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I guess I just pushed my bike too hard but while riding, the choke plate inside my PZ25 Carb ended up breaking in half. I found a large piece of the plate on the other side of the carb that got stuck on its way to the manifold. The worst of it all is that a small chunk got sucked into the engine somehow, and now the bike turns over but won't start up. I really should have switched the carb sooner, the plate itself had signs of it being over tightened from factory.
I'll have some pictures within the week, I'm taking it over to a shop to crack it open and see the damage soonish. In any case a new engine doesn't exactly break the bank to hard. ![]() Hope it doesn't come to that though. Last edited by DudeMantia; 05-17-2018 at 03:03 AM. |
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Join Date: May 2018
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Pz25
This is where the plate was.
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Hopefully it just got stuck in the intake valve and not letting it close.
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That royally sucks. That is not a part that should freaking break. I'd be livid over that. I see the two phillips head screws, they didn't loosen up, the plate just broke? What the hell is up with that? Did you get stranded far?
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It wasn't too bad, Just a nearby town. I kind of worry about taking it to busy areas. All I had to do to take it home was toss it in the back of a truck with the help of another person. really light bike, I could see an opportunistic thief going for it at some point. I was unsure if the plate just got too loose and the vibration broke it in half, but It looked as if the screw heads were tightened down pretty hard on the piece I found. |
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highlighted choke plate
The red part got sucked into the engine, I have the green part around here somewhere.
I bought this bike with the intention of learning about the mechanics of it all, but I never really planned for this kind of issue. Would it be a decent idea to take just the head off and look around in there for a start? |
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That big of a piece couldn't of gotten to far. I would pull the head.
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Did you hear the engine rattle before it shut down. If injested, I think you would have heard the bag-o-change sound. If somethingsin there, I would think you could remove the plug and turn the engine (by hand?) to feel if it gets blocked by forgiven object. But then again, that s a small flat piece. Let's hope for the best.
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X2 on pulling the intake tube, like Chinabike says. You might get luck and be able to fish it out with needle nose pliers. A magnet might also do the trick, since the intake and the head are likely alloy, whereas the choke plate is probably plated steel.
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Do what Weldangrind said first before you pull head. Try a long flexible magnet
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