hooked up a different gas tank and it worked much better. How does the inside of yours look? The rust particles can help to screw up the carbs, so you might check it. I saw some good posts on electrolysis on this site earlier if that is the case, you can clean it up much cheaper than i did (shop ---> 150 clean/coat >.<). Hope this helps, but dont quote me on anything... If i am wrong, then i just got ripped off ha ha ha. (probably did on how much i paid for it anyways...)

 

You probably need to clean the Air Metering Ports on the Emulsion Tubes that are above the Main FUEL Jets.

If no Air is getting into the fuel stream to atomize it ... you are drawing-up straight fuel without the additional air needed to assist in controlling the Air~Fuel Ratio.

It's a Common Problem. The bike will run half-way decently with a few of the Air Holes Plugged. But, when you have them clogged and draw-up straight fuel trying to re-start the engine ... the stream isn't "Broken-up" enough and the Mixture isn't atomized with enough air to ignite.