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Deusprime
| Posted on Friday, April 22, 2011 - 03:42 pm: |
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Hey guys, I have a problem with my buell blast, when ever I start it, it runs for a while, I ride it for about a mile or so and then it dies and wont start back up. the next day i start it and runs and the same problem ensues. well kept it in the garage for the winter didnt get a chance to even start it. so thought it was bad gas, maybe condensation got in there and so i emptied the gas tank and cleaned the fuel filter and then it started for a while and just when it was about to die i gave it some gas to keep it running, then i noticed that the exhaust was smoking and turned neon red very crazy looking. then i turned it off. any ideas? |
Reepicheep
| Posted on Saturday, April 23, 2011 - 12:38 pm: |
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I'm not a blast guy, but have heard blast owners talking about intake leaks around a seal somewhere... I bet that's your problem, and the red glow is from running lean. (Don't do that again until you fix the problem... you are hurting things.) |
Ezblast
| Posted on Saturday, April 23, 2011 - 04:46 pm: |
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Concur - Das Boot! - leaking intake coupler - very inexpensive, and easy to replace, and that is what needs to happen - lol - Welcome! EZ |
Deusprime
| Posted on Saturday, April 23, 2011 - 07:34 pm: |
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thanks guys, I will try that and see what happens! |
Deusprime
| Posted on Saturday, April 23, 2011 - 07:37 pm: |
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When you mentioned that the red glow was from it "running lean" what did you mean by that? |
Ezblast
| Posted on Saturday, April 23, 2011 - 07:51 pm: |
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Carb getting too much air for the amount of fuel it can deliver - a lean burn - very hot - can do bad things to a motor, and the bikes come very lean from the factory for EPA reasons. Has the carb been re-jetted for the exhaust? If no - that lack of proper jetting and a torn intake coupler could trash the motor - especially if your running E-10 gas/ethanol enriched gas by 10%. EZ |
Deusprime
| Posted on Monday, April 25, 2011 - 09:49 am: |
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I have not re-jetted the carb for the exhaust. I recently had the exhaust welded because it broke from the insertion site, I didn't know I had to re-jet the carb. oh and I put some 104 octane fuel and mixed in a 1/4 bottle of carb cleaner , could this also be a problem? |
Blake
| Posted on Monday, April 25, 2011 - 10:43 am: |
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Check spark plug. What does it look like? |
Deusprime
| Posted on Monday, April 25, 2011 - 04:24 pm: |
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The spark plug looks like it has a white film on it. I'm replacing it. |
Blake
| Posted on Monday, April 25, 2011 - 06:19 pm: |
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That indicates a lean condition. |
Ezblast
| Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 01:17 am: |
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45primary/175main is safe jetting for any exhaust made, especially if your intake is still stock. Any higher is unnecessary because the stock intake only allows so much air. EZ |
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