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Waddaya think, Luke, should I go green on the F4, like the Vog Kommando?

Yeah, Luke's right, you can't just tell someone to pull off the enricher and not expect it could be damaged trying to get it back in, it's a pretty delicate instrument.

Not because she's a lady, but because if it is a simple problem, like erfman had, she'll have a real mess to clean up by pursuing the wrong approach.

I doubt it's more than air in the line from changing the fuel filter, so Cindi, get some starting fluid at Walmart, and spray it into the airbox, then start the engine.

With the starting fluid, it comes in a spray can, and it will start stuff by providing a fuel for the engine to burn so that it makes the vaccuum lines function.

Your petcock has a vaccuum line to it, you can suck on it to create a vaccuum and feel the pulsation as the fuel moves through the line. One fuel line goes in the petcock from the tank, then one goes out to the carb, the other line is the vaccuum.

You won't get any fuel in your mouth if you suck the vaccuum line from where it connects to the intake manifold, probably on a T with other vac lines.

If you shake it out more than twice, you're not finished.

I'm just sayin'.

Float valve is stuck open and it's flooding the engine.

Either open the fuel bowl and adjust it, or just get a new carburetor on ebay and swap it out.

Could also be a bad petcock.

Just unfasten the right side of the bottom panel and wedge a block of wood in to hold it down and you can reach all 3 bolts on the exhaust valve cover. On 1 you'll have to use a box end 8mm wrench because there's not much room.

It's easier if you elevate the front end, but you can still get under it on the center stand.

The bottom will flex quite a bit, you can drop both sides, but I just go in with only remove 3 screws.

If you adjusted your float wrong it won't work at WOT. Adjust it to allow more fuel.

You have a 30mm carb.

Dude, you can do the valve adjustment by feel. If the intake valve has any play in it, assume it to be closed. Tic the starter and hang on to the rocker arm with your fingers through a couple revolutions.

If it never loosens up, you have no gap. Tic the starter til the arm is in an upward position and set the gap to .004

Now tic the starter until you have your gap again and check the exhaust valve, it should have a gap as well. Set it to .006 if you can get to it, or just rock it up and down with your fingers til you feel a little gap.

You are now close enough and it should fire right up. I just did this Saturday, ran it hard and found the intake had opened up a bit too much because it was clattering, reset it and it runs better than ever.

I'm not saying this is any correct way to do this, but it is close enough, and I'm riding. All you need to do is leave room for the metal to expand when it heats up.