Maybe u have to tune it
well whats the color of the electrode?was out looking at my sparkplug, and it appears to have oil/gas on it, shiny and wet. would this mean im too rich ?? and could that be the problem making me stall out when i sit on it and give gas?
Its all good man...Youre doing great so far......Thats what this forum is about...helping you out>>>>>>>>>:thumbsup:Ok i took a pic of the plug and im hoping you might be able to tell me, im sorry but i have no mechanical training what so ever and im learning as i go (thank bob! for the internet) i only know how to fix the problems ive had and overcame, so im hoping i can ad this to the list today. i also added a pic of the pocketbike so that if im wrong on what model it is maybe someone can educate me a bit. also would love to hear a suggestion on what you might feel is the best upgrade for a pocketbike to increase speed, wanting to know if you could do any upgrade to the bike to make it go faster what would be the thing you would want to do most???
Its all good man...Youre doing great so far......Thats what this forum is about...helping you out>>>>>>>>>:thumbsup:
You have a plug thats burning a tad rich and your mixture is a bit off which isnt too critical compared to the air to fuel ratio.........You need to tune it........
Start bike up and allow it to warm up...lift the rear wheel and full throttle the engine,,take a screwdriver and turn the highspeed adjustment screw on the side of the carb clockwise in very short incriments til you get max wheel revs then fatten it back up a smidge for safety.Then test ride it..Theres a good chance you may need to tweak the lowspeed needle a lil bit too.............make sure the plug is gapped to .030" and the fuel mix ratio is 40-50:1 and burning premium fuel between 91-93 octane...........Good Luck
Its all good...$75 bucks is a pretty good deal and the total so far isnt too steep....from the pics it appears you have gotten a pretty good deal so farHere is a pic of when i bought it for $75, i may have got taken on it i guess, so far i have put $38 into it including a new carb so total investment is now at $113 for the bike. in my mind 100bucks is awesome for something i can ride around out here in the country just for fun.
i am currently trying to repair all the panels of cracks and missing pieces, is there a particular way or product anybody can recommend that i can patch the panels with??? ive tried jb weld and a product called quick steel, the quick steel worked pretty good, sanded and painted great but one area keeps cracking over and over when sanding and i was wondering if there is a better product i could use for plastic repair and patches
wow thats perfect, i cant even tell, I WANT ONE
Its all good man...Youre doing great so far......Thats what this forum is about...helping you out>>>>>>>>>:thumbsup:
You have a plug thats burning a tad rich and your mixture is a bit off which isnt too critical compared to the air to fuel ratio.........You need to tune it........
Start bike up and allow it to warm up...lift the rear wheel and full throttle the engine,,take a screwdriver and turn the highspeed adjustment screw on the side of the carb clockwise in very short incriments til you get max wheel revs then fatten it back up a smidge for safety.Then test ride it..Theres a good chance you may need to tweak the lowspeed needle a lil bit too.............make sure the plug is gapped to .030" and the fuel mix ratio is 40-50:1 and burning premium fuel between 91-93 octane...........Good Luck
ONe other question i had was, what fuel mixture would you use for this pocketbike, i was told and thought it was 32:1 if thats not it please let me know so i make sure i dont burn my motor up
On the carb top theres a slotted brass screw.....In the center of that brass screw is a small slot...It takes a small jewelers screwdriver to make the lowspeed adjustment...Try leaning out the needle about 1/8-1/4 turn....as the engine leans out the idle will get higher..adjust the idle screw as needed......after getting the idle dialed in retune the highspeed needle......Good luckIm sorry guys but i need a bit of help again, apparently im an idiot and cannot find this second screw you speak of. where is it on the carb? the screw if been fooling around with is directly above the fuel line inlet. please help i am excited that the bike finally runs but i just cant ride it as soon as i sit on it and give it gas it dies, but it runs perfect sitting on a cinder block throttles great