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Marshall · October 9th, 2007, 10:56 PM

Well just snorkeled the brute saturday, took her out for a test drive and all seemed fine, ran good still had all her power etc. etc.

Well I had to move her out the garage and put it back in its parking spot in the shed and it was all i could do to keep it running, even at full choke it would still die out if i didnt give it some gas. Let it sit for a few minutes while it would stay running thinking maybe if it warmed up a bit it would act right, so i go to move it and it dies. Any time i would let off the gas it would sputter down and die.

Tried lifiting the airbox lid to see if it wasnt getting enough air but that didnt make it any different.

Any idea would be great.

To dark out to do anything atm so ill tinker with it a bit when i get home from work.

Boloiii · October 10th, 2007, 11:00 AM

Pull your plugs and check them. Did they carbon up and are now fouling?

Marshall · October 10th, 2007, 06:58 PM

heh pulled one and yea its pretty dark on the end guess its time to buy some new ones?

jester · October 10th, 2007, 08:04 PM

make sure your power wires on your both your coils are plugged in, mine rattled off the back cylinder.. or new plugs like boloiii said

Marshall · October 10th, 2007, 08:09 PM

pulled the plugs cleaned them a bit threw em back in fired it up still the same,

though i did try somethin else, when the choke was full and runnin i grabbed the carb vents and plugged it and then it idled fine but then when i turned the choke off it died.

GatorTom · October 10th, 2007, 09:09 PM

Open up the carb drain screws and drain the carbs. Mine ran horrible for no apparent reason and has ran great since I drained the carbs.

Marshall · October 10th, 2007, 09:13 PM

got a pic or description of where thats at? sorry still new at the brute

Boloiii · October 10th, 2007, 09:24 PM

The drains are the screws that face sideways on the bottom of the carbs.

This is since you snorkeled and no other changes, correct? You may want to check your carb mount boots for cracks. Running OK with choke on but not with it off would signify LEAN. Get a light and look between the carbs and the heads and then push around on your carbs and see if you see a crack open around the clamps. Or use a propane torch to flow a little gas around the boots and see if the engine changes while doing so. If it does you are sucking air.

Marshall · October 10th, 2007, 09:31 PM

gonna go check that right quick

Marshall · October 10th, 2007, 10:02 PM

well i went to check that and well stupid me forgot to tighten the ones right under the air box so i tightened them up and tried it same results then loosened the bottom ones and still the same. so ima let the exhaust cool a sec and try puttin some smoke near it and see if i can tell anything