2004 CR250R will not idle.

Have you reset the float level?

Paw Paw

Crank seal is my guess

Paw Paw wrote:

Have you reset the float level?

Paw Paw

No I have not, I did not know float level could contribute to such a condition. I’ll give it a shot.

Hondas4Life3 wrote:

Crank seal is my guess

Why do you think it is a crank seal?

I would only say crank seal if your silencer was spitting out little drops of oil if not then I'd say no. Like paw paw said check your float level and maybe drop your pilot jet 2 or 3 sizes. Being your air/fuel screw doesn't change idel at all whether it is turned in all the way or not then u may be giving it too much fuel hence the no change, the bike should wanna die when turned in all the way

ktm-5 wrote:

I would only say crank seal if your silencer was spitting out little drops of oil if not then I'd say no. Like paw paw said check your float level and maybe drop your pilot jet 2 or 3 sizes. Being your air/fuel screw doesn't change idel at all whether it is turned in all the way or not then u may be giving it too much fuel hence the no change, the bike should wanna die when turned in all the way

I will try both of these this weekend, have jets on the way as a matter of fact. Thanks!

I am having a similar problem with my 2004 CR250R. I've owned it for years and it has always ran perfectly. I went down the same path swapping out the reed block and leaning the jetting. I put VP vpr fuel in it and it ran great. I drained the vpr and put the original fuel back in and it loaded up and wanted to foul the plug. The original fuel was premium from a Shell station down the street. I am not sure if this station is actually selling Shell gas or if it is the cheapest fuel they can get. I've seen the fuel delivery truck and it does not say Shell on it. I am going to try premium pump gas from a Race trac or qt and see what happens. The vp vpr stunk up the whole house and my wife wanted to kill me, so it is not an option.

My stator side crank seal went bad on my 05 cr250. It would run fine and sometimes I could get it to idle but most of the time it would die. Leakdown test will tell you if it needs replaced.

Well, I set the float level correctly, jetted the pilot from a 32.5 (stock) one step down to a 30. Stuck a new plug in it and it idled great... for 30 seconds. Crank seal?!

wesmoto101 wrote:

Well, I set the float level correctly, jetted the pilot from a 32.5 (stock) one step down to a 30. Stuck a new plug in it and it idled great... for 30 seconds. Crank seal?!

The times I've had crank seal issues, the bike would rev down from cracking the throttle with a distinct sound of dehhn....dehnn....dehnnn....dehnnn
An easy way to check the mag side crank seal is to get the bike running and squirt some carb cleaner behind the flywheel. The idea is to see if the revs climb because the crankcase is pulling in the carb cleaner. I've also heard of people using an unlit propane torch with the fuel on instead of carb cleaner

wesmoto101 wrote:

Well, I set the float level correctly, jetted the pilot from a 32.5 (stock) one step down to a 30. Stuck a new plug in it and it idled great... for 30 seconds. Crank seal?!

jchek779 wrote:

The times I've had crank seal issues, the bike would rev down from cracking the throttle with a distinct sound of dehhn....dehnn....dehnnn....dehnnn
An easy way to check the mag side crank seal is to get the bike running and squirt some carb cleaner behind the flywheel. The idea is to see if the revs climb because the crankcase is pulling in the carb cleaner. I've also heard of people using an unlit propane torch with the fuel on instead of carb cleaner

Ether, that’s a gooder too

I put a Lectron carb on mine and it runs great! Better than great. I can't believe how crisp it is. This has to be what a fuel injected 2-stroke will be like.

Honda Man 66 wrote:

I put a Lectron carb on mine and it runs great! Better than great. I can't believe how crisp it is. This has to be what a fuel injected 2-stroke will be like.

I wish that was in the budget!

wesmoto101 wrote:

Well, I set the float level correctly, jetted the pilot from a 32.5 (stock) one step down to a 30. Stuck a new plug in it and it idled great... for 30 seconds. Crank seal?!

jchek779 wrote:

The times I've had crank seal issues, the bike would rev down from cracking the throttle with a distinct sound of dehhn....dehnn....dehnnn....dehnnn
An easy way to check the mag side crank seal is to get the bike running and squirt some carb cleaner behind the flywheel. The idea is to see if the revs climb because the crankcase is pulling in the carb cleaner. I've also heard of people using an unlit propane torch with the fuel on instead of carb cleaner

beamer wrote:

Ether, that’s a gooder too

Will do guys thanks for the info.