Hmmm...I actually did not see a tube going from the airbox to the valve cover...I should probably look into this. As far as the other tube goes I will take the plug out and drain it tomorrow. Good thing I blew that fire out :). Thanks again for all of your help. If I don't get the bike running by Monday I have a friend who is going to take it to his shop and work on it for a very minimal fee. All of your information is helping me out so much. This is a first time thing for me. Dusitn.
On Jan 11, 8:15 pm, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > That tube is probably the drain. You're airbox should have a tube going to > the valve cover as well, that is the crank case vent. It pulls blow by gasses > into the airbox and any vapor that condenses needs to drain out that tube. > You just pull the plug to drain it. Do this every 2 weeks or so when you are > riding a lot if it fills up with water/oil then that crud will get sucked > into the carbs. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dustin Mcclure <[email protected]> > > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:49:52 > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Just started cleaning my carbs > > I just went back out and took the carbs off again to re-adjust the > pilot screws. I had originally backed them out 2 turns but I went out > and backed them out another 5/8 of a turn and put the carbs back on. > This did make a difference...the bike seemed much more willing to > start. I will go back out and back them out another half turn or so > later. Something weird happened too though. I had just sprayed starter > fluid in the air box and I was trying to fire the engine up and my > airbox actually caught on fire inside...I had to blow it > out.....luckily there was no damage. I also noticed there is a tube > hanging off of the bottom of the airbox almost all of the way to the > ground. What is this tube? It seems like whatever is in the tube is > solid and there is a plug on the end of it. > > I think the spark plugs are fine though. My friend came over last > night to look at the bike and the spark plugs were one of the first > things he checked and he said they seemed fine....and they are brand > new plugs. > > As far as spraying Starter fluid directly into the carbs > goes...wouldn't this require me to take the airbox off? > > Thanks. Dustin. > > On Jan 11, 7:05 pm, James O'Gorman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey Dustin, > > > Like others have suggested, spraying starting fluid directly into the open > > carbs (spray all four carbs, one at a time while opening the throttle and > > pushing the plunger up) should allow the bike to start and run for about > > 1-2 seconds. This will work whether you're getting gas or not; and pretty > > much tell you that the timing and ignition are good (leaving the problem to > > reside in fuel delivery). > > > Have you checked the plug gaps? You may be getting spark, but it could be > > weak. Try cleaning the spark plug contacts with light sandpaper (not really > > recommended though) and re-gap them. You should have a nice, bright spark. > > > It sounds like you backed the pilot screws out a few turns. I used (i > > think) 3.5 turns out to get mine running. I would blip the throttle a > > little as I cranked just in case the idle circuits were plugged. > > > Try that out and see what happens > > > - JO > > p.s. If you're like me, you'll need a few of these before it is all said > > and > > done:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nighthawk-Maxim-EX-Starter-repair-Rebu... > > > On Jan 11, 2011, at 6:25 PM, Dustin Mcclure 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/ > > -- > 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. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. 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