Ok, clean the carb.

Step 1 is............................
Tank off,
air filter/box off...
then..............
Give up and take to shop?
NAWWW my son and I have already enjoyed gettin our heads in it. I just need some directions.

 

You may need to take the plastic off to gain access I can't remember anyhoo do what you said then take the air filter box to carb. boot off, unhook the throttle cable, loosen the intake clamp and pull the carb. out the boot and remove from bike. Then flip the carb. upside down unscrew the screws holding the bowl on ( I found that tapping the screwdriver lightly with a hammer will seat the screwdriver into the screws better and make them easy to remove cause the head will strip out if the wrong size screwdriver is used. Take the bowl off and clean the bowl real good. In the center of the carb. there will be a plastic thing take that out and there will be a brass jet remove it and clean real good make sure u see daylight through it. Just in front of the center hole will be another hole with another jet do the same thing. Then there will be a small rod connecting the float to the carb. gently push it out of one side and remove the float and the needle valve will be connected it will come out also spray cleaner all in the hole to clear that out. Then just spray all over to clean everything and pay attention to the little passages spray them good blow them out along with the jets and reassemble. It sounds complicated but once u do it once it'll be easy. P.s. don't worry about the piston vacuum on the top just what is around the bowl.

 

Would love to see a vid of cleaning one, but I'm finding mostly junk.
Did find this article;
how to clean a dirtbike/4 wheeler carb and lower polution

is it pretty reasonable to real live?

 

Yes but step 3 is for a different type of carb, than you have , so just omit that step. you will need to take a plastic cap type thing off the side of the carb. and unhook the throttle cable

 

Dan's Motorcycle

 

Motorcycle Repair Course Try looking through this good learning material. Yeah it's for motorcycles but the general idea is the same for all these type engines.

 

'FIRST go get a working fire extinguisher'



Never really had a warning upfront like that before. LOL.

 

i think he's more covering his butt than anything. Been doing this for a while and have never set myself on fire yet knock on wood.

 

Good thinking..
I don't want my butt on fire either.

 

Thanks for your help here, really. And maybe some other stooge somewhere can learn as well. I ain't proud. I don't mind asking.