Gas leak is easy enough to check for. Put some paper towels under the carbs after you park it. Check it the next morning, if the towels are still dry, no leak.
-Kyle On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > Kyle: i did thought about something like that. It would explain why it just > start happening from nowhere. I have to admit that the gas smell might be a > bit of paranoia (?) I mean, when something goes wrong then you start paying > attention to all details. > > Joey: As I said, the bike idles just perfect, but it does takes few tries > to start. I forgot to mention also that I need to give it a lot of throttle > as well, otherwise it won't come on. This, as many of you probably know, is > the opposite of the NH fashion. Normally, if I give it ANY gas while pushing > the start button, it will not do any good. > > Graham: what would be the idea of using the Seafoam? are we assuming it > might be just dirt carbs? why would this problem appear so suddenly? > > Kurt: I also thought about gas leaking. It is being seating on the garage > for about 3 hrs, just when to check and I see no leaking of gas or any other > thing for that matter. > > I just want to make clear that it doesn't seem to have much problem going > fast. I was doing about 90 mph coming back from work with no problem. If I > rev high from a stop it does helps. I thinking something like what Kyle > suggest is going on. > > Javier. > > On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 10:18 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>wrote: > >> How's your fuel economy? >> >> Could it possibly be leaking somewhere, like the leaking petcock line, >> but the higher speeds and airflow rates of wider opened throttle >> compensates for it somewhat? >> >> -Kurt >> >> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 10:16 PM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: >> > try some seafoam first Javier. If it's slow speed jets, I don't know why >> it >> > idles okay, Graham >> > >> > On Aug 25, 2010, at 10:06 PM, Joey Kelley wrote: >> > >> >> Just a thought - could the idle jets be plugged up - but the mid and >> >> high range jets be fine? My 450 was like that until I swapped carbs - >> >> wouldn't idle or start unless I held it at half throttle. >> >> -Joey >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Before you mentioned the gasoline smell I was suspicious of the vacuum >> >>> line. >> >>> If it's got a pinhole leak it could case that. At higher RPMs the >> vacuum >> >>> would overcome it but at lower and starting it may not. But the gas >> smell >> >>> has me wondering... >> >>> >> >>> -Kyle >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> >> >>> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> Hi, >> >>>> today I took off to work as usual. The NH 750 started right away, >> like >> >>>> every day. After ~15 highway miles I got to work and in the parking >> lot >> >>>> I >> >>>> start having less power and sort of hesitation at low speed and low >> rpm. >> >>>> I >> >>>> thought I was out of gas, switched to reserve and parked. After work >> it >> >>>> took >> >>>> me a couple of tries to start it, and the problem persisted. I filled >> >>>> out >> >>>> the tank, and the same. It seems to be more difficult to start it >> every >> >>>> time >> >>>> during now. I don't feel any problems while going fast, or even at >> high >> >>>> rpms. Probably above 3k rpm is fine, and the ideling is fine too. It >> >>>> does >> >>>> smells a lot to gasoline. >> >>>> Where should I start looking in? >> >>>> Thanks in advance, >> >>>> Javier. >> >>>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> 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]<nighthawk_lovers%[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]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> >> . >> >>> For more options, visit this group at >> >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> -Joey Kelley >> >> Need Computer Technical support? >> >> http://www.crossloop.com/JoeyKelleyComputerServices >> >> At your service - via remote control! >> >> >> >> -- >> >> 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]<nighthawk_lovers%[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]<nighthawk_lovers%[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]<nighthawk_lovers%[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]<nighthawk_lovers%[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. 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