hey guys,
im buyiing a real sweat tl1000s custom street fighter from one of my freinds.

the only problem is the thing runs really rich and you can smell the unburnt fuel.

Can someone help me figure this problem out, since the bike has been to the dealership twice, once getting a new harness and that didnt help, and they dont know whats wrong. but this is in canada, and the guys there dont know ****.

Someone please help

Thanks
Rob

PS the bike is fuel injected, i jusy dont know they year off hand yet, cuz i never asked

 

my buddy's TL1000R was the same way, we put a power commander on it, I think it helped a little bit depending on the map, but still ran rich, now its sitting in a local bike shop, with other problems...........I'm not a big fan onTL's but some like 'em....but I'm partial to 4-bangers

 

Log in to www.tlplanet.com, best and all TL info is there.

But I say you should check the TPS setting(throttle position sensor).

Is it coming up to correct temp?

It could also be, that fuel rail pressure is too high, release valve at the end of the fuel rail is stuck. Also injectors can be dirty and they are leaking, try some injector clean stuff.

Also always use fast idle when starting it. Because when the engine is cold, TL uses rich mixture untill it's fully warmed up. It stops using rich mixture when the temp is over 80Celcius. =176F? but some 97 models almoust never reach that temp, because temp sensor is located at the radiator. Later models where updated so that temp sensor is at the termostat housing, between the V. You can get 98 housing and modifi it, this makes it running correct mixture... But this is only for the 97 model.

Check the tlplanet, there was a thread little while ago, guy had a TLR which was running really rich.

 

thanks so much for both of your help, im really thankful

rob