help please

[pmelah]

put tci in everything was great was running smooth went to take a test ride down to the store and back after it has run in the driveway 2 day straight yesterday and today now it wont run unless i have it full choke can some one please tell me what could do this as i have to have this bike running for my 300 mi trip for job interview on june 3rd thanks in advance for every bodies help

[Yammer Dan]

Check fuel filter?

[pmelah]

i thought that changed it its not the one called for but its a new filter i was thinking i got a bad one but dont know how that could go bad its paper fibers

what is the correct p/n for fuel filter for gen 1

[Big Lou]

Quick check for a filter is blow it backwards,if stuff comes out reuse it,iitll unclog an ususally good for a while,if blown into a rag youll know whats in tank, ont see to many badd filters just clogged

[Snaggletooth]

Check fuel filter?

 

 

Or new filter in backwards perhaps?

 

What did you end up doing with the fuel pump?

[Yammer Dan]

Open drains to carbs and see what you are getting.

[pmelah]

my tank is clean had the sending unit off to fix it looked in to see whats in there everything was good i had help from my son on this and the new filter i had for it wrong type is in the trunk and old filter is back on the bike i will have to find a way to the parts store to get a new filter to put in nearest parts store is 19 mi for me that's a long walk i will put the wrong filter on it and see if i can make it there to get one but that just doesnt feel like it would be the problem having to run full choke to get it to run at 2000 rpm but sometimes it is the simpleist of fixes to get it going again

[pmelah]

Open drains to carbs and see what you are getting.

 

plan on it tomorrow but i think its those pygmies of Boomers jumping fro one thing to another :rotf:they just got to go :whistling::rotf: but on the bright side im keeping my head up and laughing at all of this

[pmelah]

update after draining the tank 5 times and 4 fuel filters later i had to break down and buy another filter napa 3007 to put on the bike each time i drained the gas the gas would slow to a trickle out of the hose no visable trash on paper type filters just turns to a dingy orange brownish color the napa filter is not a paper fiter i drained the gas thru it and no trash and the gas just runs out those pesty pygmies they had fun jumping from one thing to another first the TCI then #1 coil and now the fuel system cleaned out fuel pump checked hoses relay oh what a mess anyway got the new filter on it took a bit to crank up and run and would only run on full choke then she started to run where i could shut choke off and it not die then i was able to start blipng the throttle next will be a test ride to see what she does i did get a bottle of berrymans to put in the gas tank since i ran out of seafoam that she runs like a dream again

[Big Lou]

Wouldnt buy gas every again at that store!!!!!!!!!!!

 

WHAT STORE IS IT I GOT FAMILY IN BILOXXI AN GULFPORT,GRANDBAY

[pmelah]

it was at hwy 40 and I 10 shell station got some gas at the local store down the road in a gas can that's ethanol free the good stuff it seems to run better on the alcohol free stuff

[Big Lou]

Ethanol free, is way to go,,,,didnt mind it in cars,, lawnmower wont run if it sits for a while

shops in this area wont garentee carb work at all, they have a sign, ,stating,that, *we have seen deteriation to rubber in carbs in as little as two weeks"" they will work, you get a five minute warrentee,,,,,,

good luck on the interview,,