Originally Posted by
ConciliumDesign
Griz, thanks for you help but I did put in a new clutch, springs and clutch bearings when the problem first reared it's ugliness. I have a RC8 w/ 2 Impulse hard shoes and 1 carbon shoe, 1.0 springs. This is the same set-up that had been great for several races and all of a sudden, it's running like sh@t. I'm going to tear it down and replace the rod, wrist pin, put in TKO ceramics, reseal everything, and reset the carb settings. Hopefully that will fix the problem. Otherwise, I don't know what else I could do besides trying 1.1 springs but I don't understand why it would just now decide to shit on me.
When setting Idle gap, should I set it with the carb restricters in or out?
As far as I'm aware the restrictors don't go all the way down to the slide, so you can leave the idle gap the same regardless of what restrictor you run. Give or take a little fine tuning due to less or more air flow into the carb.
Hmmm. It's a strange one alright. Seems funny it runs fine on the box, but bogs as soon as you put it on the ground. Sort of eliminates fuel blockage etc. Definitly sounds like something binding in the drivechain that is putting stress on the motor. Hopefully a complete strip down and rebuild will find or solve the problem for you.