accelerating problems with my 440 LTD

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accelerating problems with my 440 LTD

16 Apr 2006 21:52
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Just picked up my second 440 it's an 1982 the first was a hunk of junk, but I'm missing it now.
My new one is mint only 10900 miles. The problem I'm having is a lack of acceleration. It run very smooth but it picks up speed very so and has a tremendous problems climbing passed 5000 RPM's. The top speed is stopping at about 60mph and wont maintain it climbing up hills. The bike came for calf. if it makes a differance.

I' ve cleaned the carbs, check and clean my timing advancer, don't know what to do from this point?:S

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Re: accelerating problems with my 440 LTD

17 Apr 2006 09:30
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Have you tried syncing the carbs? Checked compression? made sure sprockets are correct?

It's the little things that kill ya!

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Re: accelerating problems with my 440 LTD

17 Apr 2006 23:44
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Could be the pisotn rings. Check the compression, add some oil through the sparkplug hole, fire it up, check compression again.

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Re: accelerating problems with my 440 LTD

20 Apr 2006 17:54
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How does the machine idle? How does the air cleaner look?
Do a compression test and let us know the results, it should be fine with that many miles (the 440 is a VERY tough little motor)!

My guess is a bad coil. Check with your manual it ought to tell you how to fix it. I'm not familiar with the rest of the ignition but I would do a complete check on it if its not the coil, including checking timing (and the timing advancer in action).

I have to disagree with Tazzmann on one point: I don't think carb balance matters much at WOT and definately wouldn't cause that kind of problem.

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