has anyone had problems with reeds in an opti max?

wtxmale

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want to know what kind of problems would occur with bad reeds,,,symptoms etc,,,, thank you
 

CharlieB

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Re: has anyone had problems with reeds in an opti max?

Poor idle, rough acceleration.

Once well into the power band it would seem to run much better but still may not reach full RPM.
 

water world

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Re: has anyone had problems with reeds in an opti max?

remove air box cover start and check for fuel blowing out front of carb, check compression, look at plugs for metal. ect.
 

Faztbullet

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Re: has anyone had problems with reeds in an opti max?

Remove air box cover start and check for fuel blowing out front of carb
Uh..... its a Optimax and it dont have the above....
 
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