keep an eye on your oil, it could run in there while sitting. You should turn the petcock off when not riding.
rodhall -----Original Message----- From: Kyle Munz <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, Aug 14, 2010 2:36 pm Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Digest for [email protected] - 13 Messages in 5 Topics There shouldn't be gas flowing through the petcock without the engine running, Unless you apply a vacuum to it. If that diaphragm isn't behaving that could also cause problems. -Kyle On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Dapper Dan <[email protected]> wrote: the weird thing is it does not happen when petcock is on reserve but when i removed little hose line from petcock to carb, gas still runs thru petcock on both reserve and regular. i am perplexed.still a petcock issue? thanx dan On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 3:07 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: Today's Topic Summary Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers/topics Maintenance questions about my '82 Nighthawk 650 [3 Updates] sluggish an acceleration.stops suddenly? input from you guys? [6 Updates] 1984 Nighthawk 700 S red and black part out listing from my other thread [1 Update] New(est) owner of a project Nighthawk 700 S (cb700sc) [2 Updates] Little Light Maintenance [1 Update] Topic: Maintenance questions about my '82 Nighthawk 650 Timothy Stark <[email protected]> Aug 12 11:55AM -0400 ^ Hey if anyone is interested, next June there is a big bike show and cruise in Pickens, SC that I think it would be awesome to flood all the Harley riders with a big Honda/ Nighthawk group (just in case you want to ride the wing instead.) On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 11:23 AM, [email protected] < "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Aug 12 10:14AM -0700 ^ If i can get the $$ and time off work, il be there.... I love that stuff..... -----Original Message----- Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010 12:10:54 pm To: [email protected] From: "Timothy Stark" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Maintenance questions about my '82 Nighthawk 650 Hey if anyone is interested, next June there is a big bike show and cruise in Pickens, SC that I think it would be awesome to flood all the Harley riders with a big Honda/ Nighthawk group (just in case you want to ride the wing instead.) On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 11:23 AM, [email protected] < surfswab <[email protected]> Aug 12 11:53PM -0700 ^ Back to the subject that was at hand before your thread was so rudely highjacked: Don't know if this will be of value to you, or if you can wait long enuf. There's a guy who restores 70s vintage naked Goldwings and also supplies parts for inline 4s. One of his vendor buddies has come up with a mod that adapts late model spin-on filters in place of the 80s model cannisters. It's a quality piece of tooled aluminum for about $60. http://www.randakks.com/ The website is closed to orders at the moment, since the owner's on vacation. But he says he'll back and open for business on the 18th. As far as battery chargers, I have the Battery Tender Plus, which is a "smart" charger that "reads" exactly how much and what quality charge to apply to a battery. It's foolproof and works like a charm. Topic: sluggish an acceleration.stops suddenly? input from you guys? dapperdan7 <[email protected]> Aug 12 09:38AM -0700 ^ it shuts off randomly when i am riding it. i noticed when i flip the petcock to reserve it starts right up. i checked the plugs they are fine.it hesitates on accelerates at times also. Chris Besignano <[email protected]> Aug 12 12:53PM -0400 ^ Try riding it on reserve, only reserve to see if you experience the same issue. If it runs fine then it sounds like you are starving the carbs due to a blocked petcock tube. Take the petcock out and blow are thru it, maybe get a rebuild kit for it while you have it apart. Kyle Munz <[email protected]> Aug 12 12:11PM -0500 ^ That would be my advice too. I have pictures from when I tore down my petcock on my site. http://munz.kicks-ass.net/nighthawk/?p=151 -Kyle On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 11:53 AM, Chris Besignano "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Aug 12 11:18AM -0700 ^ Clean the petcock -----Original Message----- Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010 12:38:24 pm To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> From: "dapperdan7" <[email protected]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: sluggish an acceleration.stops suddenly? input from you guys? it shuts off randomly when i am riding it. i noticed when i flip the petcock to reserve it starts right up. i checked the plugs they are fine.it hesitates on accelerates at times also. -- 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. Allen Thomas <[email protected]> Aug 12 05:13PM -0400 ^ Ok, I'm going to take a stab at describing what my bike was like stock as it may help. Mine stock when cold would require riding with the choke on for roughtly 5 minutes, or at idle for minimum 15 minutes. Otherwise it would stumble on accelleration, if it was really cold outside <50 degrees F I might not take it off the choke at all. If it was cold I could not twist the throttle quickly or it would shut off. Could it just be that the engine is not warm enough? Also I had an inline fuel filter for a while that was pinching the fuel line. I didn't pinch it enough to cause any issues until I attempted extended highway riding, it would just run out of gas and shut down. When I pulled over the float bowls would fill up and away I'd go until it shut down again. so check you're fuel line for sharp bends, the stock one is molded and a PO could have replaced it with a straight line that restricts flow. Lastly if your bike is really rich it could shut off when you come to a stop, or hesitate when you start off from a stop. A rich running engine just feels like it looses power as the engine warms up, or on a hot day. A lean engine will stumble on acceleration. Hope that helps somewhat, the only thing else I could add would be some sort of an electrical issue like on the key switch, the kill switch, bad ground on the engine, something that is affected by vibration which fixes its self when you come to a stop. [email protected] Aug 13 12:23AM -0400 ^ I had this problem on my 550. My brother took the cdi box apart and did some re soldering and sealed it back up and I'v had no problems now. rodhall -----Original Message----- From: Allen Thomas <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, Aug 12, 2010 4:13 pm Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: sluggish an acceleration.stops suddenly? input from you guys? Ok, I'm going to take a stab at describing what my bike was like stock as it may help. Mine stock when cold would require riding with the choke on for roughtly 5 minutes, or at idle for minimum 15 minutes. Otherwise it would stumble on accelleration, if it was really cold outside <50 degrees F I might not take it off the choke at all. If it was cold I could not twist the throttle quickly or it would shut off. Could it just be that the engine is not warm enough? Also I had an inline fuel filter for a while that was pinching the fuel line. I didn't pinch it enough to cause any issues until I attempted extended highway riding, it would just run out of gas and shut down. When I pulled over the float bowls would fill up and away I'd go until it shut down again. so check you're fuel line for sharp bends, the stock one is molded and a PO could have replaced it with a straight line that restricts flow. Lastly if your bike is really rich it could shut off when you come to a stop, or hesitate when you start off from a stop. A rich running engine just feels like it looses power as the engine warms up, or on a hot day. A lean engine will stumble on acceleration. Hope that helps somewhat, the only thing else I could add would be some sort of an electrical issue like on the key switch, the kill switch, bad ground on the engine, something that is affected by vibration which fixes its self when you come to a stop. On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 12:38 PM, dapperdan7 <[email protected]> wrote: it shuts off randomly when i am riding it. i noticed when i flip the petcock to reserve it starts right up. i checked the plugs they are fine.it hesitates on accelerates at times also. > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- > Sent from my mobile device -- 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. -- 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. Topic: 1984 Nighthawk 700 S red and black part out listing from my other thread Tony Quinones <[email protected]> Aug 12 07:37PM -0700 ^ I think I might be interested in your rear drive assembly if you still have it? -- Best Wishes,TonyQ Topic: New(est) owner of a project Nighthawk 700 S (cb700sc) "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Aug 12 10:18AM -0700 ^ I .have a guy that can work on your started chain... Less money then a new bike.... -----Original Message----- Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010 12:24:55 pm To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> From: "J. Love" <[email protected]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: New(est) owner of a project Nighthawk 700 S (cb700sc) Unfortunately in the course of preparing the bike for daily driving use, my starter chain has broken. This requires the tearing down of the engine, so this project has ended too soon. I am parting the bike out in total. There are alot of good deals to be had, since I am checking ebay and generally asking half of what the ebay market price is. Thanks you all for the warm welcome! -- 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_lover Allen Thomas <[email protected]> Aug 12 05:16PM -0400 ^ Thats a real bummer, look for another one and use this one for parts. Topic: Little Light Maintenance Timothy Stark <[email protected]> Aug 12 09:18AM -0400 ^ That sounds like my kind of fun! The kind of fun that I don't wish upon anybody though. -- 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]. 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