Millertime
New Member
Idle rev still way too high, so I decided to look at the carbs again. Popped off the right carb today and low and behold, one of the throttle plate screws was missing. Not sure if this is the root cause, but this is surely a big problem regardless
Had a mechanic come work on the bike about a week ago and was able to watch everything he did. when he was putting the carb back together, I noticed the screws would not screw tightly. I pointed that out as a concern and he said "Dont worry about that at all, no way that thing comes out". Well, he clearly was wrong--and a horrible mechanic.
Since it is the throttle plate screw, I feel like the only direction the screw could have gone is into the engine. Really want to check with you guys before I do anything, however. Where should I start?
Secondarily, it looks like I will need a new throttle plate and screws. Have looked quite a bit and it doesn't look like any of the carb rebuild kits available on the internet have plates. Any and all help is appreciated.
Had a mechanic come work on the bike about a week ago and was able to watch everything he did. when he was putting the carb back together, I noticed the screws would not screw tightly. I pointed that out as a concern and he said "Dont worry about that at all, no way that thing comes out". Well, he clearly was wrong--and a horrible mechanic.
Since it is the throttle plate screw, I feel like the only direction the screw could have gone is into the engine. Really want to check with you guys before I do anything, however. Where should I start?
Secondarily, it looks like I will need a new throttle plate and screws. Have looked quite a bit and it doesn't look like any of the carb rebuild kits available on the internet have plates. Any and all help is appreciated.