It will start - but with no backpressure, the mixture will be off and the
engine may not run correctly.
-Joey
On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 7:03 PM, stanley/ Randolph <[email protected]>wrote:
> Of course it'll start with a pipe off. Kinda loud, maybe? When I
> finished building my Beetle engines, I always started them with the exhaust
> ports lookin' at me. Love to see that blue flame coming out; but if it's
> orange or yellowish, something's wrong and I hope it's just a bad carb
> dumping raw fuel...
>
> **
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Kim Paddock <[email protected]>
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Sent:* Sun, August 8, 2010 9:42:23 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Tech help: clicking sound when
> trying to start up
>
> Check the petcock and make sure it's on. It sounds like a no gas problem.
> Carbs next if that doesn't work. Simple, yes but sometimes it is the answer.
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* McMean <[email protected]>
> *To:* Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Sat, August 7, 2010 1:52:36 PM
> *Subject:* [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Tech help: clicking sound when trying to
> start up
>
> Update: It's turning over, man it wants to start I can hear it. The
> turn over cranking is not laboured or slow, it's fast and always
> sounds like it's just about to start. Time to clean the carb, I'd
> guess?
> Oh, and will it start with one exhaust pipe off? I have the other
> pipe, it's just disassembled from the engine itself. Does the pipe
> help with compression at all?
> Daniel
>
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