The bike sputtered and coughed to a stop, then died, then oil light remained on. Pushed bike home, then rechecked oil level, took about 1/2 quart out. Will also check fuel lines for kinks and check gas tank vent. Thanks for your suggestions!
On Monday, April 23, 2012 6:49:40 PM UTC-7, Allen wrote: > > I was thinking another possibility is that a coil pack could be going bad > and failing when it gets hot. That's an easy check for resistance across > the coil terminals. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > ------------------------------ > *From: * MJB_LBC <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:47:52 -0700 (PDT) > *To: *<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * [email protected] > *Subject: *[Nighthawk Lovers] '96 Nighthawk starts, now won't run... > > First of all, I'm a relatively new member to this forum, but I have > enjoyed all of the good information I have gleaned from the posts I have > read so far. The second thing is I purchased my 1996 Nighthawk about a > month ago with 36,900 miles on it, it currently has 37,606. Everything has > been great with the motorcycle. (Picture should be attached.) > > Here is the problem: Out riding, drove about 5 miles down the freeway, > pulled off on the exit ramp, down to a stoplight and the bike died at the > light. It restarted, but the oil light came on. Had checked oil before I > started the ride and their is/was still plenty of oil according to the > dipstick. Oil light remained on, didn't travel more than 20 feet after > that, then turned the bike off. Fortunately a friend within 3 blocks, so I > pushed the bike their and stayed overnight until tow truck came the next > morning. > > Had it towed cause I didn't want to cause more damage if it was a major > problem. (Quick interlude, this is when I found out that AAA Roadside > Assistance is basically no good for motorcycles. I signed up for AMA > Roadside Assistance!) > > Next morning bike was towed to Honda Dealer, mechanic started bike and it > ran perfectly while at the shop. Found no problems, but thought there might > be too much oil and maybe I should use 91 octane. Started to ride the 6 > blocks back to my house, but bike sputtered, then quit running about 1 1/2 > blocks from my house. > > Going to take bike back to dealer service tomorrow, just wondering if > anything I said previously regarding this "problem" can help any of you > point me in the right direction. And yes, I have downloaded a PDF of the > manual for this year Nighthhawk. :) Thanks in advance for any > comments/suggestions! > Michael > > PS I'm fairly handy with tools, the only reason I'm taking to dealer > service is because I have only owned this bike for a month or so. Using the > visit to the dealer to have them give it the once over and check everything > out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/NQguRWwwgCwJ. > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/-MUB4cjlg74J. 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.
