No, a compression is beyond my capability right now. The bike was running great prior to being laid down, so I was sure changing out the plugs would do it. I assume I have a carborator issue but I haven't had to touch them up until now so I'm reluctant to start.
I though of adding a little Sea Foam to the cylinders and letting it set a while. I guess I would have to get some kind of syringe to feed it directly. The engine walls around the spark plugs are pretty dirty. Is it worth pursuing the bikes in PG? I will be in Baltimore mid May, but 20 years outdoors sounds a little beyond my interest and capability. Regards, Rick On Apr 28, 10:45 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > The parked ones are in P.G. County MD, they actualy belong to my father and > were both of my folks favorite bikes ever, right mix to fuel econemy, power, > reliablity, and agility.... But i know they will need work > > and for your bike can you check compression??? > > -----Original Message----- > Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 8:52:05 am > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > From: "Rick Gibbons" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Bike turns over but wont start > > Greenzero thank you, I'll check out the Rebel for her. What state are > the 5 parked ones in? > > On my bike, it's still not running. I replaced the spark plugs (NGK > D8EA, gap to .026). The bike started immediately ran for 10 seconds > and died. Best I could do then was about 5 seconds of cylinders 3 and > 4, only. And that was only with the choke off and the throttle wide > open. > > I pulled the plug on cylinder 1 and the smell of gas was strong. > There was also some smoke coming out of the cylinder. > > I didn't think to check to see if it was sparking, I'll do that > tonight. Any other suggetions? > > Ride safe, > Rick > > On Apr 26, 1:56 pm, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > > I agree, a rebel although I just bought a 1982 Suzuki GS650L and that > > sits just about as low as the Rebel but with the obvious extra 400 > > cc - surprisingly light and manageable. > > > On Apr 26, 2010, at 12:28 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > > Get her a rebel.... Dont think they make any now other then the > > > 250, but if you can find her a 450 that would be plenty of zip.... > > > I happen to know where to get about 5 of them, but they havent run > > > in almost 20 years and have sat out in the weather sence... Ran > > > when parked > > > -----Original Message----- > > > Date: Monday, April 26, 2010 9:43:42 am > > > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > > > From: "Rick Gibbons" <[email protected]> > > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Bike turns over but wont start > > > > I'm facing the same issue with a 82 650 NH. My daughter laid it down > > > riding down hill on our gravel driveway. Too much brake as she got > > > close to the street. We got the bike upright but gas spilled out of > > > the carborators. After a couple minutes we got it running but only on > > > 3 cylinders. Eventually it stalled out and will not start again. > > > > I wanted to pull and dry out the spark plugs but none of my sockets > > > will reach. The bike is new enough to me, that I haven't needed to do > > > this before. What have you found that fits? Also, do I have to pull > > > the tank to get to the plugs in the middle? The manual call for ND > > > X24ES-U or NGK D8EA, are there better recomentations 28 years later? > > > > This bike is a little top heavy for my daughter, (plus it's mine) so > > > we are looking for something else for her. She just passed the safety > > > course last September. Suggestions? She is 5'5", (120 lbs.). Thanks > > > to all, Rick > > > > On Apr 25, 1:48 pm, NytWing <[email protected]> wrote: > > > It's possible that when the bike laid down, some of the sediment from > > > the bottom of the tank clogged the screen on the petcock. That might > > > need to be taken apart and cleaned. > > > > On Apr 24, 5:23 pm, benjaminshark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > thanks for all the great advice Dale. > > > unfortunately, i don't have the know how to do any of those > > > procedures. > > > looks like it's time to call in a mechanic. > > > > On Apr 2, 11:18 am, Dale <daleellisu. > > -- > 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.- 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.
