Update: Lost #2 cylinder thread

[kflyboy]

Warmed up a couple of weeks ago out here in Colorado, so I pulled the carbs off the bike a second time. Pulled the float bowl off #2 carb, took the floats off and pulled the needle & seat. Found all kinds of trash and small black bits of rubber on the outside of the filter screen on the seat.Cleaned all that off, sprayed out the seat and polished the inside of the seat with some metal polish on a q-tip and pulled the pulled the pilot jet and sprayed it out with carb cleaner and sprayed the carb body out also where the pilot jet is located. Same procedure with 1-3 & 4. Checked all the float levels-looked good. Put it all back together and fired up the bike. Runs just fine again. I am assuming the black bits are the automotive fuel line that broke down, got through the filter screen and into the pilot jet and the needle and seat and caused the sudden flooded carb. I found some Honda o.e.m. fuel line, bought some new in-line fuel filters and I will install them when it warms up again. Thanks for the heads up on the carb fix guys. Back on the road again as soon as all this snow goes away.

[motoman]

Warmed up a couple of weeks ago out here in Colorado, so I pulled the carbs off the bike a second time. Pulled the float bowl off #2 carb, took the floats off and pulled the needle & seat. Found all kinds of trash and small black bits of rubber on the outside of the filter screen on the seat.Cleaned all that off, sprayed out the seat and polished the inside of the seat with some metal polish on a q-tip and pulled the pulled the pilot jet and sprayed it out with carb cleaner and sprayed the carb body out also where the pilot jet is located. Same procedure with 1-3 & 4. Checked all the float levels-looked good. Put it all back together and fired up the bike. Runs just fine again. I am assuming the black bits are the automotive fuel line that broke down, got through the filter screen and into the pilot jet and the needle and seat and caused the sudden flooded carb. I found some Honda o.e.m. fuel line, bought some new in-line fuel filters and I will install them when it warms up again. Thanks for the heads up on the carb fix guys. Back on the road again as soon as all this snow goes away.

I advise changing that fuel line BEFORE running bike anymore, or you'll promptly be back to square one. Inlinefuel filters would be HIGHLY advised prior.

[kflyboy]

I advise changing that fuel line BEFORE running bike anymore, or you'll promptly be back to square one. Inlinefuel filters would be HIGHLY advised prior.

I will take care of that asap. Thanks.

[skids]

Thanks for the reminder for changing lines. The transparent lines (Tygon) also need to changed periodically. I smelled gasoline once and dismounted to investigate. There was a split in the tygon! I could have looked like Nicholas Gage in Ghost Rider!!!