Speaking of incorrectness, I changed my oil and filter today,(that's not incorrect) and found the factory manual said to add 2.6 quarts and the owner's manual said 3.4. I went with 3 and it seemed good on the dipstick but I will check again after a run tomorrow. Others in the group have found discrepancies here and there as well about other things so I think common sense is a good rule. Wynn
On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 4:48 PM, Gman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Bobcat, yes, my 84 is the same, and my manual is incorrect. That is > what caused all the confusion for me. I also got in touch with the > previous owner, and he confirmed this for me. > > > On Oct 5, 7:14�pm, [email protected] wrote: > > Kyle, On my 84 650 I push the lever down towards the tank when I first > start > > and then gradually push it up as the bike warms up. I am reading the > owner's > > manual as I type and it seems wrong. Fully closed is down and fully open > is > > up. It says to go to fully closed after a half minute and if idling is > > unstable open the throttle. If I do that on mine I would be idling at > about > > 3000 rpms. Maybe mine is wrong but it does work, runs fine and idles > nicely. > > Wynn > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 4:00 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Bobcat, are you sure about that? I just went out to the garage to look > at > > > my 650 and it appears the choke lever should be down during normal > running. > > > Is there a difference between 83 and 84? > > > > > -Kyle > > > -Sent from Houston, TX, United States > > > > > � On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 5:46 PM, Gman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> Wow, I never expected such a fast response, up position is what I > > >> suspected and nice to know I can always find out manually using that > > >> carb visual. �Funny that the manual is incorrect. > > >> Can't thank you guys enough Kyle and Bobcat. > > > > >> Glen > > > > >> On Oct 5, 6:34 pm, Gman <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > Hello all > > > > >> > New rider here. > > >> > Just got a 1984 Nighthawk 650, has just over 20,000 miles, and is in > > >> > excellent shape. I was using original manual and the manual reads > that > > >> > once bike is warmed I should put choke lever into closed position, > but > > >> > they show that is being down at the bottom of the arrow, (not where > > >> > the word "Choke" is). Moving the choke lever down makes the engine > rev > > >> > higher and higher, so shouldn't the lever be in the up position once > > >> > bike is warm? It is up by the word "choke" that the bike seems to > idle > > >> > normally. > > >> > Am I not getting something or could my manual actually be wrong and > > >> > have the positions mixed up calling the lever in the up position as > > >> > fully open and lever down as fully closed. > > > > >> > A little help wopuld be great, don't want to run the bike with the > > >> > choke open. > > > > >> > Easiest way to answer is just to let me know if lever should be in > the > > >> > up for down position with bike running normal. > > > > >> > Thanks to all > > > > >> > Glen- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
