The details:
– New fuel pump (the proper regulated one)
– New Caltric carb, stock jetting, pilot/fuel screw 4 turns out (this is where it idled the highest when warmed up, between the two points where it started to drop idle)
– New fuel filter
– New air filter (UNI)
– New coil and wire
– New battery
– Oil temp switch bypassed, manual fan switch installed
– Starts well when cold, choke on. Have to take it off choke within a few seconds and then manually hold throttle until it gets a little heat in it to idle
– Idles fine and runs well
– Will continue idling and running well until we shut it off.. have ridden it over an hour nonstop and it is good
– Can sit for 0-15 minutes or so and it will restart (no choke or throttle)
– Sitting longer results in a no-start. Have to wait for it to cool down for quite a while before it will think about going again, not sure how long because I usually leave it in frustration and play with it the next day.
The obvious answer: don’t shut it off LOL… but I really would like to get this thing starting reliably if it is possible. It was such a heap when I came into it, and now after all the time and effort, it is just teasing us! Haha…
From my (LIMITED) understanding of carbs, the pilot/fuel screw between the throttle slide and the engine is what has the most influence on starting so that is where I should be messing with it… or am I missing something?
