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06 F4i won't start!

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Old 04-21-2009, 12:33 PM
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Angry 06 F4i won't start!

I haven't ridden it in about a month and I go to ride it the other day and there it's out of gas (from starting it up every few days). So I run to the store and put some premium in it, then try to start it, now my battery is dead. It's a new battery I bought this year, so I hook it up to my truck (truck off) and try to crank it. It tries to start and I hear noise coming from the muffler like it's trying, but it just won't start. What could it be? Spark plugs? Bad gas?
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Old 04-21-2009, 12:43 PM
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Strange for it being such a new bike. Something similar happened to be with my old gixxer, turned out the pet **** failed and it dumped fuel into my carbs/engine... drained the oil and it was all gas... big mess.

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Old 04-21-2009, 01:25 PM
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Also the MIL (red light) is on. the owner's manual says it could either be my coolant is too low or my oil is too low or too high, but the oil level is fine and is new. the coolant however is low, could that be why its not starting?
 
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Old 04-21-2009, 04:38 PM
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your engine is flooded. hold full throttle, press the start button for a few seconds. Repeat 2 or three times. release full throttle, press start button, and get ready to give it some gas to keep it alive.

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Old 04-22-2009, 12:41 AM
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So it does turn over but wont fire? Sounds like your FPR went bad and allowed all the gas to drain into the head causing the motor to hydrolock (if it won't crank). This happened to me, and I thought my battery was dead too, so I tried to push start it but the only thing that happened was the rear wheel would lock up. After a few days of trial and error and some research, I decided to pull the plugs and hit the starter button. Sh*t blew outta the plug holes all over the place, put the plugs back in and it fired right up. You'll probably have to change the oil again too.
 
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Old 04-23-2009, 08:11 PM
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It was the coolant. Put some in, and it fired right up.
 
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