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About bdlight4

  • Birthday 05/12/1968

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    Bill

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    Dell Rapids, United States

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    Dell Rapids

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  • Home Country
    United States

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  • Interests
    Hunting, Fishing, Camping, Vintage Chevrolets
  • Bike Year and Model
    1988 Venture Royale
  1. bdlight4
    Ok. Here it is competition cycle in Sioux Falls SD
  2. bdlight4
    I tried talking with him last year. He told me I signed for the bike and it ran when I picked it up. His opinion was the carbs were to lean and I would have to pay him another carb job and buy new jets. I told him I was not stupid. The jets were fine for 120K and the bike ran fine averaging about 32-35mpg. When I picked up the bike it ran like crap and was getting 20mpg while running lean? What the heck. I don't think so. Anyway, I could not get anywhere with him. I have no problem telling anyone the name of his shop.
  3. bdlight4
    The Venture runs again!!! Turns out the problem was the carbs way out of sync. The so called "shop" turned the sync screws all the way in and screwed up the throttle cables. Thanks for all the help and input from everyone. A big thanks to GeorgeS for all his help and patience.
  4. bdlight4
    The plan is to try and sync the carbs either tonight or Wednesday. I hope this takes care of my problem. GeorgeS has been helping me with tons of information. By the time I'm done with his help, I think the bike will gain back about 20 years!
  5. bdlight4
    I had the chance to work on my baby. After sitting all winter, I checked the plugs and they were all very black. The left side rear (while sitting on the bike) was not as dirty as the rest. I checked all fuses and tight and in good shape. Looked at the slides for movement. They all moved when given gas. Looks like it is flowing a lot of raw fuel in the cylinders. Checked the temp on all pipes. WOW what a difference. The left front was about 250, left rear 320, right rear 450, right front 104. Pulled the right front plug and cleaned it again, checked and still fires. Bike even runs with plug out!!! Pulled out the carb tune. The left side are equal. The right rear side are way out out. One is half of the height of the left and jumps like crazy. The other is a little closer to the left side but still off by a lot. Did not have sync instructions so had to stop. This is my latest update. It will be Wednesday before I can Look at anything again. Any ideas where to start? I was going to try and sync and see if that helps.
  6. bdlight4
    More great info. Wanted to work on it of the weekend due to nice weather. However, I was told the honey due list takes priority. Now, it looks like next weekend.
  7. bdlight4
    Thanks for all of the replies. I'm going to try and start working on the bike next weekend. I want to do a few upgrades and then check and make sure the carbs are in sync. When I did the carbs, I did tear them all the way down. the jets were removed and sprayed. However, I did not run a wire in them. I will update with my progress. Again thanks for the input.
  8. bdlight4
    Fuel in the bike has always been Non-ethanol premium puchased at the same stations I have gone to for years. Bike was parked for the winter with a full tank of premium and Sta-Bil. When I took the carbs apart, I broke them all the way down. Jet block and jets were all sprayed. I sprayed cleaner in every opening I could find. When that did not work, I replaced the diaphrams. I made sure to check that they were installed with the tab in the correct place. They were easy to remove (did not appear to be stuck). When the bike was at idle, I checked for air leak. Found nothing. The TCI thing I know nothing about. I will have to check more into it. What is the opinion of soaking carbs in a cleaner bucket for a few hours? As far as taking the bike back to the shop, I was told that I signed receipt of the bike and it was running. They wanted to charge me another "carb Job" to work on it again. I would rather sell the bike as parts!!!
  9. bdlight4
    The bike does not smell rich at an idle from what I can tell. From an idle, as you give it fuel, it acts like something is holding it back or a lot of resistance to wanting to run as if chocking and spitting on itself. 6k and above the throttle response is as it should be. Crisp and unrestricted, sounds like no load and a new bike. If I can get it to run, I will check the timing and carb sync.
  10. bdlight4
    I will have to research the TCI. Don't know what it is or where it is at. I put about 250 sea foam miles on it with no change. I think I own a portion of the company! When I went through the carbs, I spayed/soaked with cleaner and compressed air. I had an auto mechanic tell me the floats are too high. Any thoughts on this? I changed the plugs and oil when I did the carbs. The so called shop said they did the plugs and oil each time they had it.
  11. bdlight4
    New to posting on this site, but have been researching since last year. Lots of information and help to take in. I have a 88 VR that has served me well for many years. Now, I'm at a point where I may call it quits. I was unable to ride for a whole summer (2010) due to health problems. The VR had been winterized and parked inside. I tried to fire it up spring of 2011 and would not run. Fuel looked like thick/dark apple cider. Drained fuel, flushed fuel tank, replaced fuel filter and filled the tank. At this point the bike barley ran. Pulled the carbs and cleaned following the write ups. No change. Slides did not seem to move, replaced diaphrams. No changed. Now for the expensive part. Tried to find someone to work on it. Only one place in town would touch it. They did a "carb Job" and said it ran great. Picked up the bike and it ran that was about it. No power, bad fuel milage (22 HWY @60), and bike surged on the HWY. Rode it for a week hoping it would come out of it. Only option was to take it back. Two weeks later, picked it up with a pick up coil replaced and a ton of labor hours. Surge on Hwy gone and barley runs. Bike acts like it is bogged down until RPM reaches about 6000. Then it runs like it use to. Tons of power and sounds awesome. Sorry for being long winded but wanted to offer as much info as I could. Any help or ideas would be great. Thanks for your time. Bill
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