How to diagnose & fix a broken carburetor on the side of the road.
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- čas přidán 21. 05. 2024
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While en-route to the Panama City Motorcycle Rally the old Electra Glide began to spit and sputter until it finally sat in a turnout waiting to be repaired. The fix only took about 20 minutes, but the trick was figuring out what needed to be done. I’ll show you how that was achieved in this video. This may be a good piece of info to file in the back of one’s mind in case either he or a friend ever runs into the same problem.
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This is certainly a plus to riding an old machine
Still work on carbs every so often with farm tractors. Been doing it for over 30 years. Carbs are easy, another reason to keep the old bikes
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I just bought a Honda NT 700 that had been sitting since around 2015 with only 7500 miles on it. Beautiful condition I have videos of.it on my CZcams channel.
The first time I rode it , it had a hesitation.. i mentioned it several times in the first ride video last november 2023..
The owner put stabilizer in the fuel before he parked it for seven or eight years in his heated garage. That created a mass of stuff that plugged my fuel filter. This is a fuel injected bike with the fuel pump inside the gas tank…
I solved that problem, and I have the videos of the progress on CZcams. I was actually able to get my whole arm inside the gas tank through the hole where the fuel pump assembly went through the bottom of the tank.
but when I cleaned the fuel filter and got it back together, it’s still had a hesitation..
I did some online research and it turns out that Honda was going to do a worldwide recall on these machines for the spark plug caps. Doing more research it turns out a lot of people had the same problem with these machines. It feels like you turn the Key off for a second and right back on. That is caused by voltage leak through old spark, plug caps…
I ordered and replaced the spark plug caps and I put new plugs in while I was at it. It runs perfectly now…
it felt like a fuel problem, but it was an ignition problem due to voltage leak..
as far as having a main jet clogged. I had that happen to me during a road race back when I raced motorcycles. All of a sudden, my machine started running poorly during a race, and when I took it apart after the race, there was a sliver of paint that looks like it came from a painted surface, where a chip of paint got in there somehow.. it wasn’t completely blocked, but it was stuck in there enough.. I was lucky I did not hole a piston or seize.. I had two of those small funnel shaped in-line fuel filters that I added, so I suspect that sliver of paint came from inside the gas tank somewhere..
Good job, Scotty.
There was something I was told once back in about '79 with my new Sportster by a mechanic when I was having a similar running problem, and he told me something about how these motors produce so much suction when running, that I could pull out the choke, after running up some rpm, and then open the throttle or something, I'm not sure, but he said it will often suck lose any piece of dirt. I tried it and it worked.
I would not pull on the choke cos that would stifle the very "suction" that you want from the vacuum.
@jimw7916 No, the choke will produce more vacuum at the jet, which is the very thing that makes a choke work at all. It restricts the air in front of the throttle and the jets, and therefore more gas is pulled into the engine, enriching the mixture. The advice given therefore makes total sense, assuming that the blockage is easily removed by just a bit more vacuum...
Your carburetor problem might be gas lines deteriorating from the ethanol. Mine done that so I changed the gas lines and the filter and cleaned the carburetor and now it runs like a bat out of hell, again😂
Everyday i clean carbs and fuel systems on small engine equipment and it still amazes me how tiny debris can still find it's way through all the filters and strainers, always good to have a known working ignition module to do a quick spark test, a must have when traveling, also the correct screw drivers for pulling jets. Easy fix Scotty ✌️🇺🇲
or gumming up from the fuel these days ,so annoying [when not run for a while
Knowledge, experience, tools and a simple bike goes a long way as you have shown. 😊
I carry an old guitar string in my tool bag to unplug a jet. Thin and very strong. Have a blessed week my friend
Yeppers I started working on old stuff Scotty when I was about well 17 years young for sure my first pickup truck was a 1940 Ford half ton pickup with a flathead V8 in a 4-speed stick on the floor then I had a lot of motorcycles and old cars and trucks in carburetor work is a basic thing thanks for the reminders old school waving a hand Mark southern Missouri Ozarks USA have been having fun with my Indian Drifter 800 she looks like a a 1947 lot of fun😊
I carry torch tip cleaners
By the grace of God I was able to extract a stripped out intake manifold screw. I replaced the gaskets and surprise, Can't Get Right, still spits and sputters at low RPM. See is cold AF all the time. What the duce. Scotty's old video on replacing intake manifold gaskets was very helpful. Thank you Scotty.
Man, them intake seals will test the patience of Job! I hope you get your leak fixed. One thing that's a good help is to loosely fit your whole intake system together, manifold, carb, and backing plate, and THEN tighten up from the heads out. If you put the intake on, then tighten it up, the chances are, your carb is gonna be just a hair wonky jawed, and when you put the carb backing plate on, or mounting bracket, then the carb's slightly off angle will put pressure on your intake seals and they will leak air.
Scotty!! Absolute Genious to figure that out on the side of the road. Then make a great video. You must be one laid back easy going biker!! God Bless safe ridin rubber down
Your petcock has a fine metal screen to filter the gas. Could that debris have been a piece of wire from that screen.
Very good observation, and very plausible. If that's the case, we'll prolly see another video.
Time learned knowledge, thanks man
as usual...useful and didactic! what better way than a Master of the roadside repair can teach you how to save,time, money and stress. You're the Man Scotty
When u coming back Chris?
@@scootertrampscotty I’ll be back for Sturgis, I’m roaming Europe now .
Good catch Scotty.
That carb video you did way back when is when I started following. Super simple to understand video. Been awesome videos since. Keep on Scotty
I would love to have a dollar for every rider you have helped with your videos and advice through the years. Thank god for older Harleys before computers and fuel injection and riders like you that keep them going. You take care Scotty and ride safe.
What kind of fuel filter you using? Paper comes apart. Stone gets brittle. That dust in your jet got thru the filter if you use one. Tank debris or fuel filter. Safe travels Scotty.
Agreed. Bet he don't have a filter. I don't either.
Great video. A couple of simple tools and some know how saves the day
Looks like a small flat piece of metal, good info scotty, thanks
Thanks Scotty. Good to see you again on CZcams. Just seen your interview with the Dirty Motorcycle Vagabond. A timely reminder.
Thanks for all your knowledge man keep up the freedom life
Seen your video on the carb fix and it helped me sort mine on my old vn kawasaki. Thankyou. Now ive got an older bike which is points ignition and simple carbs, so at least i might be able to fix it on the road if i breakdown. I dont want a modern bike because of the sensers and computer that controls it! Its not a plus to me! Ride on scotty and thanks for your originality.
You stoped at princess to work on your carb, I live just over the bridge.
It was good to meat you at the rally and getting a copy of your book. Next time you pass through Destin let me know and I'll take you flying or just give you a shady place to work on your bike. Destin Dave
That was a good one Scotty. I always try to do my own work myself too. You always have helpful information. Appreciate it thanks.
What was the debris in the jet? Looked like a piece of metal or?
Im never gonna know.
That's why I like Evo Harleys, you can repair it yourself without a computer
Great video as always Scotty. Hey man a wound guitar string would work well for cleaning those jets out.
Good job as usual. You didn’t call when you were in Texas.
Knowledge and experience are priceless... another great tutorial video.... as mentioned before...if youre up in the new england area (Ct)... youve got a place to stop/camp...etc ... with that said...if you do ever make it here.... it would be my pleasure to clean up and give youre ole girl a bit of a detail....👍👍
Ride safe out there
Looked like your fuel was cut by a 1/3 which would explain the spit and sputter at 40 mph and above. glad your back up on 2!
I'm thinking rust or tank lining breaking down. The mesh filter on the petock gets clogged too
Great info Scotty! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing a great video
Great video Scotty thanks for the info ....
you sure do good work, this video helps us all.
Good video Scotty👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Great informative video.
More if these and travel videos!
So sorry you had road side issues....How ever thank you for the great Road side tips...Thank you
Great tip....my street glide is EFI.....I have no idea how to fix it lol....glad it's working.
Thanks, Scotty! It was good hanging w/ you at 8Fifty 🍻
Just as in life
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Thanks for the reminder
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You got your ears raised. Problem is the gas in Mexico.
That's why I hate fuel injection
@@Vstrom650klr good fuel filter comes in handy.
@Crimepaysaskapolitician well I was a big believer in that then my klr went up in flames in the back country because of my inline fuel filter so no never agian but I did here a good coffee filter works wonders 😉 😀
@@Vstrom650klr the biggest prob with injection is ...the motor will continue to work even with a fuel blockage and then "correct" it some other way like shortchanging air intake etc. It will get you home but the fault will still be there.
@@Vstrom650klrok so exactly how did that happen. People when you respond to tech stuff and you put your two cents in, TELL THE WHOLE FUCKIN STORY. DETAILS MAN, others could learn from your incident. But what did we learn, not a damn thing other then your bike burnt up. Why, how, who knows, not us.
Treat the gas tank ,with POR 15 etc ,have a fuel filter and change regularly, and clean your air filter ,some bikes like the Suzuki 1400 intruder has a hard to remove front air filter ,PITA to remove the carbs to clean , tank has to come off ,unlike an EVO which is easy as ,once particles get into the jets ,its a no show
Compression spark and fuel are all you need. I'm glad it was an easy fix.
What's up brother. Cant wait to see you on that new bike.
What new bike?
@@bradleyyounger8499 You will be seeing it soon.
Thanks for the video! Good to learn these things however I get it. 😉👍
Old bikes, in general, are so easy to work on
Cool .thanks
Scottys, I would think that you would carry a torch tip cleaner to clean out debris in jets. They work great. I've had one in my tool bag since 1982. You're the man Scotty. God bless you.
Hell why put a non essential tool on the bike. Look down while walking and find a twig that'll fit your jet. And bobs your uncle
I just blew in that one and it came right out.
My "yuppie" bike gave me a fit on the way home from Missouri last week. Kept jumping into limp mode, throttle position error.
Thought I was gonna have to get a tow on Sunday, no less, but the 3rd time it did it, I took the air clearner apart and checked all my connections. Didn't really see anything, but she ended up getting me the last 200 miles home.
New bike looks great
What new bike?
@@bradleyyounger8499 Scotty got a new to him bagger evo , carb I forgot what year
Dang. I thought I had seen every video. I knew saddle tramp just got one too
He got another 1995 Electra glide with 16,000 original miles and it looks brand new. I believe it’s the same year as his current one so he likes it and is very familiar with it as you can see in this video.
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So far I have only put a few pictures of it on the Community page John. Youll be seeing it soon. Its red.
Hey Scotty, enjoyed chewing the fat with ya at bike week! Ray
I enjoyed that show Ray. Think u did too.
Can't really beat a properly maintained Keihin carb.
check those spark plugs
I wish they never changed to injection. Get instruction Scotty.
On a 1973 Shovelhead I had rough running that progressed to not starting at all. Ignition good. Gas good. Not running. I studied the Service Manual and found the ignition end of the cam was rotated. The cam gear is press fit with no key to fix it in place. New cam and I was back on the road.
It does make you wonder why they don't have a Woodruff key or something in that thing.
My 2000 roadglide carb no fuel injection
Good video,Scotty. Just wondering, are those ignition control modules interchangeable between different years.
No. They make two different versions of that system. One has seven wires and the other has eight. The only difference is that each uses its own particular pickup unit in the cone. You can't mix the pickup units and ignition modules. Thats all. If and when the fuel injection goes on this new bike Ill install a carburetor and one of those ignitions.
@@scootertrampscotty thanks
nice shirt,, lol,,,, HB
What year and model bike?
Vacuum fuel cut off valve.
Hi Scotty. Where's the link to the carburator video?
I forgot to put it in there? Thanks for reminding me. Ill fix that.
Its up there now Todd
@@scootertrampscotty Thanks Scotty. I probably seen it before, but I'll watch it again. I've worked on them a
bunch of times for other people over the years. I'll take all the information I can get on them.
I never personally ran one on any of my bikes.
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So you started a new channel and dropped us old salts?
Man, what are the odds of getting a piece of trash that JUST fits in the jet but don't go through or fall back in the bowl? Usually, it's them little pilot jets that get me. I run a washable Russell filter before my carb to keep anything that might get pumped in there from the gas station. I really tucked it up too high, though, so I only worry with it if I have to take the tank off. Maybe you can run across one if you don't already run a filter. I really like that there's no filter element made out of paper or whatever to break down and give me problems. You do have the two O rings that seal each end that hold the screens in, and two more hose clamps, so you do gain some potential places to spring a leak. I have a gas station somewhere in my stompin grounds that must have some trash in it, but I don't know which one, and I got sick of cleaning Pilot jets and put that filter on. I had a buddy tell me once to never buy gas at a station when you can see that their tanks are being refueled, since the truck dumping a few thousand gallons in the station's tank stirs up any sediment in the bottom of the gas station's fuel tanks. Makes sense.
Looked like a single strand of wire, but props to Scotty for being able to fix stuff like this on the fly.
debri like that could come off the side of a rubber fuel hose.
Got no gas filter Tommy. I had this problen incessantly once but it turned out that the old bike just had a lot of dirt and rust in the tank. That was causing the problem. I had to fill the gas tank with nuts and bolts then shake it, run the gas through a coffee filter, put it back in and shake it some more. That fixed the problem.
@@scootertrampscotty You never can tell when a mosquito might be sittin on the edge of your gas tank while you're filling up, sniffin gas and gettin a buzz, then loses his balance and falls into your tank, and you end up with a mosquito's ball sack stuck in your main jet and you gotta pull your bowl off and dig his family jewels out of your carb's orifices. That's when that stainless screen type filter comes in handy
Im a new sub...MotoGiant turn me onto you....Greeting from Nashville Tn.
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Break out the new bike!!
The mirrors of the new bikes say that monthly payments are closer than they appear.
@@raybrensike42 he already got a new bike
Not new, NEW TO HIM. Keep riding the mule till he cant be fixed no more. Then hop on the other one
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Gonna retire the mule i think. At 200k miles many parts are just worn out and its cheaper and easier to just replace the whole bike these days. $6000 for this like brand new bike.
I have trouble not rounding out the phillips screws on the float bowl.
They’re likely JIS screws, so normal Philips will roll out easier
Just go to a hardware store, lowes n homeless despot AINT FUCKIN HARDWARE STORES and get real phillips screw for it. Or get the right size allen screws. I remember when bikers didnt want or need someone to hold their hands
@@arthurcutaiar9994, and were assholes, lol
@@arthurcutaiar9994 LOL rant much? No trouble replacing the screws just making a statement. Want to hold hands?
I think the trick is to just never put them in to tight in the first place Bud.
Damn CZcams unsubscribed me. Uncool.
If you stop babying that motor and do a high speed run the main jet wouldn't plug up. Just sayin'.
Time for a new bike……
HAY scotty sent you 20.00 on your cash app just so you know thanks for the great videos
Why, thank u so much Vstrom. Cash app doesnt give me the senders email so i can send em a "thank u" back. Glad u told me here.
I just had my ignition go out on a ride. LOUD backfire then engine shut off. Wouldn't start back up because no spark. Sat 20 minutes while at least five other biker's rode right by me like scumbags. Bike started up, ran four miles, shut down. Sat and watched more bikes go by😢. Finally ran long enough to get one block from home,then parked it till next day. Following day it runs like nothing ever happened. It's an 03 Anniversary so I figured I'd just replace the old coil and ignition module behind the points cover. Not very expensive but old enough it's due to be replaced. I had just installed new plugs and bigger wires so I assume the old parts freaked out and just died. 😂 Sucks that Oregon biker's never stop for a fellow rider anymore. Probably for the best as most don't know shit about getting there hands dirty or how an engine even works. Breakdowns are just part of the ride sometimes. 😉 Looking forward to videos on your New scooter. Stay free Scotty. 🏜️
The 2003 Twin Cam uses a crank sensor on the front of the engine case to trigger the spark. 99 - 03 also had a cam sensor under
the so called points cover. I think that just triggers Hi & low to tell the module what cylinder you're on. I made a diagnostic
test module from a HEI Delco module from the 1980's GM cars I bought at the auto parts store for around $40 at the time.
You can look on line how to wire it. It's got 5 wires. 12v power, ground, 2 wires for the crank sensor & 1 wire for the
coil trigger. You can also check the ohms across the crank sensor. it should have about 1000 ohms.
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