Need some help.Whats wrong here?
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June 2011 ROTM
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Need some help.Whats wrong here?
When the bike is warmed up it doesnt do it. If it sits for a day when I go to start it Itll turn over for a second and then clunk. Then it wont turn over at all. Then it fires right up a second later. Sometimes it takes longer than others. The battery seems to have charge, but it acts like its dead sometimes if that makes any sense.
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How old is your battery? What is the temperature outside when you try to start it? Are the connections on the battery to the cables secure and tight? It is possible you have a loose connection or your battery might be time to be replaced.
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i would have said loose battery connection but that doesn't really make sense, unless its cold out. if its cold, the wires get stiff and if the connection is loose, it could make a bad connection. when it warms up, the wires settle and the connection is made...
just my $0.02
just my $0.02
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I'd be willing to guess it's a loose connection somewhere, either on the battery or a corroded connection in the wiring harness.
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Depends on how bad the leak is. Pull the vacuum line off the FPR if its wet, that is most likely your problem.
The vacuum line from the FPR goes to the intake manifold. No matter where the engine is sitting (rotation) one or two intake valves will be open, and on a 600cc engine, the cyclinders are tiny and doesn't take a whole lot of gas to hydrolock that cylinder.
My bike had the exact same symptom, that and it smelled rich when idling and got like 28 mpg.
My money is on the FPR, when you order it, it does come with the O-ring.
The vacuum line from the FPR goes to the intake manifold. No matter where the engine is sitting (rotation) one or two intake valves will be open, and on a 600cc engine, the cyclinders are tiny and doesn't take a whole lot of gas to hydrolock that cylinder.
My bike had the exact same symptom, that and it smelled rich when idling and got like 28 mpg.
My money is on the FPR, when you order it, it does come with the O-ring.
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June 2011 ROTM
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All of my cables on my battery are nice and tight. Its the battery that was in it when I bought it so im not sure how old it is.
I dont know what an FPR is. anyone care to shed some light lol
I dont know what an FPR is. anyone care to shed some light lol
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June 2011 ROTM
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Depends on how bad the leak is. Pull the vacuum line off the FPR if its wet, that is most likely your problem.
The vacuum line from the FPR goes to the intake manifold. No matter where the engine is sitting (rotation) one or two intake valves will be open, and on a 600cc engine, the cyclinders are tiny and doesn't take a whole lot of gas to hydrolock that cylinder.
My bike had the exact same symptom, that and it smelled rich when idling and got like 28 mpg.
My money is on the FPR, when you order it, it does come with the O-ring.
The vacuum line from the FPR goes to the intake manifold. No matter where the engine is sitting (rotation) one or two intake valves will be open, and on a 600cc engine, the cyclinders are tiny and doesn't take a whole lot of gas to hydrolock that cylinder.
My bike had the exact same symptom, that and it smelled rich when idling and got like 28 mpg.
My money is on the FPR, when you order it, it does come with the O-ring.