Sorry for the quality...they were cell phone videos. On Jan 11, 6:25 pm, Dustin Mcclure <[email protected]> wrote: > I went to Auto Zone today and picked up 2 new hoses for the petcock. > Unfortunately I bought the wrong size for the vacuum hose so I will > have to go back tomorrow and get a new one. I came home tonight and > checked the spark plug connection(everything was straight)...I stuck > my gas tank back on the bike and hooked up the vacuum hose and fuel > supply line and tried to fire it up. I took two videos of myself > trying to fire up the bike and put them on my flickr page. In video 16 > I try to fire it up at first without putting the choke on and then I > put the choke on and turn it over some more....You can tell there is a > big difference. In video 17 the choke is on the whole time. The > results I got tonight were exponentially better than last night. Last > night the engine only popped a few times...tonight it sounded like it > was almost there. Also, in both videos the petcock is in the off > position(there was gas in the carbs though. This was actually by > accident...I didn't even realize until after I made the second video > and by this time the battery was starting to die so I put it back on > charge. I am going to go back out later tonight and make another video > with the petcock in the on position and I will post that video. > > Here is the link to my profile. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/sttlnb53/ > > Thanks. Dustin. > On Jan 11, 1:30 pm, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > The petcock is automatic. Even though it's in the ON position it > > closes when the engine isn't running. There's a spring and a diaphragm > > that performs this magic all driven off of vacuum pressure from the > > intake manifold. That's that line that keeps slipping off. If it's not > > attached, or just has a crack and is letting the vacuum bleed off > > it'll shut off your fuel and kill the bike. Scratch together a dollar > > and take the old hose with you to any autoparts store and ask for > > about 14" of vacuum line. > > > On Tuesday, January 11, 2011, Dustin Mcclure <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > I fixed the Pilot screws last night and the guy that was helping me > > > said that I would need to sync the carbs once I got the bike > > > running...he told me the bike should fire up regardless though(it just > > > may run a little rough until I get them synced). He took my shop > > > manual home last night though and said he was going to think about it. > > > I have a feeling that it will end up being something really simple > > > that has just been overlooked. Overall the engine and carbs are in > > > good shape. Before the bike was sold to me my brother in-law had > > > poured a couple hundred dollars into the engine and carbs. I have > > > noticed some small things though. The hoses that run from the petcock > > > to the intake manifolds and carbs need replaced and need a couple of > > > clamps(the hose that goes to the intake slips off pretty often). It > > > also looks like there used to be a bar that attached all of the pilot > > > screws to each other so that you could adjust them all at once within > > > a half turn or so...it is broken off now. Once I get the bike running > > > again I will probably take it to a mechanic and have them give it a > > > full tune-up. > > > > On Jan 11, 12:35 pm, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Nice clean bike. Those pilot screws are actually pretty important. You > > >> have > > >> to make sure the tips aren't buggered up at all. Then tighten them in all > > >> the way until they're barely snug, and then turn them out about 2 5/8 > > >> turns. > > >> At that point you're also supposed to synchronize the carbs with a > > >> tachometer capable of 50rpm increments or something like that. > > > >> -Kyle > > > >> On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 12:29 PM, Dustin Mcclure > > >> <[email protected] > > > >> > wrote: > > >> > So I took the carbs off again last night with a friend who owns and > > >> > maintains 8 of his own Motorcycles(so that I had a pair of experienced > > >> > eyes). We tested the spark plugs and they were fine. I backed out the > > >> > Pilot screws a couple of turns(I had no idea when I took the carbs off > > >> > the first time and tightened them until they were snug). I also fired > > >> > some ether into the carbs as I tried to start it. The good news is > > >> > that it did a little bit more for me this time that it did the last. > > >> > It sounded like the engine was actually trying to catch...there were > > >> > some loud pops coming out of the muffler...and some smoke. I should > > >> > have time to work on it again tomorrow. I will take a video of the > > >> > bike as I am trying to start it. > > > >> > Here are some pictures of the bike when it was still running and my > > >> > brother in-law owned it. > > > >> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/sttlnb53/ > > > >> > 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 > > >> > > > >> > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%2Bunsubscrib > > >> > > > >> > [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]<nighthawk_lovers%2Bunsubscrib > > >> > [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]<nighthawk_lovers%2Bunsubscrib > > >> > [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. > > >> > 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
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