20 Most Recent 2008 Yamaha Zuma Questions & Answers

TRY THIS;WHILE RUNNING SPRAY WD40 ALL OVER ENGINE..MOVE SLOWLY WHILE SPRAYING..NOW IF ENGINE REVS UP MAJIOR VACUMM LEAK....FIX AND BE HAPPY..GOOD LUCK..INDIAN HEAD SHALAC IS THE BEST SEALANT FOR ALL GASKETS AND VERY CHEAP COMPARED TO OTHERS THAT FAIL AFTER GETTING HOT A COUPLE OF TIMES..BUT I WOULD SAY YOU HAVE SOME KIND OF LEAK..THE ENGINE WILL BE SUCKING ALOT OF AIR THRU THIS AREA.PLUS IF IT LOOKS WET AROUND GASKET OR OIL LEAKS FAILING GASKETS..POTENTAIL VACUMM AREA..HOW DID IT RUN AFTER REBUILT..COULD BE SHOTTY WORK..JUST EXPLORING ALL AVENUES..COULD NEED HEAD RETORQUE IF THEY DIDNT USE LOCK TITE..BLUE NEVER THE RED..RED IS PERMANTE NEVER COMMING APART..HOPE THIS HELPS..BUT IF THE WORK YOU HAD DONE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THAN GIVE IT BACK TO GET FIXED..

Sounds like a fuel problem. Check the fuel filter. Check the fuel condition. Carb could need cleaning.

sounds like a fuel problem. Try running a tank of premium gasoline this should solve your problem. You see short trips on any motor all the time is hard on them. They like to get out and stretch there legs..another words take it out for some longer trips and start using a better grade of gasoline. If this don't work clean your plug and your fuel system. Good luck..ps.Mobil and Shell are both very good fuels..all grades..

This will be easy to fixGet a new lever, remove the pivot bolt through broken lever & remove cable, fit cable to new lever & replace When secure ensure that there is 10-20mm freeplayat lever endRide Safe Bike-Doc

check your engine grounds from battery to fram and fram to engine, also see if starter is tight. other than that you will need to turn it by hand to see if engine is too tight. check oil level.

BAD BATTERY CONNENCTIONS OR BAD BATTERY..PROBABLY CRODDED BATTERY CABLES..BATTERY MAINTAINCE SHOULD BE AT LEAST EVERY THREE MONTHS..AT LEAST A GOOD LOOK ONCE A MONTH..CLEAN,, CLEAN, THAN COVER IN VASOLINE TO PREVENT CROISSION BUILD UP..THE POSTIVE AND NEGITIVE LEADS..AND ON ALL CLEANED CONNECTIONS..BAKEING SODA AND COKEACOLA ARE GOOD FOR ACID CLEAN UP..WEAR RUBBER GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION..BACKING SODA DEACTIVATES THE ACID.AND IS SAFER THAN NOT USEING..AFTER, RINSE VERY WELL WITH LOTS OF WATER..THE BEST IS TO REMOVE AND WORK IN A CONTROLLED INVIREMENT..