Creative Residential Designs
Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:14:19 -0800
MessageThat goes back to what I was saying in a past post that the best gas is
Shell or Texaco.
By the way...I just used some Lucas treatment in the gas for my "new" 88'
Cadillac Sedan Deville. I was impressed with the performance. Has anyone here
used it in their bike?
I also see that Lucas oil is suggested for bikes. The claim is that replacing
part of regular oil with Lucas extend your oil performance (they say double
it). Has anyone here had any experience with Lucas oil?
HotrodMamma
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From: Dennis Hammerl
To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 11:04 PM
Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: New nighthawk owner, new rider, new group
member, new stalling/fuel problem? -- new new new
I can only speak of my area (NE PA) as gas is formulated differently
for others. State laws, and temperatures affect this. The Shell stations here
have no alcohol at present, most are at 10%. GA allows 10% to be added at a
distribution point. I once got a load of 30% on I-95 in GA and had some real
problems with it. Doing a water separation test can determine exact amount. The
alcohol causing some parts to swell will be a problem as the percentage
increases.
--- On Fri, 12/5/08, Dennis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Dennis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: New nighthawk owner, new rider, new
group member, new stalling/fuel problem? -- new new new
To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com
Date: Friday, December 5, 2008, 12:55 AM
Dennis,
Are they putting Ethanol in all levels of gas at the same percent?
I run premium in my bikes and I'm wondering if I'll have this problem.
Dennis Gallagher
Seattle
'85 & '86 CB700SC
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From: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Dennis Hammerl
Sent: 04 December, 2008 21:43
To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com
Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: New nighthawk owner, new rider, new
group member, new stalling/fuel problem? -- new new new
What wonderful troubleshooting you do! You've diagnosed your
own problem. The gas cap is not venting properly. I saw this Tuesday on a Honda
GX340 mounted on a septic tank cleaning truck (crapper) The air lock causes a
starvation after a few minutes. I replaced the cap and sent it on its way (none
too soon, phew) The cause seems to be the increased alcohol in fuel now. It's
causing a swelling of the gasket that seals it to the tank. The swelling closes
off the small vent. Replace the cap or... One cure I had for a bike that I
couldn't get a cap for was to put a "tee" fitting in the fuel line and run a
translucent hose (gas resistant) under the tank and up to the fork nut. That
put it above the fuel level and supplied a vent. Leave it open at the end or
cap it, just remember to drill a small hole in the cap. Being translucent, it
makes a gas gauge too. (Hey Kyle, remember that from your X6 ? The gas gauge on
the left side of the tank) I suspect I'll be seeing this more often in the near
future as the E level increases. For now, when you feel it going down, open the
cap for a second or two.
--- On Thu, 12/4/08, Joe '86 450 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Joe '86 450 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] New nighthawk owner, new rider,
new group member, new stalling/fuel problem? -- new new new
To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!"
<nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com>
Date: Thursday, December 4, 2008, 11:25 PM
Hi All,As the message header indicates I'm a recent addition to the
nighthawkgroup, new to nighthawks and new to riding. I own a 1986
450,namedJenny by the previous owner, that I picked up here in the L.A.
areawith a questionable 18k on the odometer. Questionable only because
thespeedo was swinging like mad on the test ride and stopped workingcompletely
a week or so after I bought it. I now have about 200 - 300miles on the bike,
and things have been going well.I've learned quite a bit since I've been
lurking here ( the tiresaren't quite as new as the previous owner stated, that
clunk intofirst is somewhat normal, battery care etc) but I've come across a
newproblem. I set off to work this morning with a detour to the gasstation (1.5
miles tops) to top off my front tire when the bike stallsat about 40 mph. Feels
just like I ran out of gas (tank
filled thenight before). I checked the petcock thinking I had forgotten to
turnit on but it was good. I switched to reserve, no dice. I spent acouple
minutes rolling off the busy street,parking etc, opened my tankto make sure I
wasn't hallucinating about the full tank. I figured onemore try before the walk
of shame home, and the bike fired up with alittle sputtering and then proceeded
to run fine all the way to work( ~20 miles @ 35 mph)So, onto the ride home.
About 20 min. into the ride at ~40 mph I feelthe bike start to stumble, I reach
down and switch to reserve thinkingsome sort of blockage on the intake, and it
clears up. Another 10 min.down the road a big stumble and several stalls from a
stop ( being anew rider I assume with my fingers crossed that it is me but
thatwears thin with the third stall). Repeated starts and stalls,switching to
reserve and then it clears up for another 5
mins. Anotherstall and this one lasts about 5 ~ 7 minutes, the bike has been
onreserve since the last stall. Playing with the petcock again, openingthe tank
and resting and the bike fires up and I ride the last coupleof minutes home.
The last clue comes as I shut the bike off and startto back it into the
garage-- I hear a faint hissing sound and itscoming from the gas cap. I open
the tank and there is a hiss as thepressure equalizes(in or out I don't know).
Mind you its only beenabout 3/4 to a mile since I last opened the tank. So, my
guess is somesort of fuel system blockage/slowdown that starves the bike for
gasand then manages to clear up. I have decent car repair knowledge butam new
to bikes and am hoping for a few pointers. Thanks for takingthe time to read
this far and for any help you can offer.Joe in Altadena
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