> Don't know whether Allen got the message or not: > > You all got it wrong! Some idiotic drongo forgot to screw the low speed jets > in, they were just sitting there. > Now to figure out why it's not charging. Whose got a voltage regulator? > I'll trade a 650 Nighthawk VR for a 550 VR, Graham (idiotic drongo) > > On Jul 27, 2012, at 11:59 AM, Allen Thomas wrote: > >> Sorry forgot about that. I've been working with Mikuni carbs recently ;-) >> >> On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 8:11 AM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> the floats are plastic and so they can't be adjusted. It it's the carbs >> then it's just going to take more work >> >> On Jul 27, 2012, at 12:36 AM, surfswab wrote: >> >> > Sorry, but I'm thinkin' carbs, too. Specially the float valves. Not >> > the floats themselves, but the valves (the little rubber-tipped brass >> > pieces they control). Sounds like they are not seating properly, so >> > not shutting off like they're supposed to when there's enuf fuel in >> > the float bowl. >> > >> > Also, have you drained the crankcase vent tube of bypass gas and >> > moisture and made sure there's no residual in the airbox? >> > >> > >> > >> > On Jul 26, 10:29 pm, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I was afraid someone would send me back to the carbs! Graham >> >> >> >> On Jul 26, 2012, at 7:08 PM, Allen Thomas wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Floats stuck open? Did you put them in the right direction? Did you set >> >>> the fuel screws to a common value between all carbs. Sometimes people >> >>> turn out the screws to compensate for clogged jets. Stuck enrichening >> >>> plungers? Try starting it with the throttle opened to dry it out. >> >>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T >> >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >> >>> From: Graham Rogers <[email protected]> >> >>> Sender: [email protected] >> >>> Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:14:58 >> >>> To: Nighthawk Lovers<[email protected]> >> >>> Reply-To: [email protected] >> >>> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] CB550SC Nighthawk flooding >> >> >> >>> Here's one that's got me scratching my head. I just started work on a >> >>> 550 Nighthawk. I cleaned the carbs before trying to run it although the >> >>> PO had it running and I was there with him. Now with the carbs back on >> >>> it runs on 1 and 4 but #'s 2 & 3 are just flooding. The gas is going >> >>> straight out the mufflers. Seems to have good spark on all 4. The >> >>> carbs were relatively clean before I cleaned them. Compression is >> >>> excellent. Bike has only done 11k miles. I have the tank off and am >> >>> running it through a funnel and hose so it can't be the pet cock. Any >> >>> suggestions? Graham >> >> >> >>> -- >> >>> 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]. >> >>> 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]. >> > 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 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 at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >
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