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Rough idle, sluggish acceleration, and dying out
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<blockquote data-quote="kerryb" data-source="post: 231778" data-attributes="member: 2980"><p>29 other people read this with no suggestions, so I’ll take a shot at it with a few scenarios. 1. Assuming you have s stock intake tract (filter box and four carbs) it sounds like your idle circuits are dirty/plugged because the engine dies when you close off the main jet (slides closed). When you increase the idle screw to get it to stay running, you are exposing the main jets. This can be a problem because now you are trying to fine tune with main & slides. That’s like trying to fill a teacup with a fire hose.</p><p></p><p> Yet another scenario is if you are running a single carb with no heat. When conditions are right, the carb freezes on a hot sunny afternoon, and the engine dies whenever the throttle is closed.</p><p>From the limited description here it seems you would benefit from a thorough carb cleaning with a full kit from Randakks (the most reliable parts kits) and a complete teardown and soak in carb dip. Get the instructions from randakks too and see the carb cleaning thread by roady (I thinks it’s on goldwingdocs.com). It’s not hard, but it does take patience and care to do it right.</p><p>Edit: a good writeup is by Octane on ngwclubforum. <a href="https://ngwclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2952" target="_blank">https://ngwclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2952</a>. The book by Howard Halaz is from Randakks too and is very good.</p><p>Is your fuel system clean? A rusty tank may contribute to this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kerryb, post: 231778, member: 2980"] 29 other people read this with no suggestions, so I’ll take a shot at it with a few scenarios. 1. Assuming you have s stock intake tract (filter box and four carbs) it sounds like your idle circuits are dirty/plugged because the engine dies when you close off the main jet (slides closed). When you increase the idle screw to get it to stay running, you are exposing the main jets. This can be a problem because now you are trying to fine tune with main & slides. That’s like trying to fill a teacup with a fire hose. Yet another scenario is if you are running a single carb with no heat. When conditions are right, the carb freezes on a hot sunny afternoon, and the engine dies whenever the throttle is closed. From the limited description here it seems you would benefit from a thorough carb cleaning with a full kit from Randakks (the most reliable parts kits) and a complete teardown and soak in carb dip. Get the instructions from randakks too and see the carb cleaning thread by roady (I thinks it’s on goldwingdocs.com). It’s not hard, but it does take patience and care to do it right. Edit: a good writeup is by Octane on ngwclubforum. [URL]https://ngwclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2952[/URL]. The book by Howard Halaz is from Randakks too and is very good. Is your fuel system clean? A rusty tank may contribute to this. [/QUOTE]
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