DoktorD1313
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Hey guys!
I'm new to motor biking and I just assembled my first motor bike to get me around campus. I bought an 80cc 2 stroke from boygofast on ebay.
My question is, how do you tune the carburetor? I searched on the forums and have found some very helpful posts, however I'm still a little foggy on some things.
When would you move the retaining ring on the needle inside the carb?
Moving it towards the back end of the needle would do what? Moving it up closer to the point of the needle would do what?
When I tested my bike, I found that it would just not idle at all. As soon as I engaged the clutch, the motor would die out instead of idling unless I gave it a little throttle to keep it alive. I found a post with someone that had the same problem and just adjusted the idler screw.
I've heard a lot of terms like "lean" and "rich"... what do they mean? I heard that having the idler screw in too far can cause damage.
Bottom line is... I'm deathly afraid of trying to tune my engine and somehow causing it an early death.
Any suggestions with the carb?
I'm new to motor biking and I just assembled my first motor bike to get me around campus. I bought an 80cc 2 stroke from boygofast on ebay.
My question is, how do you tune the carburetor? I searched on the forums and have found some very helpful posts, however I'm still a little foggy on some things.
When would you move the retaining ring on the needle inside the carb?
Moving it towards the back end of the needle would do what? Moving it up closer to the point of the needle would do what?
When I tested my bike, I found that it would just not idle at all. As soon as I engaged the clutch, the motor would die out instead of idling unless I gave it a little throttle to keep it alive. I found a post with someone that had the same problem and just adjusted the idler screw.
I've heard a lot of terms like "lean" and "rich"... what do they mean? I heard that having the idler screw in too far can cause damage.
Bottom line is... I'm deathly afraid of trying to tune my engine and somehow causing it an early death.
Any suggestions with the carb?