| Author | Message | ||
     Gearheaderiko |
Well if you do, it'd better be a better system than the Blast originally came with or you'll spend a lot more time on the side of the road! Loads up? Do you actually see black smoke? Or is it just serious hesitation? How old is the spark plug? | ||
| Froggy |
No smoke, but it does have a serious hesitation. I'll have to check on the age of the plug, it may have been changed when I had the 10k service done, a few thousand miles ago, but it very well could be original. I hope I don't have to change it, another disaster waiting to happen! | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Original plugs go about 10k miles. After that they must be changed. Still sounds like a bad boot. | ||
| Ezblast |
Yeah it does, does it try to stall out if you put your hand over the carb mouth/intake inlet? It should, bet it don't - somethings up there. EZ | ||
| Bag91 |
Yea, bad boot indeed! Easy fix, so if not done might as well do it. Easy and cheap to replace (Message edited by bag91 on March 03, 2011) | ||
| Ezblast |
Too tight? EZ | ||
| Swampy |
I'm BAACK! Philly was a great town, I could walk 3 blocks from the sister-in-laws house to the main drag and get a couple of pints of Guiness! | ||
| Louisiana_xrider |
need help with a small issue.. I have an 2002 Blast , that recently had an 2005 engine put in it. Ever since the engine swap oil spews from the dipstick, runs under the tank down the rocker boxes and clutch cable and ends up all over the exhaust and floor. It seems that no matter how tight i get the dipstick it builds up pressure in the tank and starts to spew. When i remove the dipstick ,after just a warm up , it starts hissing as i am turning it, sounds like it relieving a pressure build up. After having it completely off you can look at the oil in the tank and see it is nothing but thousands of tiny bubbles floating on top. Any ides or suggestions on where to turn in finding a fix for this? | ||
| Ezblast |
New dipstick? EZ | ||
| Louisiana_xrider |
I have tried both the original dipstick and the one from the 05, both do the same thing. Im am thinking i need to pull the tank and check the pcv valve. or is this oil system supposed to have pressure in it??? (Message edited by louisiana xrider on March 04, 2011) | ||
| Swampy |
Are you over filled with oil? The oil tank should not have pressure on it, it is just storage, the top half of the oil pum scavanges the oil from the crank case and puts it up in the oil reservoir, the lower half of the pump pumps oil from the oil reservoir to the filter then the engine. Did you get the lines crossed? I think the oil reservoir is vented to the crankcase with a small line on the back side of the cam cover then the crankcase is vented to the atmosphere throught the rocker cover and hose. Maybe the small hose is pinched. | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Concur! The Blast only takes 2.25 qts of oil and an oil change usually only takes 1.5qts. People unfamiliar with the Blast tend to over fill (who really thinks 1.5qts is full?) the oil and think between the lines on the dipstick is a quart when in fact its only 8 ounces (I cant remember exactly, but its far less than a quart). You arent checking the oil with the engine RUNNING are you? Yes, the owners manual actually said to do that and its very wrong. Bubbles are normal (within reason). | ||
| Louisiana_xrider |
the engine swap was done at the harley dealership i haven't messed with it much since it was done. i just rode it home (2 miles) and then my wife rode it once before she said it was to cold out. so it set in the shed from october till last week. i pulled the pcv and it is is not clogged at all, i could blow through the valve with just very light pressure and hear it coming out of the tube in the air filter housing. as far as the lines being crossed i will have to look closer and make sure that they aren't crossed,this is something that never crossed my mind. thanks for the input any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. | ||
| Ezblast |
If the vent lines are clogged - that will happen, also too much oil. EZ | ||
| Louisiana_xrider |
I will be pulling everything around the airbox and such, loose in a couple of days and replacing all the stuff i asked you about the other day Ez. Hopefully it is something simple, i need to find a diagram of the oil supply and return hoses, so i can make sure that they are on correctly and not backwards. | ||
| Blake |
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| Ezblast |
Good so far - lol | ||
| Ezblast |
Its safe to come out! | ||
| Louisiana_xrider |
well the final result on the oil leak is: 1. im a dumba$$ 2. Harley tech is a dumba$$ 3. always check the oil level after the bike is COMPLETELY warmed up Its was 1.25 quarts OVERFILLED!!!! | ||
| Swampy |
We are BACK! | ||
| Buellriderx |
im a dumba$$ I know that feeling! Good to hear you got the beast fixed .. (Message edited by BuellRiderx on March 14, 2011) | ||
| Indybuell |
I sure wish I could get 10 more degrees outside. I finally have the Blast back together, and ready to rock! | ||
| Blaster209 |
Hey all!!...Brand new Blaster here...I just got this 2005 last weekend, and I rescued it from an abusive home!..lol...The poor thing has been sitting in a garage for almost a year...anyway, Has been running great the last week, except for the last couple days, it starts up for about 3 minutes, then dies as soon as you get into first and try to take off...there is a considerable amount of spitting and sputtering coming from the CARB...I added some Seafoam to the gas tank, but it hasn't changed anything...I think I need to have the CARB cleaned...I'm also changing all fluids...filter, and spark plug...ANy suggestions???? | ||
| Ezblast |
Seafoam should do it, however, sounds like - Das Boot! EZ | ||
| Ezblast |
Welcome - don't do anything else till you change out the boot/intake coupler. Cheap, easy, save yourself a lot of grief. EZ | ||
| Froggy |
My bike does the same thing, I changed out the boot and it still does the same thing. Time to upgrade it to the 20th century and install fuel injection. I found a throttle body with injectors for one of my fathers Harleys, now I need an ECM and wiring. This is gonna be fun!  | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Welcome Blaster 209! "I think I need to have the CARB cleaned"Noooooo...This is almost always an unnecessary and bad idea often leading to more problems unless you are very familiar with carbs. First: You have a California Blast? The charcoal canister must be disabled before you do anything. If it isnt causing problems now IT WILL! Its very easy to do. The symptoms you describe are very often caused by a bad safety switch and with a bike thats been sitting-a clogged slow jet. The kickstand safety switch goes bad and to bypass it join the 2 wires together that go to the switch at the kickstand. Flip the clutch diode: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/201 64/55319.html That should eliminate all the safety switch problems except a bad BAS (Bank Angle Sensor) which it probably isnt since the bike will run. Replace the slow jet with a # 45 if you think thats the problem. If it still has the factory #42 jet, then it needs to be changed anyway. I'm not convinced its Das Boot since your problem seems to happen when you put the bike in gear and let the clutch out. Lastly, while its great to change the fluids and upgrade the spark plug please avoid the "replace everything" or "shotgun" approach to repair. You'll likely compound your problem. My advice is to get it running, then do the fluids, spark plug, etc. | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
How to 49 state a Blast: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/201 64/76349.html?1247694495 The charcoal canister is mounted on the frame under the rear half of the seat. Black and about the size of a soda can with 2 small and 1 large hose running into it. | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
PS If you forget to put the kickstand up and try to take off, your Blast will sputter and die due to the kickstand safety switch | ||
| Froggy |
What does the kickstand switch disable to cause the bike to stall? I know on a EFI buell it tells the ECM to stop pumping fuel and spark, but I don't know how the Blast would do it. |
