1980 liquifire dies on hard right turns????

[deereoftheyear]

I have a 1980 liquifire that I resealed and went threw this past fall. I took it out on a few rides lately and it seems to have a strange issue. If I am riding and come into a corner hard, especially turning to the right, the engine will sputter or shut off. If it shuts off, I give it two pulls and it starts up again, or if if starts to sputter I slow down more and ease into the corner a little more and the engine comes right back to life. I checked the plugs and they look very good and i seem to have no obvious vacuum leaks either. I used compressed air and carb clean to clean the carbs before I put them in and it starts on the first pull EVERY time. It also gets up to 80 with no problems too. I just don't know what to do because it seems to run awesome and still had this underlying issue. Any ideas?

[harleysportster]

That is a stange problem but start by tracing the kill switch wire to see if it is split or grounding out some where in the harness.

[ChickenRat]

Start simple. I'm guessing a grounded wire as well.

Robb

[400brian]

Does it do this with a full tank of gas?

[Danzig]

fuel pickup is on the right side of the tank, turning right sends the fuel to the left side of the tank, put a longer and heavier fuel pickup line in the tank.

[deereoftheyear]

Thanks for the tips guys. I pulled the pickup out of the tank, re-installed it, (the line was curled up a little inside) and re-rode it. I also had the tank almost full. It seems to still be acting up. I whipped donuts on the lake in town and as long as I keep steady throttle input while going around to the right the engine stays running just fine, but as soon as I let off, it will die. I don't know if it could possibly be a fuel pump issue, though I doubt it because it runs great at full throttle. I guess it must be with that pickup: I just doubt it, but I got to have faith because I don't know what else it could be. It sucks that I have a full tank of gas now.

-Luke

[harleysportster]

Are your carbs installed level side to side with the cable pointing straight up.

[deereoftheyear]

I'll have report back tomorrow, it's dark too dark and I'm to tired to test it much more. I very slightly adjusted the PTO side carb, but i was hardly anything. Harleysportster, what cable is the one that should be straight up. Both my throttle cables have 90 degree turns on them.

[harleysportster]

The carb bowl should be level, side to side.

[jdrob]

Luke i recently had the same problem with a spitfire i was riding it was an 80' model year.. Take the fitting back out of your tank, install a large nut at the end of the line near the check valve at the end ! put it back togather and that should solve your problem !! The problem is the line floats inside the tank and when turning right it sounds like your out of gas and it will shut off ?? Right ?? mine did the same thing but as soonas it died it would start back up when the gas settled from stopping !!! If you have clear lines you look and see there is only a little gas in the line when it dies !! I hope thois helps.. Mine drove me crazy for about ten minutes of riding and shutting down till I figured it out good luck in your endeavors If that don't fix it try a NEW fuel pump

Rob

[smitfire]

With the tank being pretty full I doubt it's your tank line, plus it has to run the lines out of gas first and I'm sure your turn is completed before that happens...

[deereoftheyear]

I know that when I put the gas cap back in, it hits on the line inside the tank. I'm going to have to try the nut trick tomorrow and see what happens, I almost 100% sure it has to be fuel flow related. Later, Luke.

[Horicon Joe]

I thought the same thing that it must not be in your tank. The issue is closer to the engine if it is fuel related. I would pull your carbs apart and check that your floats are not sticking or adjusted improperly. It is possible that one of them is sticking up due to the fuel slosh in the bowl while turning.

Joe

[deereoftheyear]

Well I redid the fuel pickup this morning in the tank and I still have the same condition. I can actually get it to act up going up and down the drive way. I guess I have to proceed with carb removal and maybe inspect the fuel pump. What should I look for in the fuel pump that would tell me to replace/rebuild it? I hope a jet a something is loose or fell out, it would make this a little easier. Later, Luke.

[deereoftheyear]

I pulled carbs, inspected and reinstalled. I still have the same condition. I have no ideas left now, except I think that I'll pull the hood off and ride around and see what I can see. I can't imagine that its the fuel pump. I do not have a REV LIMITER in this sled, could that have any effect on this?