Vintage3 wrote: Hi,
Just a quick question. Are brand new carbs less temperamental than thoroughly rebuilt and cleaned carbs on start up for a bike that sits a lot? Assume everything else on bike is fine. In response if you could let me know what you consider thorough too for the rebuild for the comparison as this would be helpful. My guess here is the answer would be yes. Rough starts would likely be due to old gas, gummed carbs or dirt from gas in carbs, yes?
Thanks,
Let me just say this: I doubt your starting problems are related to 'gummy' gas.
More likely, one or more of the following is true: you have low compression, your valve stem seals leak, your petcock leaks and your float valves leak. This will result in oil fouled and flooded cylinders which make starting difficult (which is made worse by low compression).
