Big Red Engine Problem

[nathanielwarner]

Hi,

I have a 1983 Honda Big Red 200E. It's giving me some problems. Under accelartion the engine splutters and loses power, backfires, and eventually cuts out, then it sometims is hard to start back up.(rocking it seems to help re start it.) However it will idle just fine. I have replaced and the spark plug and went black. I have cleaned the carb, but the symptoms remain the same. I'm now thinking valves or valves guides. Does anybody have any suggestions?

Thanks

Nate

[Russell 350X]

If the plug is black then you are runing to rich. Adjust you pilot needle for that.

[BigReds Forever]

or your rings are bad and and your burning lots of oil

[Fuzzy8766]

Where are you in Michigan? If you can get it to western Clare county I can look at it for you. I'd bet that its something simple

[nathanielwarner]

I'm in St. Clair County. Thanks for the suggestions.