And these are the comments that keep me going!! The bike and I are doing well and I hope to be going on another ride here soon before mother winter sets back in.
Amazing work! Any chance you would have the part #'s for the new spark plug caps? It would be greatly appreciated, thank you very much! Again, great video awesome work!
Thanks Dev. Yeah, they're NGK caps and NGK's part number is LB01EP. L is the 90 degree bend, B is 14mm plug thread, 01 is 1kOhm, E is terminal nut and P is waterproof cover. You can get the full NGK spark plug and resistor cover (caps) chart at www.ngk.com/ngk-spark-plug-resistor-cover-numbering-system. Thanks for the kind words!!
As usual a very nice video with useful and important information regarding the work its being done to the bike. It's always a pleasure to watch. 👍💪 As I mentioned before, I'm almost buying a Virago 1100 from my friend and there is a small problem I already know it has. I don't know why but it seems somewhat a easy fix... but I could also be wrong...😔 If you could give me your perspective (even though I understand the obvious difficulty this question poses to you...no sound, no video, no image) since this video regards carburetors, it would be awesome. Don't worry, there is no wrong answer, just your insight is enough. So, my friend showed the bike running for me, and it sounds great, but as soon as we touch the throttle, it dies. There is zero chances to rev the bike up. Amazingly it stars cold with almost no choke even if parked for ages. If we apply a bit of choke it revs up a bit but, again, dies when moving the throttle. At this recent attempt we let the bike warm up with the little bit of choke and then closed the choke and it idles OK and then we tried to rev it up and it automatically dies. Any thoughts, ideas? If not that is ok also.
This sounds a lot like the main fuel jets being clogged. There are a number of fuel and air jets in a carburetor. In most carbs, the pilot jet is a small jet that passes fuel through one of the smallest channels in the body of the carb. The pilot jet is mostly used for idling and small throttle use. When the bike won’t idle properly it’s usually the pilot jet being blocked. In this case the bike idles fine but when the main jets are clogged, as you open the throttle there is little to no fuel going into the engine as the slide is open. The bike basically “runs out of fuel” and quits. It doesn’t sound like a big problem unless you don’t have access to parts or tools. Clean or replace the main jets and I’m pretty sure your problem will be fixed. Have a look at my carb cleaning videos if you want to see mine done.
@@KensWorldRestorations many thanks! I will do that. I'll look into the jets and watch your carbs video (I'll check your UA-cam channel). I know the person who owns the bike and I do believe is a clogger issue since it is parked for a long time. Sounds like I'm starting my UA-cam videos sooner then I expected...😁 need to get the bike first. Again, thanks a lot for your opinion and time. Hope to have some news soon. Cheers! 😎✌
I just bought an 85 Yamaha Virago 1000 yesterday, the guy said the carbs need synced.. After watching your video I feel I can manage it just fine.. Can you please make a detailed list of what you used to make your reader with? ( Gauges and all).. Thanks
Hey Ian...sure thing. The two vacuum gauges are just standard vacuum gauges - you can get these just about anywhere but I got all my stuff at Grainger but Amazon carries everything too (about $9 ea for the Winters vacuum gauge and Metaland 1/4" NPT mini shut off valve was $12 for a pack of 2). The bike pulls about 7-10 in/hg vacuum and my gauges had a range of 0 to -30. The ball valves are just inline air "switches" that can be sourced at many hardware stores too. I used small fuel filters to help reduce needle bounce in the vacuum gauges or if you want to get fancy, get liquid filled vacuum gauges. If you use plastic hoses like I did, make sure it's rigid and not soft/flexible like silicone. Make sure everything seals up well too. Remember that the needle bounce will nearly be eliminated when the ball valves are almost completely closed. At that point, it's just getting the range of vacuum on both carbs as close as possible with the sync screw between the carbs. The cylinders do not fire at 180 degrees from each other so just average out the difference as best you can.
dude......... Someone turned the carbs on my 84xv1000 to a single carb system.. well it doesnt work so im rebuilding and buying everything new and this video helped me more than you will ever know. all the tubes and where they go was a big problem for me.. if you have any extra help that would help me please let me know.. i have a new mcv pod and a new air box pod and new carbs.. but the pins in my carbs and the jet screws sizes idk whats what.. what size pin goes to what size jet and what carb do they go in..... i know what pin goes where i think but what jet screws go with what side????
Hey there...glad the video helped. There's actually some differences between mine and yours (Canada/US) and if you're in California, there might be some other stuff. Email me at kensworldrestorations@gmail.com and I can send you photos and sections from the shop manual.
I'm in the states unfortunately. Curious what shipping would cost ha ha. I'll take you up on it one day. My funds are currently going toward a remodel of my first house. Meantime I genuinely appreciate the care you take to explain things in your videos. Good quality audio well thought out. I'm a fan. I hope your doing well up there. I'm just across lake Erie. Keep making videos I'll keep watching. God bless
@@melvinsmutters7662 Thanks! I'm seriously thinking about doing carb overhauls for people as a side business. I'll keep you posted. I spent a lot of time down your way in Southern Ontario. Thanks for the kind words.
It’s accounts like this that keep me motivated when I get intimidated by this mountain of parts in front of me. Hope you and the bike are doing well!!
And these are the comments that keep me going!! The bike and I are doing well and I hope to be going on another ride here soon before mother winter sets back in.
@@KensWorldRestorations Shiny side up!!
Good one! I trust you because I can tell you make things properly and your garage is tidy :D
Hahaha!! That's awesome! I try to keep things organized but it has gotten out of hand a few times. Thanks for the kind words...always appreciated.
nice cam man and good work . Happy new year
Thanks, you too!
I LoL’d at the cussing while installing the carbs. I know these words and why!!!
@@MtRogers-uz6ry knuckle busters!!
They have special tool for that at Amazon..carb sink screw..
Amazing work! Any chance you would have the part #'s for the new spark plug caps? It would be greatly appreciated, thank you very much! Again, great video awesome work!
Thanks Dev. Yeah, they're NGK caps and NGK's part number is LB01EP. L is the 90 degree bend, B is 14mm plug thread, 01 is 1kOhm, E is terminal nut and P is waterproof cover. You can get the full NGK spark plug and resistor cover (caps) chart at www.ngk.com/ngk-spark-plug-resistor-cover-numbering-system. Thanks for the kind words!!
@@KensWorldRestorations You are awesome, i appreciate the reply!
nice job!
Thanks my friend!
As usual a very nice video with useful and important information regarding the work its being done to the bike. It's always a pleasure to watch. 👍💪
As I mentioned before, I'm almost buying a Virago 1100 from my friend and there is a small problem I already know it has. I don't know why but it seems somewhat a easy fix... but I could also be wrong...😔
If you could give me your perspective (even though I understand the obvious difficulty this question poses to you...no sound, no video, no image) since this video regards carburetors, it would be awesome. Don't worry, there is no wrong answer, just your insight is enough.
So, my friend showed the bike running for me, and it sounds great, but as soon as we touch the throttle, it dies. There is zero chances to rev the bike up. Amazingly it stars cold with almost no choke even if parked for ages. If we apply a bit of choke it revs up a bit but, again, dies when moving the throttle. At this recent attempt we let the bike warm up with the little bit of choke and then closed the choke and it idles OK and then we tried to rev it up and it automatically dies. Any thoughts, ideas? If not that is ok also.
This sounds a lot like the main fuel jets being clogged. There are a number of fuel and air jets in a carburetor. In most carbs, the pilot jet is a small jet that passes fuel through one of the smallest channels in the body of the carb. The pilot jet is mostly used for idling and small throttle use. When the bike won’t idle properly it’s usually the pilot jet being blocked. In this case the bike idles fine but when the main jets are clogged, as you open the throttle there is little to no fuel going into the engine as the slide is open. The bike basically “runs out of fuel” and quits. It doesn’t sound like a big problem unless you don’t have access to parts or tools. Clean or replace the main jets and I’m pretty sure your problem will be fixed. Have a look at my carb cleaning videos if you want to see mine done.
@@KensWorldRestorations many thanks! I will do that. I'll look into the jets and watch your carbs video (I'll check your UA-cam channel). I know the person who owns the bike and I do believe is a clogger issue since it is parked for a long time. Sounds like I'm starting my UA-cam videos sooner then I expected...😁 need to get the bike first.
Again, thanks a lot for your opinion and time. Hope to have some news soon.
Cheers! 😎✌
@@kotap9929 Good luck - when they sit around without running, the ethanol in the fuel is what causes the gumming up of the carbs.
I just bought an 85 Yamaha Virago 1000 yesterday, the guy said the carbs need synced.. After watching your video I feel I can manage it just fine.. Can you please make a detailed list of what you used to make your reader with? ( Gauges and all)..
Thanks
Hey Ian...sure thing. The two vacuum gauges are just standard vacuum gauges - you can get these just about anywhere but I got all my stuff at Grainger but Amazon carries everything too (about $9 ea for the Winters vacuum gauge and Metaland 1/4" NPT mini shut off valve was $12 for a pack of 2). The bike pulls about 7-10 in/hg vacuum and my gauges had a range of 0 to -30. The ball valves are just inline air "switches" that can be sourced at many hardware stores too. I used small fuel filters to help reduce needle bounce in the vacuum gauges or if you want to get fancy, get liquid filled vacuum gauges. If you use plastic hoses like I did, make sure it's rigid and not soft/flexible like silicone. Make sure everything seals up well too. Remember that the needle bounce will nearly be eliminated when the ball valves are almost completely closed. At that point, it's just getting the range of vacuum on both carbs as close as possible with the sync screw between the carbs. The cylinders do not fire at 180 degrees from each other so just average out the difference as best you can.
dude......... Someone turned the carbs on my 84xv1000 to a single carb system.. well it doesnt work so im rebuilding and buying everything new and this video helped me more than you will ever know. all the tubes and where they go was a big problem for me.. if you have any extra help that would help me please let me know.. i have a new mcv pod and a new air box pod and new carbs.. but the pins in my carbs and the jet screws sizes idk whats what.. what size pin goes to what size jet and what carb do they go in..... i know what pin goes where i think but what jet screws go with what side????
Hey there...glad the video helped. There's actually some differences between mine and yours (Canada/US) and if you're in California, there might be some other stuff. Email me at kensworldrestorations@gmail.com and I can send you photos and sections from the shop manual.
If I bring you my xv1100 will you sort it out like this for me!??
Nobody's ever asked that before!!! Sure...why not?
Awesome! I saw mention of you being in Canada? Or are you in the states with a Canadian bike?
@@melvinsmutters7662 I'm in Canada - in Calgary and it's a Canadian bike.
I'm in the states unfortunately. Curious what shipping would cost ha ha. I'll take you up on it one day. My funds are currently going toward a remodel of my first house. Meantime I genuinely appreciate the care you take to explain things in your videos. Good quality audio well thought out. I'm a fan. I hope your doing well up there. I'm just across lake Erie. Keep making videos I'll keep watching. God bless
@@melvinsmutters7662 Thanks! I'm seriously thinking about doing carb overhauls for people as a side business. I'll keep you posted. I spent a lot of time down your way in Southern Ontario. Thanks for the kind words.
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