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| Hey Clark, hope you and family are doing well.
I'm on the same page with DJ on this. The most likely culprit is a bit of varnish in the idle jets - they get clogged easiest because they have the smallest orafice.
In addition to plugs, fluids and filters you can also try this: Dump the fuel tank into your almost full daily driver, and drain the fuel out of the fuel hose and the carbs (directions are in the manual - hose bib on the side of the fuel bowl with a small drain screw that you loosen and then tighten back up to close). Put fresh fuel in the tank with a dose of Sea Foam and run it for a while in the driveway with your rabbit ears for water. If you only have a small bit of schmutz in the carbs, or the problem is bad gas or plugs, this will have taken care of your problem.
You can also try shooting a bit of carb cleaner around the carb bases while the engine is running. If the problem is a loose or deteriorated carb base gasket you will hear a change in the engine sound for a second when the cleaner gets sucked into the crack.
If the above doesn't solve the problem you should be able to get someone to pull and clean the carbs for a lot less than $1k. With a 2005 engine it is pretty doubtful that you are looking at anything worse than varnish or a bit of crud.
I've done plugs, fluids filters and carb draining on my Honda 50, and all were pretty straightforward jobs.
Regards from the Tryners.
Edited by Makintrax73 9/1/2011 9:32 AM
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