Centexrider
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- Joined
- Jun 10, 2018
- Messages
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- Age
- 73
- Location
- Woodway, Texas
- First Name
- Doug
- My Ride
- 2008 Triumph America
I just purchased a 2008 Triumph America. It's a real beauty in pristine condition with only 11,000 miles, but she'd been sitting in a garage for over a year. The previous owner disclosed it would not idle, so there were no surprises. I felt (and still feel) that gummed up ethanol fuel is the most likely problem. I have drained the tank and replaced it with non ethanol fuel with an added additive called Seafoam. I also replaced the spark plugs as it was an easy task while the tank was off. I am able to start the engine only with full choke (whether or not it's cold or hot). Once the engine has sufficiently warmed up, I can "milk" the rpm up to I'd say over 2000, and I can shut the choke off and the engine responds well and I can ride somewhat normally. However, if I allow the engine rpm to go below the approximately 2000 rpm, the engine dies. If I have enough speed and in a higher gear, I can restart the engine with a clutch release, but if I come to a stop without keeping the rpm up, the engine simply dies and I have to once again do a full choke start and milk the throttle up (yes a real PIA). I live outside city limits and have some roads which allow me to ride somewhat unimpeded by traffic, so Plan A is to continue riding thusly for at least another 100 miles and hope the fuel system clears. To be frank, I'm not expecting Plan A to actually work. Plan B is to pull the carbs and clean them. My question is this: if I do have to pull the carbs, should I try to simply clean them or should I order (I don't live near a dealer) and install new needle jets? If so, which needle jets should I order? Logic (and experience) tells me that one of the needle jets is primary for idle; however, none are identified as such in the diagram I've seen online. Appreciate and/all advice.