Is it time for a new carburetor? By drelectron (Read 665 times)

[drelectron]

I have 6k miles on a Peace Sports 50. In the last few weeks I have a definite loss of power and the engine hesitates a lot while riding. It also feels like the choke is acting up  I've had it for around a year and a half and the carburetor has never been worked on  My thoughts are to just get a new one instead of getting it rebuilt  Or I could be off completely about what I think is wrong with it  
Wanted to get some opinions from folks who know a lot more about these things than I do. 

[cyborg]

Check the air and fuel filters before you start taking the bike apart

[drelectron]

Thanks for the advice cyborg but apparently I was way off. Did a routine change of the clutch and variator this weekend and it's running much better.
One of the reasons I asked the question was I was trying to get get some informed opinions about how many miles/months/years I can expect to get out of the carburetor. Plus any other maintenance tips anyone had to offer.
Thanks again

[kz1000st]

My 1983 Kawasaki 750 has its original carbs after 42,000 miles. Closer to your question my 2008 Bashan Eagle Milano with 9800 miles is running perfectly on its original carb. Here's my belief. Carburetors are like poison ivy. If you leave it alone you won't have a problem. Ever.

[drelectron]

Thanks kz. I have one more problem I want to see if anyone is willing to take a guess about. Like I said before I have 6000 miles on it and I've had it for about a year and a half and it's had this problem since I bought it. Riding along it will start to lose power like it gets bogged down then it will cut off. After I let it sit for a minute it will start up and run fine. It's wildly intermittent though. It might happen a couple of times on a 5 mile ride or I might go a couple of weeks with no problems. Of course every time I take it to the shop it's running fine. I believe there may be a piece of trash somewhere in the fuel system but I'm far from being a pro at these things. Any ideas would be appreciated.

[cyborg]

I've seen similar problems ,,,next time it happens crack open the fuel tank cap,,,if you hear air rush in then the cap vent is plugged up,,,drill a very small hole in the cap and go riding

[kz1000st]

Check your power and ground wires at the battery. Maybe track the ground wire too. On my 150cc the ground wire goes from the battery to the engine and another ground goes from the engine to the frame. It could be loose or pinched somewhere.

[drelectron]

I would have never thought of either of those. I'll check them out. Thanks to the both of you for the ideas.