Yeah, I used to have that same problem doing pc repair. You have to be able to recreate the problem. Besides, I'm way too cheap to take it to a shop, dealership or otherwise ;) I definitely need to re-do the fuel line after looking at it. It's got a bend right where I put the fuel filter and that has it under constant pressure. That plastic is going to put up with that for ever. If I move it closer to the fuel rail btwn the 2nd and 3rd carbs it'll be in an up-right position w/no twisting pressures.
-Kyle On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 4:17 PM, Dennis Hammerl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Should that turn out to be a correct diagnosis, bear in mind that a > slightly richer mix is easier to start combustion. I'm sticking with just > plain extreme heat. Now that causes the fuel in the bowls to boil. I've > listened to a distinct fizz coming from the carb bowls on an overheated > VF700. Once that happens, float levels are not consistent and performance > goes away. After all this, it's still a temporary situation. I only get > concerned with stuff that happens without an obvious cause. 68 degrees, 3000 > RPM, level road, fresh gas, good battery,,, a failure then would be huge. > Consider this; if you took it to a shop (never a Honda dealer, GOD forbid) > they would have to verify the problem. What would you tell them to do ? at > this point,if it's running OK, how do they recreate the problem ? Remember, > if it aint' broke... we cain't fix it. > --- On *Fri, 9/5/08, Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Great day for a ride ... and then it died. > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, September 5, 2008, 1:38 AM > > > I got in touch with my buddy and he suggested the coils might be getting > ready to go and the heat was just making them worse. He suggested I check > them with an ohm meter at room temp and then heat them up to about 110F in > the oven and try again. I'll try that on my next day off. Hopefully I won't > get in trouble for roasting Ignitor Coil Loaf in the oven. Makes me wonder > why choking it made it run tho. > > -Kyle > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 6:27 PM, Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> So, we had a "cold front" come thru last night. Doesn't mean it was cold, >> it just means it only got into the low 90s today and the humidity was lower. >> Anyhow, it seems like everywhere I went today I got stuck in traffic, mostly >> 1st and 2nd gear stuff. Even on the freeways, couldn't avoid it. Well, it >> started to sputter and die on me, didn't want to rev, and then cut out >> completely. Fooled around with it on the shoulder of the highway for a bit >> and it would stumble when i cranked it but not catch. Twist the throttle any >> at all and even the stumbling went away. So I choked it, and it finally >> stumbled into life, but just barely. I could atleast get it to rev up to >> about 4 grand and if I feathered the clutch I could get it rolling without >> killing it. I did this riding along the shoulder of the I-45 parking lot >> until I got to the next off ramp and pulled into a parking lot. I found a >> shaded spot and hopped off. I noticed the clear-plastic inline fuel filter I >> put on it was kinda coming loose so I pulled the seat and tank to reseat >> that, and while I was in the shade I went ahead and hung out for a while. It >> started up after cooling off and reseating that fuel line. It didn't run as >> smooth as usual, but a hell of a lot better than it had been 30 minutes >> before. Oh good, my luck's turning around I thought. Not so fast! I picked >> up my helmet from where I had set it next to the bike, and it was full of >> fire ants!!! Man! These are things they didn't teach me about in my BRC. >> >> So, what do the experts here think? Was I just vapor locked? >> >> -Kyle >> -83CB650SC >> > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
