Bought another Scrambler (CL360)

[PrisonCityMatt]

I had an opportunity to get a working bike. I bought a 75 CL360 off a friend of a friend. Its in great condition and everybody I know has seen it ride and been left in its dust on rides. The only issues it was having was a short that I have to find soon and a carb boot that isnt seating correctly on the right carb.

Because its not seating I can see pressure forcing it to cough as the carb kicks back a few millimeters. Then I will notice the RPMs drop more and more until it stalls out.



heres a photo of the bike though!

[PrisonCityMatt]

Ive tried to move the clamp over a little bit. Ive pushed the carb in and clamped it down and it looks like a good seat. When I start it up it the carb will eventually kickback and unseat itself.

I know this isnt in the CL360 section. I just noticed that it hasnt seen much activity in almost a month and figured it might not see much anytime too soon.

[Cheburashka]

Sounds like you've figured out that the cough is causing the boot problem rather than the other way around. This means you've got something going on in the air-fuel mixture. I've had a lot of bikes cough like that when they're running very lean. Have you had the carbs off to clean them and checked jet sizes? Have you checked ignition timing on that side (assuming the bike has dual points?)

[brewsky]

Are you sure you had it completely seated to begin with?

I always heat the rubber insulators well with a heat gun or hair dryer, then shoot them with WD40 or silicone spray, then push and rock them till I can feel the insulators pop into the groove.

Lube the metal bands also, as sometimes they bind against the rubber when tightening.

Do both carbs at the same time if they are linked together.