Yea, those diesels run foirever... -----Original Message----- Date: Thursday, August 26, 2010 11:46:34 am To: [email protected] From: "MrViggy" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Fuel related problem
Typically diesel is a differnt nozzle (usually a different size, too, so you can't accidentally put it into your car's tank). If you filled with diesel, you'd know! I'm pretty sure you'd have the opposite problem, the engine won't shut off.... :) On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > Last time I filled out the tank before this issue was Monday morning, at > the usual Shell station. It is a single hose, so the chance of getting a > different grade is non-zero. I cannot remember if the diesel is in the same > pump, but I'll expect a much bigger mess if I would filled up with diesel. > Could it be just that I used a low octane gasoline, instead of the usual > one? Yesterday after getting home I went to fill the tank again, just in > case it was a leaking gas problem. I am sure I did use premium yesterday > since I saved the receipt. > > Javier. > > > On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 11:32 AM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Javier, >> Any chance you filled up at a pump that has a single hose and >> got either low grade fuel or Diesel or some other form of contaminant >> in the tank? >> -Joey >> >> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Kurt, >> > >> > yes, I guess it does makes sense. In any case I think I need to gather >> more >> > information to make a consistent statistics of the behavior. All that I >> can >> > say so far is that it actually feels to be the other way around. When I >> > started having the issue yesterday, every subsequent start would be more >> > difficult than the previous one. After letting it seat the whole night, >> this >> > morning feels like the excess of gas is gone. Again, I am just bouncing >> > ideas between my gigantic ignorance about engines and the lack of >> > information about the symptom itself. >> > >> > Javier. >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Javier, >> >> >> >> It could still work with the "leaking petcock diaphragm" theory. When >> >> you let the bike sit for a while, a slow leak has a chance to put out >> >> enough gas to cause a starting problem. Once that gas is dealt with by >> >> your initial difficult start, subsequent starts without a long wait >> >> will be "problemless" because the leak hasn't had a chance to move >> >> enough gas. >> >> >> >> If you don't have the problem again when you go home from work >> >> (several hours from now, unless I'm mistaken), then you indeed have a >> >> somewhat confusing issue. >> >> >> >> It's possible that suddenly having to use the petcock more often could >> >> have caused a small tear in your diaphragm... thus the sudden onset of >> >> the problem without much warning. >> >> >> >> That help at all? >> >> >> >> -Kurt >> >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> > Hi guys, >> >> > thanks a lot for such educational answers -- 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.
