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  • Birthday 02/27/1982

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    Clay

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  • Bike Year and Model
    1983 Venture Royale
  1. 83VR3711
    ok... so now I have replaced the wires and replaced the plugs. I appears that I have lost both rear cylinders. It is not due to the plugs or the wires. I did drain the bowls. #2, #3 and #4 drained clean. I was unable to get any fuel out of the #1 bowl. Something else I noticed...for the first time, I have started get the oil blow back in my air box. It has never been there before. Mind you, about a week or so ago, all 4 cylinders were firing. Any ideas?
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    Ok....all was good for a while. I finally got her to a state where I can drive her daily to work. Acceleration and take off were great. After a few days, there started to be some lag below 3k. After a few more days of driving, it got to where it lagging below 4500 RPMs, the 5k and now it is at the point to where it will lag until 6k. After I reach 6000 RPMs, she shoots off like a rocked, but of course I have to shift and when I do, the lag or bogging down returns till 6000 RPMs is reached again. I am not sure where to start....I just had the carbs syncd and I cleaned the plugs. I just replaced the air filter and I have new wires on the way. Could it be the fuel filter causing my issues or do you think that I will have to clean my carbs again (3rd time in 6 months)? It seems the more I keep driving it, the higher I have to get the RPMs in order to get normal throttle response. also, Yes, I have been running seafoam. Please help....
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    Incase anybody is interested, I have some pics of a dipstick with the dimensions. You know...just incase somebody wants to make an accurate one for themselves. I hope these help.
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    I can vouch that:missingtooth:!! Squidley found this to be the root of a lot of my VR issues. Thanks again Squidley.
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    You may have a faulty Nuetral switch. May want to try cleaning the conectors. Good luck:thumbsup2:
  6. 83VR3711
    I am sorry for the confusion, I was refering to #26 and #28 carb section in parts catalog. Page B6. I hope this helps.
  7. 83VR3711
    I had the same issue with my #2 carb on my 83. I checked everything I could possibly think of, including the electrical system. It turned out the Screw that held the main nozzle on the slide assy had come off. I opened up the carbs and put it back together and it ran like a champ. Just an idea. --83VR3711
  8. 83VR3711
    Have you done the upgrade on the battery cables yet?
  9. 83VR3711
    Thank you all for your input. I am gonna go ahead add that 3rd washer. I hope it does the trick. I was thinking about doin that, but was looking for a second opinion before I wasted my time. Thanks again.
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    Ok, so last night I installed the washers in the carbs to increase the fuel mileage and reduce the gas smell at idle. Before the change the bike ran pretty good. I decided to install (2) #4 washers on each carb in replacement of the original plastic one. The bike fire right up and ran great for a couple of minutes and then it died. Restarted her and she will idle, but as soon as you give it throttle, she would die. I then recalled something about the fuel/air ratio settings so I checked each of the screws. They were all at different settings. One was 6 full turns out, one was 5 1/2, another at 8 and the fourth one was 4 1/2 turns out. I reset them all to 2 1/2 turns out like suggested and now she won't even idle. Where should I go from here?
  11. 83VR3711
    An easy way to get the bags off is to use a screw driver and push the little tab (that holds it in place) in and the bag comes right off. I do not have the key that removes my bags so that what I have to do everytime. Works like a champ on the bags and the trunk. Hope this helps, --Clay
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    Have you checked the diaphrams yet? If they have holes in them, she will run terrible.
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    I am in need of the rear reservoir on the 83 VR. Do you have one available?
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    I would like to send out a special thanks to Squidley for finding the issue that has for so long plagued my bike. After all of the troublshooting and head scratching, Squidley shows up and points out the fact that my rear brake fluid was no longer fluid. It is now a gel. Appearantly my rear brake has been slowly locking up on me. Thank you Squidley . He also pointed out a couple of other issues that I need a little help with. Is there anybody out there who may have a spare rear reservoir and a proportioning valve they would like to part with? My valve is no good and my reservoir is in pieces. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Clay
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    I was reading the other post about the brakes.....What are the chances that my ibrakes might may have something to do with what I am experiencing. Everything was good until about 5 miles down the road in 120 degree weather... this morning, though when I put it in the garage, she ran like a champ... I don't get it.
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