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Old 08-24-2011, 03:16 PM
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ohhhhhhh,sorry about other post,just saw this,congrats on finding the problem.i know you must be releived now.
now you could fine tune and enjoy the ride again.
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Old 08-25-2011, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by smokinjoe73
OK guys. I am including this only to save others the same fate. It was all due to bad gas, maybe a tankful of diesel somewhere near Binghampton on my trip home.

That is why the new motor acted the same. I finally broke down & swapped the tank from my other vtr and it is running better. Now I have an '05 motor in my '98 and a ton of mechanic training. I drained the offending fuel and should be on the road tomorrow.
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