Vulcan Drifter Riders

DISCUSSIONS => Drifter 800 Only => Topic started by: cochise on August 21, 2014, 14:43:29 PM

Title: Low speed miss
Post by: cochise on August 21, 2014, 14:43:29 PM
Rode home the other night and while leaving my bike idling while I opened the garage door I could hear it missing on one cylinder and stalled in a moment. Fired back up, but the next day while riding, high speed seemed OK but as I throttled down ,it  started missing. Pulled the plugs and they looked ok , gap good. Cleaned them , back together and same result. I thought a coil issue but if I pull the choke out it will smooth out and run better. Before I start tearing everything apart guessing at it I thought I'd look for advice.
Title: Re: Low speed miss
Post by: gdrudd13 on August 21, 2014, 15:16:26 PM
Since it runs fine with the choke pulled out, it sounds more like a fuel issue, more specifically a venting issue. You might try opening the gas cap, see if that helps. I could be wrong, but it sounds pretty close to a couple of the issues that I ran into when I was figuring out the tank vents on my bike (getting rid of the charcoal cannister and stuff). And it's really easy to check.
Title: Re: Low speed miss
Post by: Troll on August 21, 2014, 15:16:54 PM
Vacuum leak? The hoses and stuff are now quite old, and nothing lasts for ever....If Having a little enrichment fixes it, then look for a cracked hose.