Thanks Kyle, isn't there some kind of sensor or 'little black box' above or near the battery that has to do with the N/gear indicator. That's what the Honda dealer told me (he showed me in the shop manual)? But I can't find anything like that. That's why I thought the black box under the tail piece with six wires going into it may have been that, Graham
On Feb 23, 2009, at 2:03 PM, Kyle Munz wrote: > I can't help with your carb problems. You won't find anyone more > knowledgeable than Dennis on that subject anyways. > I can help you with the gear indicator tho. I'll bet the problem is > in your gear indicator switch, whatever you found in the tail > section is most likely your brake light controller. Assuming your > 700S is similar to my 650 in this case you should have a rotary > type switch on the side of the transmission near your gear shift > lever just above the left foot peg. You need to carefully take that > apart, clean it, and put it back together. I took pictures when I > cleaned mine and posted them online http://munz.kicks-ass.net/ > nighthawk/?p=125. > Your blinker problems is most likely a short somewhere. I'm not > sure what color wires the 700S uses but the best hint I got upon > joining this group is to remember that Honda switches the ground > wire and not the hot wire. Look for clean wires, unbroken > insulation, and clean contacts. You can always try swapping the > wiring with the right blinker to see if the problem follows the > wiring or stays with the blinker housing. > > -Kyle > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 1:16 PM, kiwi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Blasted those tiny holes that allow the gas through when using the > choke with compressed air and spent 2 hours reinstalling the carbs. It > still took starting fluid to get the bike started BUT, not very much > and the choke worked a little. I'll see how it starts tomorrow when > it is back to winter temperature. > Second problem with this NH is the neutral/gear indicator. It reads N > all the time and won't show what gear the bike is in. I found a little > black box under the tail section that I think is part of the N/gear > indicator system. Is there a way to check it? > Third problem should be simple. The left front turn signal is > 'bright' when ignition is on but will not blink when it should. The > others work as they should. That left one shines a lot brighter than > the right front when ignition is on. > > On Feb 22, 11:11 pm, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > > I will assume your carb clean was a complete operation. Let's > examine how the choke works. The cable opens valves that will > permit raw fuel to be sucked into the motor during cranking. Now, > lets say that works fine.Your plugs should be wet after cranking > for a short while. Y-N ? The most common cause of the plugs being > dry after cranking is the throttle plates being open too far and > causing insufficient vacuum. Same as opening the throttle while > trying to start. When the intake air flow is too low, no fuel will > be drawn in from the choke circuit. If the plugs are wet, you're > flooding the motor. > > We start here. Additional checks of compression and a leak-down > may be in order. > > This may take time to resolve. Get at it. > > > > --- On Sun, 2/22/09, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Graham Rogers <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Nighthawk S starting problem > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009, 6:18 PM > > > > I have a 1986 Nighthawk S. It ran before I got it but always took > > starter fluid in the air filter to get it going. I pulled the carbs > > and thoroughly cleaned them and used to compressed air in all the > > holes. However the bike still will not start without stater fluid > > and even then it takes along time with the fluid. I noticed that > > using the choke seemed to make no difference at all so, thinking > that > > perhaps the choke isn't working at all I removed the carbs again > > (they are terrible to remove) and did what I could toi ensure the > > choke was working right. The mechanism moves as it should and I > used > > compressed air in the holes to the where I presume the choke opens. > > Now, before I reinstall the carbs, any suggestions? Could the > > problem have been the choke or is there something else that would > > cause the same problem. By the way, once the bike was warmed up, it > > ran fine - just when it's cold I have to use starting fluid, Graham > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
