sorry kim, i gotta disagree... Engines need air, compression, fuel and spark to run...if it was running before, and you didn't mess with it, compression and timing are good, so that leaves fuel and spark (it will always get air). Take the plugs out, leave them hooked to the wires, and have them touching the block...hit your starter...if A) you see spark on the plug, and or B) when you are done you can smell gas in the cylinder, you are good. if either of those is not happening, you found the problem. no spark is probably a bad contact (read the book to find exact fix) no fuel smell means you are not getting fuel (duh)... try priming your cylinders or using a starting fluid...It is turning over so the battery is prolly strong enough. new plugs and checking the gap might be another good step...all in all you probably have about 45 minutes of trouble shooting...and you can be either riding or cursing...keep us posted!
-"E" On Apr 2, 2:18 am, "NghthwkLvr (NL)" <[email protected]> wrote: > thanks for the responses guys... > > graham... > no, my bike (84 Nighthawk 650) only has 3 settings of the > petcock...OFF...ON...and RES...when I tried to start it yesterday and > this morning, i had forgotten to turn it on...but I got it in the ON > position now... > > Kim... > I was actually thinking that it could be the battery going bad...since > it's just been sitting there doing nothing since august and the > negative terminal is messed up...i guess it doesn't have enough > juice....i was thinking of just getting a new battery and new > sparkplugs...just start out all new with the clean carbs... > > On Apr 1, 2:18 pm, Kim Paddock <[email protected]> wrote: > > > it's beginning to look like a bad battery. If you don't have the exact > > amperage battery or you have one that's failing it could be your whole > > problem. > > > ________________________________ > > From: NghthwkLvr (NL) <[email protected]> > > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thu, April 1, 2010 10:12:21 AM > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] bike turns over but that's it... > > > well...i finally got everything back together after my carb cleaning > > experience yesterday...well yesterday i got nothing...so I connected > > the battery to the charger and let it sit overnight...this morning > > before class...i got the engine to turn over...so after class I added > > some new gas and tried to start it...but all it does is turnover... > > > don't want to drain the battery so what can i do to get the new gas > > flowing through the cleaned system? ...and should i just fill the tank > > up with clean gas or add a little seafoam also? > > > any after cleaning the carbs suggestions to get the bike running? > > > NghthwkLvr > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- 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.
