| Author | Message | ||
     Jgeating |
2006 Buell Blast, second owner. So for the second time my drive belt just broke. It rides right up against the plastic guard to attached to the wheel's pulley and has made noticeable wear marks. About a year and a half ago one of the rear wheel bearings failed and I was in a pinch so I machined a journal bearing to get home from work. I had to machine away about 1/16" of the right side axle spacer to fit the makeshift bearing. Not sure if this was the cause. I have only had it for about two years. On another side note, I had to replace the large steel bracket that connects the engine to the suspension because the previous owner did not use washers and the bracket sheered off while pulling out from a stop light one day. Any advice would be appreciated. I just bought the third belt, and do not want to keep on getting stranded and buying new ones. Thanks, -Josh | ||
| Rainman |
Hi guys, me again. Thumper, after giving me 16K miles of absolute no issues, is stumping me. I just put on a new boot -- and I know it's on there solid -- and put about 30 miles of easy riding on it when, boom, it dumps gas into the carb and stalls the baby out trying to go up hill. I mean flooded. Can smell it with my helmet on. Almost starts up, but no go. Coast it down hill and back to the house. 30 minutes later, starts up and runs great for a day or two and BLAM -- dumps gas and it stalls. This gas dump also happens at speed, under accel, sometimes decel and sometimes not all. Just a random thing, but when I'm starting from a light or going slow up hill, the dump stalls me out and floods the baby. So .... carb/tank were cleaned by a pro back in May. New boot put on. Any other ideas on what could cause an apparent random but sudden dump of fuel? Need to get an oak tree. (Message edited by Rainman on October 16, 2012) | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Dirt/debris in the fuel system causing the float needle to stick open. Install a clear plastic fuel filter inline from the tank to carb. About $2-$5 and usually fitted on air cooled VWs. It will let you see any accumulation of dirt . That's the most common cause and since your fuel system has been corrupted that's the place to start (cheap too). | ||
| Rainman |
Come to think of that, I put an in-line filter in my VW back in the 80s because of something similar. Had the tank cleaned, but I bet that's the deal. Will give it a shot. Thanks. Uh, does the manual still recommend the naked dancing? | ||
| Swampy |
Na, this one is pretty simple having to do with the fuel system. The nekkid dancing around an oak tree only is required when random and phantom problems occur with the ignition module. You actually had a physical symptom that was easily diagnosed....Lucky us! | ||
| Echofivekilo |
I have a 2003 Buell Blast. Shop put a new coil in for me due to bike not starting. recently I was parked, pressed the ignition button and the bike backfired extremely loud and now will only turn over but no fire. any thoughts? | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Ignition module. The Blast rarely needs a coil. Quite possible you also blew the carb boot off/apart. But your post indicates module. My bet is they misdiagnosed and if that is the case (they'll not likely to tell you it is) they should cover the repair. *Disclaimer: Thats given the information provided. While we can very often diagnose a problem here online, there's no substitute for actually looking at the bike. But the more detailed information/history you can give helps. PS Welcome to Badweb! | ||
| Ezblast |
Das boot! | ||
| Absolutezerofun |
Having trouble getting my 02 blast to fire... Recently replaced the head gasket cause it was blown. Got the bike all back together and now i have no spark... Grounds are good. I have tried chasing the problem but i cannot figure it out. How can i test my coil, spark plug wire or even my plug? | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Is the LED on the ignition module flashing? Start there. Blast coils rarely go. Wires a little more frequently. Spark plugs way more frequently. Ignition modules more frequently than spark plugs (unless you never change your spark plug). | ||
| Ezblast |
We are Back!!!!!!!!! EZ | ||
| Sycho |
"We are Back!!!!!!!!! " Hey where's the Like button?  | ||
| Ohboyrico |
Took my Blast out for a ride today. On the way back home hit a bump on the freeway. And... Gaawwwwwwd! Why does this happen to me???? Lost my Jardin muffler on the freeway... =(  | ||
| Sycho |
 Crap Eric! Were you able to go back and get the exhaust can? | ||
| Ezblast |
Put on a Suppertrapp with 18 discs. EZ | ||
| Ohboyrico |
I didn't realize the can was gone until I got home. I just knew something went wrong when the bike started sounding weird all of a sudden. I wonder if I can find it sitting on side of freeway or something...? =( | ||
| Ezblast |
Should of used blue locktite! EZ | ||
| Milt |
Some muffler ! | ||
| Ezblast |
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| Syonyk |
Lost my Jardin muffler on the freeway... =( Join the club. I lost mine on the highway - went back to grab it, and discovered (in addition to it being demolished) that the clamp had failed before dropping the muffler off. I got Jardine to replace it under warranty - the metal band holding the muffler on had separated at one point, reducing tension, and it had clearly failed a good while before the can came off. I'm considering getting the new one welded on, but it will make maintenance a pain in the **** - also considering springs in the ass-end of the can connected to something to help ensure it stays attached. | ||
| Syonyk |
Some muffler ! ... we also didn't realize the muffler had gone missing until a visual inspection. It had a slightly tinnier sound, but the open header vs the stock Jardine with the open exhaust isn't much different. | ||
| Ezblast |
 Loving my Suppertrapp - lol EZ | ||
| Syonyk |
Yeah, I can't say I really recommend the Jardine at this point for the Blast. | ||
| Ezblast |
The headers good, but the can is no better than V&H can - the ST can is really nice that way - durability and stability. EZ | ||
| Absolutezerofun |
Yes the led Light is flashing. This is making me very sad cause it is a great time to go riding and I cant cause my blast doesn't want to fire... And suggestions on where to go from here? | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
The next step is are you getting spark at the plug? You can just use another spark plug to check, you dont have to remove yours (not just yet anyway). What's the compression at? Low compression will make the Blast very hard to start. A finger over the spark plug hole wont cut it, you'll need a compression tester (they are cheap). Normally I wouldnt go so quickly to compression, except you did just change the head gasket. | ||
| Absolutezerofun |
No spark but I have good compression. Already did wire and plug I would guess that the coil is the next thing to do. Is there any way of testing the coil? | ||
| Ezblast |
should test zero going to the stator on both pins. After that book diagnosis - but if you get anything besides zero on the pins - replace and hope it didn't fry the stator - lol EZ (Message edited by ezblast on November 21, 2012) | ||
| Ezblast |
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!! | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Good compression? 100psi, 130psi, 170psi? Where do you stop getting spark? If the module LED is flashing at regular intervals we assume its working (assume-not necessarily true, but almost always). Are you getting anything out of the coil wire? Blue spark, yellow spark, even a voltage jolt? Is the coil getting power? EZ-is that to test the coil? That doesnt sound right...Coil wont fry the stator.... The book should have a coil test, but its not handy for me to check right now. Generally speaking though, things dont go bad just because you did some engine work. Something is usually forgotten. If it worked before the head gasket work, then you should assume it will work after the head gasket work. I would look for something forgotten on reassembly. The more parts you start changing now, the further deep you're going to get in not fixing your problem. |
