I finally got my exhaust put on (sort of) last night. I'm still not happy with how the front down pipe fits into the midpipe, but that's not my main concern right now.
When I tried to start it, the choke wouldn't move. I'm 99.98% sure/hopeful that this is because I put the spring back in there wrong. After a few tries, I got the bike started but it was running really fast, putting out a lot of white smoke, and backfiring like crazy. After a short time, my front pipe started glowing red and I shut it off.
I adjusted the idle screw to around 1500, but it won't hold there. The idle speed varies a lot and I couldn't consistently start w/o adjusting the throttle. I assume this is due to the choke being stuck "on."
I tried to ride the bike to work today but I felt it was too dangerous. It will sometimes rev up, then slow down.
Anyway, as I said, I'm hopeful that the only problem is the spring on the choke (any tips on getting this back together right?). However, running a search here has me concerned about a few other possibilities:
-choke (aka enricher) plungers stuck
-vacuum leak
So I'm trying to figure what else might be going on if it turns out I have more than just a problem with the left switch assembly.
Thanks in advance.
When I tried to start it, the choke wouldn't move. I'm 99.98% sure/hopeful that this is because I put the spring back in there wrong. After a few tries, I got the bike started but it was running really fast, putting out a lot of white smoke, and backfiring like crazy. After a short time, my front pipe started glowing red and I shut it off.
I adjusted the idle screw to around 1500, but it won't hold there. The idle speed varies a lot and I couldn't consistently start w/o adjusting the throttle. I assume this is due to the choke being stuck "on."
I tried to ride the bike to work today but I felt it was too dangerous. It will sometimes rev up, then slow down.
Anyway, as I said, I'm hopeful that the only problem is the spring on the choke (any tips on getting this back together right?). However, running a search here has me concerned about a few other possibilities:
-choke (aka enricher) plungers stuck
-vacuum leak
So I'm trying to figure what else might be going on if it turns out I have more than just a problem with the left switch assembly.
Thanks in advance.