This spring my #2 cylinder wouldn't fire when cold, a good carb cleaning took care of that. I would suggest you do it yourself, it's easy.
On 6/10/10, aardvark <[email protected]> wrote: > New update: > Took the bike out tonight and afterward noted number 2 exhaust pipe > was not nearly as hot as the other three. Could that carb be fully > gummed up by the junk in the bottom of the tank? I'm starting to > wonder why there is even a reserve if so. I guess on a new tank, this > wouldn't happen though. > > > On Jun 10, 4:31 pm, Dale <[email protected]> wrote: >> Some people swear by SeaFoam, others won't touch the stuff...it is a >> personal preference...I tend to think it helps older Hondas...The >> reserve standpipe and screen might be clogged or damaged...the petcock >> is easy enough to take apart and inspect that I would go ahead and do >> that...(print off the bikebandit schematic before you start...) >> >> As far as the electrical...follow the trouble shooting tree on Paul's >> website to ID the faulty or problematic part in your charging system. >> I did and found that my stator was bad... replaced it, and voila! the >> bike (83 650) runs like a raped ape. It was a bit pricy, but I found >> a good one with fast delivery at regulatorrectifier.com I replaced >> both my rectifier and stator, even though the rectifier was still >> good. I can sell it to someone cheap ($40 + shipping) if they find >> they need it. >> >> Also, of note, with the new stator, I am getting 12+ volts at low >> idle...and the recommended 14+ volts at 2500 RPM... just food for >> thought. >> >> "E" >> >> On Jun 10, 3:04 pm, aardvark <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > I think I replied only to greenzero, so I'm going to reply again to >> > everyone: >> >> > Thanks for all the advice. I had hoped not to pay to have the carbs >> > cleaned/setup again, but had suspected something bad getting into them >> > too. Haven't heard of seafoam but will try to locate it - I'm in >> > Woodstock, Ontario. I should have mentioned in the first post, that I >> > noticed the issue with the signals taking a fair bit of juice from the >> > headlight BEFORE I ran out of fuel and had to try starting about 50 >> > times. Battery looks pretty new and seems strong when starting though. >> >> > On Jun 10, 2:20 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> > > Sorry... Battery for the electrical issue.... Draining the battery >> > > (espacaly if its old) kills it... You can try to restore it, but a new >> > > one will hold the amps better.... And i agree that you may have gotten >> > > some sludge from the tank... Try removing the tank and cleaning it, a >> > > filter might not be a bad idea... And try running seafoam, but you may >> > > just need to clean the carbs again.... What part of the world are you >> > > in??? >> >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > Date: Thursday, June 10, 2010 2:04:08 pm >> > > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> >> > > From: "aardvark" <[email protected]> >> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Running rough/stalling '83 CB550 >> >> > > Hi, >> > > I'm new to the group and like what I'm seeing so far. I checked the >> > > other posts for help with my problem, but nothing seemed to quite fit: >> > > Just purchased an '83 CB550SC. The previous owner just had the carbs >> > > cleaned and setup professionally and had new plugs put in. Overall, >> > > the bike has run well. On my first longish trip with the bike however, >> > > I ran out of gas when close to home (now I know how far I can go on a >> > > tank!). I attempted to use the reserve, but the bike stalled and >> > > wouldn't start back up. I got some gas and after many tries (almost >> > > draining the battery) got it going again. Since then, the bike >> > > sometimes backfires at low engine speeds in the city and if I'm not >> > > careful, it will stall when taking off in first from an intersection. >> > > I have checked the battery and have good voltage, but something else >> > > I've noticed at night is that the turn signals dim the headlamp a fair >> > > bit when flashing. One final piece of info is that whenever I make a >> > > short stop somewhere (5-20 minutes) the bike needs several attempts to >> > > get it going again. 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