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  1. M

    carbs

    i have a 2003 i was going to sync the carbs the two on the left went good the #1 on the right has low vac there are two adjustment screws when i turn the one on the front riht hand side the back right hand carb adjust the same thing happens when i adjust the back screw on the right side the #1...
  2. Traumahawk

    Backpressure vs enrichening carbs

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  3. W

    removing carbs from engine

    hi to all, i am a newbie at this and bought and followed the clymer guide on how to remove the carbs, i loosened the screws on the clamps that hold the carb to the bike, the guide then says to lift the carb off the bike, when i try this nothing happens the carbs are stuck on the bike, i...
  4. K

    How to remove carbs from manifolds

    I'd like to know how to remove the carb out from the manifold?? it sems that it stuck,, i tried to loosen the joints and then pull the carb up from the manifold ,, but no way... any suggetion??:ummm:
  5. M

    got my carbs back

    i had my carbs checked out by danny . there were some problems with the carbs and danny corrected the problems. first, i have to say danny did one hell of a job .awsome. i installed them on the bike and went for test drive .the bike ran perfect. danny your quality of work is great . ps. them...
  6. stilkus

    carbs synced, still uneven engine load felt

    I have spent a lot of time troubleshooting my carbs, I had it lean/rich/not synced and a lot more until recently things are fine and the motorcycle is performing good. I still feel that my carbs have something wrong which I am unable to figure out. I am going to list the symptoms hoping someone...
  7. D

    Carbtune in CT

    Hey Guys, Now that I have the baffle squared away (thanks again donnelly317) im working out the other little kinks on this bad boy. First thing on the list is to make sure the carbs are synced. Does anyone have a carbtune in ct i could meet up with or maybe borrow for some beers? :-) I...
  8. C

    Well.... just bought some carbs.....

    Off fleabay for $220 with a stage 7 jet kit and KN pod filters..... $66 shipping, total of $286. I figured a used set of carbs is worth about that, so if it really does have the stage 7 kit in it. Bonus I guess. But that doesn't mean it will have the right jets. But at least I have a...
  9. S

    carbs

    I sometimes get a cough thru carb off idle when warm,and a stumble just before vboost come in that gets worse when warm.carbs are clean and balanced.any thoughts,thanks
  10. G

    how can I clean the pilot jet without removing the carbs

    how can I clean the pilot jet without removing the carbs, will the shotgun or pea shooter do it?
  11. Rusty McNeil

    Advice for stock carbs and big bore motor

    I should have my motor together and ready to fire up in the next few weeks. Starting to think about the carbs. To start with flatslide are completely out of the question. I've got a come up with a combo that'll work with this motor utilizing the stock carbs. It's already set up as sort...
  12. J

    Carbs leaking

    Ok, now it's getting a little crazy. I put new carbside intake boots when I saw the old ones wet with gas and they're still doing it??? #2 & #3 cylinder boots are all wet and I can see the bottom of those carbs are wet as well. I did a really good clean, shotgun + (soaked them all in my dunk...
  13. M

    looking for some advice about carbs

    :DSo I bought my first vmax a couple of months ago. Its a 92 that is completely stock with 16,000 mi on it. When I got it, it ran a little rough around the edges but when you twisted the throttle it would take off like a shot.:punk: Now when I say a little rough around the edges it wasnt that...
  14. T

    Popping sound

    I have a 1985 project vmax. While riding it has started making an odd popping sound from I believe under/inside the air cleaner box. Mainly at cruising speed, about 4000-5000 rpm. Under acceleration it does not usually happen. I have synced the carbs to the best of my ability, and changed the...
  15. A

    air/fule mixture leak

    Hello guys, It's hard for me to properly describe the issue but i'll try: when the engine is cold and i'm starting it - while warming it with but also without using the choke i'm getting some kind of "back-back-fires" an air/fuel mixture trying to explode out from the carbs up threw the...
  16. sarchin

    Going to fine-tune my carbs

    I've been reading a lot of the posts on tuning the Vmax carbs but I haven't run across anything like where to start, and everything that should be done. I don't get to ride much and while I'm not having any problems at all, I kind of want to become familiar with this if/when something does...
  17. dman1961

    06 carbs

    So im thinking of buying a 2006 from a guy... and hes says he has to have the carbs gone thru evey couple years... whats up with that?... thanks for the help :)
  18. H

    1991 FUEL LEAK AT CARBS with pics

    so i replaced my valve cover gaskets and put the carbs back on and everything seemed to be fin until this morning when gas started to run out of a port in the carb (top side) and out of another pipe which i dont know what it does. Can anyone give me a sense of what direction on what to do...
  19. M

    #1 and #2 cylinders dead HELP!

    Last week I decided to clean my carbs due to finding rust in the fuel filter and lack of power at WOT, bike sounded like a helicopter.. Yanked the carbs, cleaned, and reset the float levels. Put it all back together. Resynced the carbs and Pulled #1 spark plug wire, no difference in idle...
  20. JAMESG

    carbs #2 & 1 spilling fuel into exhaust

    Hi, I've read the Forum re. stuck floats & I attempted the following, with gas spilling first out of overflow tubes at carb., then corrected that area, then overflow into breather tubes, while all the time gas was flowing into the exhaust. No I didn't explode.:damn angry: I did the following...
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