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Mtjm2
| Posted on Monday, July 25, 2011 - 04:44 pm: |
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01 M2 , ran fine , Put it away . Got it out , started rite up and than chocked out . Than wouldnt start . After waiting 20 min. tried again , same result . Starts rite up than seems to choke out . Any suggestions before I call the shop ? ! |
Jramsey
| Posted on Monday, July 25, 2011 - 05:02 pm: |
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Petcock blocked,crap in float bowl,bad gas? |
Natexlh1000
| Posted on Monday, July 25, 2011 - 06:07 pm: |
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Might be a good idea to drop the float and make sure you don't have "floaters" in there. I learned that lesson early on with my minibike. Starts right up and runs fine then dies. over and over. A floating chunk of something would be drawn into the jet only when it was running. When it was off, it would sink out of the way. I think my minibike's floater that time was a chunk of an oak leaf Yours would probably be more subtle. |
Spiderman
| Posted on Monday, July 25, 2011 - 07:16 pm: |
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start simple, remove the vent hose and she how she runs. or remove gas cap and test. |
Psyclown
| Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 09:17 am: |
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How long was it "put away" for? |
Brinnutz
| Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 10:34 am: |
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Did you turn the fuel on? DAMHIK |
Mtjm2
| Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 11:33 am: |
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It was in the barn for a week . Brinnutz , are you serios ? ! |
Kdstang
| Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 11:38 am: |
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DAMHIK = Don't Ask Me How I Know Sometimes the simplest things get overlooked. |
Brinnutz
| Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 11:40 am: |
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Happened to me and several others I'm sure... Hey, we all have brain facts, |
Buellistic
| Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 12:10 pm: |
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The way you avoid these mysterious start up problems when you let you CARBURETOR BIKE set for over a week is to turn the gas off with you siting on it and let the engine run until the carb runs dry ... |
Spiderman
| Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 01:07 pm: |
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Brinnutz , are you serios ? ! If you are going to question someone questioning you, then use a spell check... Everyone here is trying to help so let's all take a deep breath. |
Mtjm2
| Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 03:17 pm: |
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No deep breath needed . yusd spel chek , DAMHIK |
Hellraged
| Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 05:04 pm: |
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why have a attitude for someone trying to help ya? sh1t i forgot to turn the gas on one time and was like wtf? so it was a vaild response imo dont ask if you dont like answers |
01x1buell
| Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 05:17 pm: |
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calm down people. |
Sgtshap
| Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 05:25 pm: |
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The other day I ran dry on the freeway, took 5 minutes to realize I dont have a "low gas" light, but a reserve valve. Switched the valve and made my way to the nearest gas station. Filled up and then turned the petcock to "OFF" Fired it up and died. Now I was sweating my ass off. My bike broked, my bike broked! lol i figured it out..... |
Psyclown
| Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 08:00 pm: |
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I ran my reserve dry one time and thought that the petcock was clogged and reserve didnt work. It took me a little to figure out that the longer/lever side of the petcock was the opposite end of it and not what you wanted to point at the setting. So when I thought it was "on" it was really on "reserve" |
01x1buell
| Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 08:06 pm: |
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damn those carb vehicles. i had same problems with my quad. |
Kilroy
| Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 12:28 pm: |
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When I traded in my springer on my Buell, the petcock position (on / off) was the opposite on the Buell as to what it was on the Harley. First week or so I died every time I left the neighborhood, same spot every time. Kilroy |
Mtjm2
| Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 01:38 pm: |
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Yea , I learned on the first ride . Buell is different than the KZ I had . I put a dot of red paint on the on position , helped out . |