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1984 XL 200 R
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I have an '84 XL200R and am having some trouble with it idling. It has
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Rust getting into the fuel?
I have an early 80's Yamaha 250 that was idling badly, so I pulled
the carb, unscrewed everything unscrewable and blew compressed air
into every port I could see. This made it run again, but I had to
repeat the process every 6 weeks or so. Finally I got the inside
of the tank coated.
Sean Q
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only 1,765 miles on it, and has been taken care of VERY WELL. The
problem is, if it has been sitting for any more than a few days, it is
very hard to start. I have to kick it over about 4 times with the
choke slightly on, and then it will start to gurgle and sputter to a
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Sounds like pretty normal cold starting to me (modern cars have spoiled us
with everything being automatic). Try using a little MORE choke and leaving
the choke on longer. First kick: full choke. Second kick: 3/4 choke.
Third kick and beyond: 1/2 choke. When it does fire, then adjust the choke
for best running. Might need to keep some choke for a couple of minutes
and/or a mile or so of riding.
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start. Then, once it's at idle, it idles extremely slowly, and if one
tries to give it ANY gas, like, to rev. it up, it practically dies.
Actually, more often than not, it does die. During the summer when it
is hot, it usually starts right up, and has no problem getting warm or
idling. Has anyone else had this problem, and does anyone have any
suggestions as to what I can do to make sure this isn't a big problem?
I am 15 and go to High School, so, I won't be able to post that often,
but, I will try... Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated!
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Off hand I'd guess the carburetor is getting gunky inside, Tom. You might try
dumping an additive into the fuel to see if that will help clear it out, but my
experience is that those are kind of marginal aids which merely put off the
inevitable carb re-build. Some people recommend Seafoam.
A clogged up exhaust will affect how it runs at higher speeds, but I wouldn't
think it would affect starting too much, and as you say the problem seems to
vary with temperature.
Best of Luck,
Robert
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