I am trying to work on this bike and keep up with my job at the same time( I do contracting work from my computer) and I am not getting to work on it as much as I would like. I should be able to spend a couple of full days working on it this coming week though and I will test all of these things out. This is all new territory for me. I will also try to take some pictures of parts in the carb that I think may be compromised. Thanks for all of your help.
On Jan 9, 9:27 am, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > Open the throttle fully and squirt ether in the carbs holding the throttle > wide open. it will start if you have spark regardless of what the carbs are > doing, use small burst of starter long cranking wears them out. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dustin Mcclure <[email protected]> > > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 16:19:03 > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Just started cleaning my carbs > > It turns over and you can tell it is trying to do something but it > doesn't pop or anything. It is just a smooth turn over...it doesn't > sound like the engine is trying to engage at all. > > A friend of mine listened to the bike and he said it sounded like the > float needles inside of the carb were getting stuck. This also fits > with what was happening before I bought the bike from my brother in > law. He said that after he tried for a long period of time to get it > to start the filter would have gas on it. This happens when the floats > get stuck and the bowls overflow. My brother in law bought some carb > cleaner from the local kawasaki dealership and my mechanic friend > thinks that the cleaner that they sold him made the neoprene on the > end of the float needles swell up. > > The bike is 27 years old though and it could probably use a carb > rebuild. Do you know where I could get rebuild kits? I have a 1984 > Nighthawk 700 S. > > Thanks. > > On Jan 8, 5:47 pm, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > > Have you checked for spark? Is it trying to fire at all or just > > cranking over with no response? > > > On Saturday, January 8, 2011, Dustin Mcclure <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > I did get the carbs back on but the bike is still not starting. I > > > fired some starter fluid into the carbs while trying to fire it up but > > > nothing. Now I guess I will go ahead and rebuild them all :(. > > > > On Jan 8, 5:25 pm, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> You have to remove the rear wheel if you want to completely remove the > > >> airbox, but you can slide it back far enough to get out of the way > > >> without > > >> pulling the wheel. I've become an expert at removing and reinstalling the > > >> carbs. I'm slowly learning how to clean and tune the damn things. If I > > >> was > > >> any good at the latter I wouldn't be as good at the former :P > > > >> -Kyle > > > >> On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 5:19 PM, CharlesW <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > This is something completely new to me. > > >> > I copied the information from a shop manual to remove mine and it had > > >> > me remove the rear wheel, the inner fender liner, the battery and > > >> > battery box, voltage regulator and pull the air box toward the rear of > > >> > the bike. > > >> > I think it takes me close to 1.5 hours to remove all that crap and > > >> > about the same to reassemble everything. I usually plan to spend a 1/2 > > >> > day doing it. Luckily, I have only had to do it once. but.... > > >> > I'll have to try Kyle's method. Can't take me any longer. > > >> > The ratchet strap around the airbox also sounds like a good idea. > > > >> > On Jan 8, 3:06 pm, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > It looks like more work, but it's MUCH easier to go ahead and pull > > >> > > the > > >> > > battery, starter motor, airfilter, and voltage regulator so you can > > >> > > slide > > >> > > the airbox back and get more room. For the Y boots between the > > >> > > airbox and > > >> > > the carbs use a hairdryer or heatgun to soften them before you clamp > > >> > > them > > >> > > down. > > > >> > > -Kyle > > > >> > -- > > >> > 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%2Bunsubscrib > > >> > [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 > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > -- > > > -Kyle > > -- > 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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