Newbie HELP

[anthonyv90]

I jus t got this Yamaha pw50 and it won't start it starts when you put gas in the spark plug hole for a while and then dies out
What can it be

[jasnmar]

Most likely the carbs need to be cleaned.

[Tunertype]

Most likely the carbs need to be cleaned.

clean the carb, put in fresh good fuel and you should be good to go. Make sure to actually take it apart and if need be poke out the holes with wire or a pipe cleaner and soak it with carb cleaner. I've seen people who say they've cleaned the carbs and they still have the issue and they didn't actually clean the carbs they just sprayed it with carb cleaner or put fuel cleaner in the tank. Also could be a collapsed fuel line or bad petcock, but most likely carb.

[dontpanic]

Where are you located? Post up your town and if Tunertype's advice doesn't work, perhaps someone near you could look at it.

Also check for a clogged vent line if the tank has one.

[anthonyv90]

clean the carb, put in fresh good fuel and you should be good to go. Make sure to actually take it apart and if need be poke out the holes with wire or a pipe cleaner and soak it with carb cleaner. I've seen people who say they've cleaned the carbs and they still have the issue and they didn't actually clean the carbs they just sprayed it with carb cleaner or put fuel cleaner in the tank. Also could be a collapsed fuel line or bad petcock, but most likely carb.

Most likely the carbs need to be cleaned.

Where are you located? Post up your town and if Tunertype's advice doesn't work, perhaps someone near you could look at it.

Also check for a clogged vent line if the tank has one.

So it turned on after I cleaned the carb the only thing now is that it's doesn't turn on right away you have to kick start like 8 times sometimes more it's a 95 pw50 it also dies out if you don't hold the throttle open a little

[Tunertype]

So it turned on after I cleaned the carb the only thing now is that it's doesn't turn on right away you have to kick start like 8 times sometimes more it's a 95 pw50 it also dies out if you don't hold the throttle open a little

Did you use the choke? is it a heated garage? It will need to have the choke on to start and run when cold. It will need to warm up before you can turn the choke off. It may never warm up enough in this weather to run without the choke on. Also check for vacuum leaks around the carb seals. Did you toss in fresh gas? I'd also toss in a new spark plug.

It should take a few kicks to get started the first time anyways. Usually a couple of slow kicks to get some gas in the intake and carb and then a fast one to get it going.

[anthonyv90]

Did you use the choke? is it a heated garage? It will need to have the choke on to start and run when cold. It will need to warm up before you can turn the choke off. It may never warm up enough in this weather to run without the choke on. Also check for vacuum leaks around the carb seals. Did you toss in fresh gas? I'd also toss in a new spark plug.

It should take a few kicks to get started the first time anyways. Usually a couple of slow kicks to get some gas in the intake and carb and then a fast one to get it going.

Ok I'll put in a new plug n wire cause the old wire is kinda broken

[GearHd6]

Did you actually pull the pilot jet out of the carb when you cleaned it? You might need to run a jet cleaner or a piece of wire brush wire through it.