My sv650 is GUTLESS! - SV650.org

22-07-05, 10:22 PM

Howdee all, I just xported my '00 sv650 to new home in Portland, OR. I came from Guam (Pacific island). I had drained fuel and oil for the xport. After replacing oil and a new gas tank (due to rust) the bike has NO TORQUE. It takes a few seconds to red line with full throttle in NEUTRAL! I have little mechanical experience and don't know a good shop around here, yet. What are some things I can read about or check to troubleshoot this problem?

Thank you!
Ken

23-07-05, 12:09 AM

Strip and clean the carbs first.

23-07-05, 01:14 AM

Is that something I can do with the carbs still on the bike? I have some chemtool carb spray cleaner. Where do I spray it? I removed the airbox and drained the float bowls. The rear bowl was full, but the front bowl did not drain but a couple of drops. Is that normal?

23-07-05, 03:59 AM

After further testing...

It seems the problem is this: the front cylinder is not getting gas. When I drained the float bowls the front bowl did not have any gas in it. When I sprayed carb cleaner into the front carb the engine ran normally until it consumbed the carb cleaner. I detached the fuel line from the front cylinder and tried blowing into the carb with the float bowl drain valve open. I was unable to force any air through the carb. Looks like a blockage in the carb. Know a good place online for a carb rebuild kit?

23-07-05, 11:40 AM

Take the carbs off the bike, strip and clean them. It's easy, if you've got a digi cam take pics of each stage. Take the bowl off, remove the main jet and clean the lot.
Get a workshop manual or a UK Haynes manual.

23-07-05, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BURNER

Take the carbs off the bike, strip and clean them. It's easy, if you've got a digi cam take pics of each stage. Take the bowl off, remove the main jet and clean the lot.
Get a workshop manual or a UK Haynes manual.

The service manuals are here http://www.sv650.org/sv_manuals.htm

24-07-05, 02:27 AM

Good call that man. Never knew the manuals were uploaded here honestly.
Exactly right tho, btter to refer someone to the actual manual. I'm no technical marvel, so I couldn't write a manual. Any advice I gave may be entirely factual and therefore spoken from the darkest corner of my bowel.

sTeLLA rOX

22-07-05, 10:22 PM	#1
bingnet Guest Posts: n/a	My sv650 is GUTLESS! Howdee all, I just xported my '00 sv650 to new home in Portland, OR. I came from Guam (Pacific island). I had drained fuel and oil for the xport. After replacing oil and a new gas tank (due to rust) the bike has NO TORQUE. It takes a few seconds to red line with full throttle in NEUTRAL! I have little mechanical experience and don't know a good shop around here, yet. What are some things I can read about or check to troubleshoot this problem? Thank you! Ken

23-07-05, 03:59 AM	#4
bingnet Guest Posts: n/a	Aha, now what. After further testing... It seems the problem is this: the front cylinder is not getting gas. When I drained the float bowls the front bowl did not have any gas in it. When I sprayed carb cleaner into the front carb the engine ran normally until it consumbed the carb cleaner. I detached the fuel line from the front cylinder and tried blowing into the carb with the float bowl drain valve open. I was unable to force any air through the carb. Looks like a blockage in the carb. Know a good place online for a carb rebuild kit?

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23-07-05, 12:09 AM	#2
BURNER Guest Posts: n/a	Strip and clean the carbs first.

23-07-05, 01:14 AM	#3
bingnet Guest Posts: n/a	Is that something I can do with the carbs still on the bike? I have some chemtool carb spray cleaner. Where do I spray it? I removed the airbox and drained the float bowls. The rear bowl was full, but the front bowl did not drain but a couple of drops. Is that normal?

23-07-05, 11:40 AM	#5
BURNER Guest Posts: n/a	Take the carbs off the bike, strip and clean them. It's easy, if you've got a digi cam take pics of each stage. Take the bowl off, remove the main jet and clean the lot. Get a workshop manual or a UK Haynes manual.

24-07-05, 02:27 AM	#7
BURNER Guest Posts: n/a	Good call that man. Never knew the manuals were uploaded here honestly. Exactly right tho, btter to refer someone to the actual manual. I'm no technical marvel, so I couldn't write a manual. Any advice I gave may be entirely factual and therefore spoken from the darkest corner of my bowel. sTeLLA rOX