Doogie1982

Latest info on my 1984 Venture royale. Bike now starts and runs well. Replaced TCI and I now have tachometer movement. Now to my new problem. Battery fault indication. I installed a new battery that does not the hole for installing the fluid level sensor. Is there a way to bypass the sensor to remove the fault? Also I have leak around the clutch bleed valve. Not sure whee but, I do see a leak when I pull on the clutch lever. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks for all the help in my other problems. Once I get the clutch problem I should be able to go on my first ride4.

Thanks for the info. I suspect it may be my fuel gauge as it is reading empty. I don't see any other fault indications.

Latest update on my 1984 Yamaha Venture Royale. It is alive and running. Replaced all four float bowl gaskets and O ring for carb drain screw. After poring gas into all four carburetors I finally got the bike to idle. I can now run the bike without having to pour gas into the carbs. The only problem I have now is the Tach is not moving and I have a flashing red light on the instrument panel. Thanks to all for your help in getting the bike started and any help about the Tach and flashing red light.

Good and bad news. I was able to locate a spring that fits in the needle jet diaphgram and also I found a gas cap on EBAY. I replaced the spring and installed the gas cap. Now the not so good. Bike still not running. I pulled the carbs again and cleaned all the jets. All seem to be in good shape. When I sprayed sea foam into the jet block three of the four passed the stream through the opening in the carb around the slide assembly however, one of the was seeping around the needle jet where it seats into the jet block. I checked the o ring where the needle jet seats into the jet block. Any suggestions before I put the carbs back in the bike?

I have tried starting the bike with starter fluid and it did backfire a couple of times. It seems that it wants to start but never fully catches. I pulled all four spark plugs and they were all dry with no signs of flooding. I think I'm going to pull the carbs again as I never fully cleaned the jet block. All the other jets are clean. I checked spark with a spark tester and they all seemed to have the same spark. I have replaced all four spark plugs and I am still working on replacing the needle jet spring on one of the carbs. Thanks for your input will post if any new problems come up.

The spring located in the needle assembly under the plastic screw. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks Doogie1982.

It's the spring for the needle valve that is in the diaphragm.

Yes. I noticed it when I pulled the diaphgrams from the bike and undid the screw holding the needle valve. I purchased the bike earlier this year and have been trying to start it since then. That is when I noticed the spring was missing.

I pulled the needle valve diaphgrams and noticed the spring was missing for one of the needle valves. Is there anyplace I can purchase the spring only or do I need to purchase the complete diaphragm?

I have a 1984 Yamha Venture Royale. I purchased a gas tank from a 1987 Venture Royale. Unfortunately it did not come with a gas cap. Is there any place I can purchase the gas cap? Also, one of the four carburetors does not appear to be getting fuel. I opened the drain screw and no fuel came out. All the other carbs appear to be getting fuel as I opened the drain screws and fuel came out. As a result the bike will not start. I have good spark to all four cylinders. Will the carb problem prevent the bike form starting?