|
|
| Mechanics Corner Looking for answers to mechanical questions? Just can't get it to run right? Got a tip for increasing HP? This is your forum! |
 |
| | LinkBack | Thread Tools |
04-28-2007, 10:09 PM
| #1 (permalink) |
| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5
|  PLEASE HELP! Problem is driving me crazy!
Any suggestion would be appreciated. This problem is driving me nuts. I got a 1985 xl600r used. It was sitting in this guys yard for years and he wanted it out. Its a dual sport, great looking bike. I bought it home, got a new battery, cleaned out the crabs and got it running within two hours. The problem is, occasionally it runs as if it were half power (if you ever drove a two cylendar bike on one cylendar...thats what it feels like). The bike has one cylendar but two carbs/two exhaust headers. I can be cruising along at top speed then bam, it looses power. Sometimes for a second...sometimes for a while. I've tryed so many things. Gas tank is clean, feul filter added. Carbs clean. New piston and valves. The problem is so sparatic...it never happens at the same time. Some times at top speed, sometimes at idle, sometimes just taking off from a stop. Sometimes it will run for days great...then bam, half power. I just noticed tonight...when it runs at half power, the exhaust headers glow red. Is it electrical? Something clogged in the muffler? Carb jets getting clogged? Suggestions? Thanks so much guys!!!!! A rid I just took. Started it up..it was running great. Drove to the end of my block (1/8mile), it lost power (like a two cylendar bike on one cylendar). Drove it about 1/4 mile...power came back. Went another 2 miles..lost power. Drove about a mile...noticeed the header was red hot. Pulled over to shut the bike off. Let it sit for a few minutes. Started it up, ran fine...drove it 5 miles home. Whats the dam problem!!?? |
