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i eliminated the fuel by carrying a screwdriver and when it died i imediately loosened the fuel drain screw on the bottom of the carb and watched the fuel flow through the clear fuel filter . besides , it doesnt sputter like when its running out of fuel . its an imediate shut off. oh well when i get back today ill pull the sidecover and check the wires and coils. as i cant find a break in any of the external wiring. i didnt gently tug on them to find breaks , i pulled and snatched them like i wanted to pull them apart.with an ohm metre hooked up watching the continuity. and they all held up, so they gota be good . i was with my friend when he bought this bike brand new and i have a lot of miles on my ty following him around .sometimes he let me lead the way to clear the spider webs in the woods.
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When it dies, does it spit back through the carb? Mine did that once at low rpms merging onto the freeway and died immedialtly. Not fun kickstarting in the middle of 5 lanes traffic in 110F heat!
I found it was running too lean.
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Originally Posted by magyver
i eliminated the fuel by carrying a screwdriver and when it died i imediately loosened the fuel drain screw on the bottom of the carb and watched the fuel flow through the clear fuel filter . besides , it doesnt sputter like when its running out of fuel . its an imediate shut off. oh well when i get back today ill pull the sidecover and check the wires and coils. as i cant find a break in any of the external wiring. i didnt gently tug on them to find breaks , i pulled and snatched them like i wanted to pull them apart.with an ohm metre hooked up watching the continuity. and they all held up, so they gota be good . i was with my friend when he bought this bike brand new and i have a lot of miles on my ty following him around .sometimes he let me lead the way to clear the spider webs in the woods.
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Fair enough, the fuel gets to the float bowl (as per the last post) but does it get through the carb OK? IMO it is worth being sure about the basics of the bike before spending good money on spare parts that may not be the problem.
At least you know the history of the bike, so what has changed recently that could have caused the symptoms you are now getting?
In the past it has helped me when I have "stood back from the whole problem" and re-assessed it from another angle - that's one of the great things about threads like this!
having said that, I agree that hot electrical components can do funny things.
Keep the faith!
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not very experienced myself, but i had a similar problem which was cured with a rewound source coil, got mine done at electrexworld.co.uk. cost about £75 against £400 from yamaha, a bit pricey but i dont push her home anymore! good luck!
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