v force reeds question
- Thread starter brianfulcher15
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if you have a stock thumb throttle assembly you still have a tors switch in there. it can casue problems. just sayin to keep it in mind. if its cutting out like the spark got cut, could be the culprit.
if you open the throttle a little bit does it shut off like someone hit the kill switch? or does it slowly bog down and die? i have seen the tors in the throttle casue this many times...im not saying you dont know what your doing, just trying to troubleshoot through cyberspace and help ya out.
I think friday or saturaday i'll remvoe the reeds and the spacer etc. and do a bead of silicon on the gaskets, and then do a leakdown test the next day.
On another note... how far in is most peoples idle screw? should it be holding the slide all the way up, or should the slide be close to completly shut?
On another note... how far in is most peoples idle screw? should it be holding the slide all the way up, or should the slide be close to completly shut?
as far as the idle screw it will vary. unless someone has very close mods and the same carb..that would be close.
whoa, whoa, whoa, what spacer ?????
you can not run a spacer behind vforce reeds, the center section will push back upon engine pressure, it needs the intake pushing against it to hold it in there, chased slickerthanyou's bike all day doin the same thing, till ken oconnor noticed the inner block was pushing back because of the void ceated by the spacer
spacers need to be in front of vf3's, and then only if needed for clutch arm to carb clearence
you can not run a spacer behind vforce reeds, the center section will push back upon engine pressure, it needs the intake pushing against it to hold it in there, chased slickerthanyou's bike all day doin the same thing, till ken oconnor noticed the inner block was pushing back because of the void ceated by the spacer
spacers need to be in front of vf3's, and then only if needed for clutch arm to carb clearence
also a vforce does not use a gasket between the reedcage and the intake boot us e a good qaulity silicone there brian the problem is def in that carb or your tors is still active in the thumb throttle as that motor ran 100 percent fine 2 secs before i pulled it out of my bike
I have to have one to clear the clutch arm. I'll change it around and see if it makes a difference.
ok so i need to do it like this.
Stock Boot, rtv silicon, spacer, gasket, vforce reeds, gasket, engine.
(silicon is the orange RTV cilicon from autozone)
how would i deactivate the tors?
no ........... engine, gasket, spacer, gasket, vforce, intake
/\/\/\/\ no gasket needed between v-force and stock intake < thay have a built in rubber gasket
all other intakes require a gasket, to my knowledge
so, the spacer must go in front of the v-forces, the intake must hold the stuffer block in, or as soon as you hit the gas, the rise in pressure in the motor pushes the stuffer block out of the main cage
at least thats what was happening on slickerthanyou's bike, same as yours is doing now
/\/\/\/\ no gasket needed between v-force and stock intake < thay have a built in rubber gasket
all other intakes require a gasket, to my knowledge
so, the spacer must go in front of the v-forces, the intake must hold the stuffer block in, or as soon as you hit the gas, the rise in pressure in the motor pushes the stuffer block out of the main cage
at least thats what was happening on slickerthanyou's bike, same as yours is doing now
Ok good that's how I had it. Boot.gasket.reedcage.gasket.spacer.gasket.engine
Im take the gasket out between the boot and reedcage andsee if it makes a difference.
And do a leakdown
ok well i did a quick check and it had a leak, so im got the full assembly pulled now and siting inside overnight and will put it back on the 4 wheeler tomorrow.
this time i weint with this
engine, cosmic gaskit, spacer, papergasket with some orange RTV cilicon, reeds, orange cilicon, boot.
Hopefully this will get the leaks took care of.
It looks like my rtv gaskets before never cured, probally becuase of the low temps so now the assembly is bolted togather in my house for the next day.
At anyrate, is there a way to check and see if TORs is messed up?
this time i weint with this
engine, cosmic gaskit, spacer, papergasket with some orange RTV cilicon, reeds, orange cilicon, boot.
Hopefully this will get the leaks took care of.
It looks like my rtv gaskets before never cured, probally becuase of the low temps so now the assembly is bolted togather in my house for the next day.
At anyrate, is there a way to check and see if TORs is messed up?
just unplug the brain under the hood and the thumb throttle by the base of the handlebars
humm. i wonder if this has been my problem all along. I thought you just lost the carb and was good to go.
