Feel the pipes right after starting. You can tell which cylinders are firing. Maybe a primary jet is blocked still.
> On Feb 14, 2016, at 14:12, 'Ross M. Jamison' via Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! > <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Check the spark - coils, wires & plugs. I've had to replace a coil. I've got > new plugs but have not had time to install. > > Mine did the same. That's when I discovered 1 & 4 weren't firing > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 14, 2016, at 12:01 PM, Mike Harrison <mduharri...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> So my 650 sat for a long time, I disassembled and cleaned the carbs, got a >> new battery, and I can't keep the thing started. >> >> Mostly it will just turn and not survive more than 1-2 seconds. Using >> starter fluid directly into the carb the best I was able to manage was about >> 20 seconds of the engine turning before it slowly died. I got discouraged >> and haven't worked on it for a few months, I vaguely remember thinking I >> should check the fuse box next, any ideas? >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
