Pamco install HELP

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Ok. So I have my chopper just about done. The last step yesterday was to install the pamco and Pma. Ordered from mikes xs I got the xs charge pamco with pma. I installed, wired and kicked over. Fired right up. Ran great. For 30 seconds and died. Kicked again and started. Ran for about 5 seconds and that's all she wrote.couldn't get it to start again. I know it's timed right because I followed all instructions on the HHB site. I know I have good fuel, great compression, and damn good spark. So I'm thinking my issue is carbs too lean. But the air fuel screws are stripped in the carbs I have, so I pulled them and tomorrow will order rebuild kits. Just want to see what everyone else thinks. I know this has been asked a million times and I have searched every last thread. Do you guys think my issue is carb related? Thanks in advance.

Purcell
 
Pamcopete suggests running the bike the first time with a PMA to hook just the ignition to a stand alone battery, have the PMA and the rest of the electrical hooked up as you plan to run the bike. Start the bike, let it run off the battery while you check out the PMA for proper function.
Did you do this? If not try hooking the ignition to a battery, this will give you a good 12 volts to power the ignition. Test for spark, good spark it should run ok.
On your carbs if the air mix screws are stripped, you might need different carbs.
If someone tightened them enough to strip then the seat in the carb body has been damaged, probably beyond repair.
Leo
 
These carbs came off a running and driving 81 650. And the screws are not bottomed out so I doubt the carb body has been compromised.
 
What xsleo is saying is to disconnect the regulator from the battery. You want to wire the Pamco straight to a battery and run it alone for now. Instead trying to diagnose everything all at once you eliminate all the guesswork. If the Pamco fires and runs the engine then try connecting the PMA back and check voltage at 3000rpm or higher, you don't want much over 14v.
 
Ok. I will give an update in the morning. I just know after all the threads I have read it's most likely too lean and makes me want to look into the air fuel settings. Maybe I'm overwhelmed. Probably the reason I walked away for the day and am now sitting on the deck drinking.
 
I know it's getting enough fuel. That was my initial thought so I took the fuel line off and ran it to a glass jar. Definitely flowing freely. Not really sure where to turn. I'm not really sure what disconnecting the regulator will tell me. I tried all day to start it and get one of 2 things. Either it backfires so bad that it blows the carbs out of the boots or it has a hellacious kickback on the kick starter that I feel I might break my foot. Almost like it has built up too much compression and hasn't released. I don't know where to begin.
 
Also I should add that the air screws have not been stripped from trying to bottom them out. I can turn them down. It's getting them out that I cannot do because someone stripped them trying to loosen them. If that makes sense. I might need to drill and use an easy out to get it to come out to replace.
 
Kickback can be a symptom of timing being off. The idea of unplugging the regulator is like I said, to eliminate guess work. So like I said just wire the Pamco straight to the battery and turn the Pamco plate to a different position, it's sounds to me like the timing is way off.....
 
What does your plate look like compared to here in Petes instructions?
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Got it figured out guys. Forgot to put to washer on the pamco. I was in a rush and that's what I get for trying to hurry. Bike will be ready for the show next weekend.
 
Here's the bike. Wiring still needs to be finished.
 

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