1 note on cleaning your tank... spray carb cleaner will work well... also a brush might help (im thinking large test tube brush.... but i cant think of where to get one right now) to get some of the gunk out...
On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 6:43 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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