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Old 05-01-2003 | 07:21 PM
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I was play racing my z and i noticed after a while it seemed to start sputtering a little then i took off down a dirt road and toped it out for a like 10-15 seconds and when i let off it sputterd and died. It wouldnt start back up for a while like it was hot so i let it cool down for a while and it started right up? is this normal or a problem? thanks in advance.
 
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Old 05-01-2003 | 08:32 PM
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Hows your coolent level? is your fan coming on ? is there anything blocking your radiator?
 
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Old 05-01-2003 | 11:04 PM
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No there is nothing blocking my radiator and there is a little over the low line of coolent and i havent heard the fan but i have a loud yoshi pipe i cant realy hear anything but that.
 
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Old 05-02-2003 | 09:42 AM
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Did you jet it properly with the pipe? If your running lean she'll over heat.
 
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Old 05-02-2003 | 05:06 PM
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mtecate4g is right,if you have not correctly jetted you are lean and will over heat.also it would be a good
idea to make sure your fan is working.stand where you can see the fan and let it idle until the fan comes on.

 
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Old 05-02-2003 | 05:27 PM
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I'd guess lean on the top end...do the same thing with the choke "on"
How does it run throught the rest of the range?
 
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Old 05-02-2003 | 06:49 PM
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it runs good through the rest of the range but after like 30 min of ridin as hard as i can it starts to do it a little. but i do wind it pretty high when im racin.
 
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Old 05-02-2003 | 07:25 PM
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It still shouldnt overheat. My guess is improper jetting after pipe install.
 
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Old 05-02-2003 | 08:13 PM
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so i should be able to top it out for a while with out it over heating?
 
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Old 05-02-2003 | 08:31 PM
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Yah...for quite a while
bump up your main jet and give it a go
 



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