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When I give my bike gas it dies

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by TobsMaxim, Jul 7, 2010.

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    TobsMaxim New Member

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    I just put new needles and seats in the bike 1981 Maxim 650 and now it will fire after a while of holding the stater button but as soon as I give it gas it just dies, any help would be awesome.
     
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    Are the new float needles the same size as the old ones? some aftermarket float needles are longer, which would mean that float height would need to be re-adjusted. If that's not done, the fuel level in the bowls will be way low... This would explain the symptoms.

    Also, make sure you didn't mix up the choke and throttle cables.


    EDIT: oh yeah, also a huge vacuum leak could cause that, so check and make sure all the vacuum lines are connected.
     
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    i did have to adjust the floats with the new needles, I will check for vacuum leaks after work. Thanks for the help
     
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    did you use the clear tube method?
     
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