crib20
XS400 Member
Quick background:
One day I was riding and all of a sudden the bike stalled. I could start it again after a few seconds, but it only went a few kms before it stalled again. After a little while, it started stalling after only about 30 seconds (after priming some fuel into the carbs). I have now realized that I can run the bike on 'prime', but if I take it off prime it will stall after a short period of time.
My first reply here said to check the pin hole in the tank cap to make sure it wasn't clogged: that was not the problem
The second reply said to clean the carbs, I did that and they were spotless: that was not the problem
The third reply here said to remove the fuel petcock because the screen must be clogged. That was not the problem, as the screen was super clean.
So ... really hoping someone else has a solution. It seems like there is an issue with the vacuum that sucks fuel into the carburetor, but I could be off base.
Thanks for any help!!
Rob
One day I was riding and all of a sudden the bike stalled. I could start it again after a few seconds, but it only went a few kms before it stalled again. After a little while, it started stalling after only about 30 seconds (after priming some fuel into the carbs). I have now realized that I can run the bike on 'prime', but if I take it off prime it will stall after a short period of time.
My first reply here said to check the pin hole in the tank cap to make sure it wasn't clogged: that was not the problem
The second reply said to clean the carbs, I did that and they were spotless: that was not the problem
The third reply here said to remove the fuel petcock because the screen must be clogged. That was not the problem, as the screen was super clean.
So ... really hoping someone else has a solution. It seems like there is an issue with the vacuum that sucks fuel into the carburetor, but I could be off base.
Thanks for any help!!
Rob