Hi Sue Old bikes are like women : sometimes difficult to know what is wrong with them...
I suggest two things : - Get the electrical connectors disassembled and cleaned with an electrical connector cleaning spray, plus the toothbrush : I suggest you use and old one, except if you like the taste of the spray. Insist on the connector which joins the pulse detector in the engine to the cdi module : very small currents go through this connector and a minimum (and normal) amount of oxyde at the contact zone creates a serious impedance which weakens the pulses, giving thus hasardous ignition. Sometimes just opening and closing a few times the connector fixes the bug. I saw it many times in computers : taking a connector off/on a few times clears the oxyde from the contact and fixes the problem. - Open your cdi module and change the electrolytic capacitors. They get old and loose their storage properties. The cdi module becomes then lazy and you get a poor ignition. You need a soldering iron and unsoldering pump to do this. Of course, as I wrote it upper, it can be difficult to know what is wrong... could be something else. Best regards Jean-Pierre At 09:47 21/10/2008 -0700, you wrote: >Ok I am about to put my little ol' 450 up for sale cause I can't spend any >more time waiting for it to start in the morning (or afternoon or evening >for that matter). Once it starts and holds she runs like a champ. Please >any suggetions on how to get it to start/what I can change out etc/look >at. If I am lucky and the stars are aligned it takes me 13-15 tries to get >the combustion to hold and keep the motor running. I want to try what I >can before I have to haul it down to the local Honda place - that is, if I >can get it started!! > >I use the choke (I've tried without and in different positions), I've >tried the 15-30 seconds between attempts suggestion, I've changed out the >air filter. What more should I be trying? Seems to have a nice strong battery. > >New spark plugs? >Choke cable adjustment? >Send me a picture of where to spray some ether? >Send me a picture of where I can easily access the carb intakes without >tearing apart the whole thing (and having to spend time putting it back >together before I can ride) so I can maybe ungunk something? >Bueller? Bueller? > >Anyone else have this problem??? > >Thanks in advance, >Susan > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
