Slow to return to tick-over.

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John Head
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Slow to return to tick-over.

Post by John Head »

Hello Folks.
I wonder if anyone experiences the same thing as me? I own a bog standard '03 'storm. On closing the throttle, or on "blipping" the throttle, the engine hesitates around the 2000rpm point before falling to 1400rpm. Not a major problem. Just wondered.
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Post by Stratman »

There is a rubber "piston" atached to the carbs and if it is faulty or perished you will get these syptoms as the vacuum doesn't drop the throttle slides.

Sorry about the non tech explanation, but I had a similar thing a few years ago.
Two bikes, still only four cylinders!

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Thank you Stratman. I'll have a look.
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Yep, assuming you can hear a "click" as you slam the throttle shut and the carbs aren't WAY out (one stays open when the other slams shut) then it's a carb fault.

Or a leaky vacuum?

Worth checking the pipes under the tank....
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Post by Stratman »

Won't be the pipes under the tank. If the vacuum pipe etc is duff then you won't get fuel to the carbs, that's all. The others are the fuel pipes themselves and the breather and overflow.
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