Steamer with bad habbits

[London_Phil]

Will it run with the choke out?

[Titus]

Anything above idle, chocke included makes it instantly die. Made it idle for about a minute using starting fluid before the air filter through the removable cap. Rattled like someone dropped a hammer in the engine when I tried to touch the gas, then I stopped.
Maybe it's fueling after all sometimes flooding, sometimes leaning, I sincerely am beat by the steamer.
I got a mechanic for friday, if he can't come, I'll pull the carbs and see if I can find anything.

[Titus]

Update, CDI arrived, bike runs perfect. Lesson learned, although we measured everything, changes transistors, resoldered and all the good stuff, only thing that made it run was another cdi, arrived today and she purrs and revs like the beast she is.
She is in pieces but will put her back together tomorrow.

[London_Phil]

Yessss. Nice result.
You are now the new official expert on Steamer CDi's lol... 

[Titus]

I will kill the old one with a hammer, hopefully it will get me closure.
Thank you everyone, this forum is a great place.
Will be active and help however I can !

[Titus]

Done, celebrated labor day by working on her. Rebuilt carbs and put her back together, she was a parts pile.
Still need a digital clock because the p.o. thought a fake temp gauge from an old vw was cooler and lost the original clock...
She is soooo pretty !!!  [attach id=19291]IMG_20240501_230240.jpg

[London_Phil]

And a 124 E Class behind on original alloys too.... 2 fine looking vehicles...

[Titus]

And a honda xr 500 from 1985 next to the 124, and a volvo 480 wedge on the right hidden behind the tiger. We love our old stuff. 124 is a 2.8 from 93, same birthday as the tiger.
Still amazing how that cdi fooled us, damned thing.
Glad it happened, weather was crap anyway and had do the alternator rattle anyway plus every leccy contact on the bike is clean and shiny and the little f..ker is also brand new.

Most importantly made some friends abroad and found a great forum