Mine wouldn't start on two cylinders, when I got it the carbs were all gummed up. Once running maybe.
On Aug 26, 2:50 pm, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> wrote: > The flooding was why I asked about his fuel mileage, but if his > speedometer cable is broken I guess he really can't tell. > > By this point, I think we're all hunting the same prey, a > diaphragm/vacuum leak that's causing too much gas in at least one of > the cylinders. > > On a weird, slightly tangential topic to this... will the various > 4-can engines run on just two cylinders once they're warmed up? I know > my VWs will, as long as they are the correct cylinder pair. > > -Kurt > > > > On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 2:20 PM, sfox618 <[email protected]> wrote: > > Turning the throttle all the way is what I do when you flood your > > carburetors - worked for my 72 VW and my 96 Nighthawk. Sounds like a > > gas leak into your carbs that causes them to be flooded. This could > > also cause the gas smell. > > > Sean > > > On Aug 25, 3:46 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]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
