Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Running on three cylinders.

2019-07-17 Thread Graham Rogers
I would still remove and clean them On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 3:47 PM 'nick.tamps...@btinternet.com' via Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! wrote: > He had them rebuilt about 12 months ago, but I’ve been starting it ( with > a bad engine ) since then. > > -- > You received this message because you are s

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Running on three cylinders.

2019-07-17 Thread 'nick.tamps...@btinternet.com' via Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!
He had them rebuilt about 12 months ago, but I’ve been starting it ( with a bad engine ) since then. -- 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

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Running on three cylinders.

2019-07-17 Thread Graham Rogers
How long ago were they rebuilt and how long was it sitting after then? On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 2:35 PM 'nick.tamps...@btinternet.com' via Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! wrote: > Hi Graham. No I didn’t rebuild the carbs, but the guy that I bought the > bike from had them rebuilt, with bills as proo

[Nighthawk Lovers] Running on three cylinders.

2019-07-17 Thread 'nick.tamps...@btinternet.com' via Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!
Yes, good spark on all cylinders. -- 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

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Running on three cylinders.

2019-07-17 Thread 'nick.tamps...@btinternet.com' via Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!
Hi Graham. No I didn’t rebuild the carbs, but the guy that I bought the bike from had them rebuilt, with bills as proof. I’ve got a good spark on all cylinders. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe fro

[Nighthawk Lovers] Running on three cylinders.

2019-07-17 Thread Robert Barba
Do you have a good spark on that cylinder? I just had a new eBay coil fail one cylinder after an hour running. Cheap Chinese after market. Ordered Honda OEM it's on the way. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To un

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Running on three cylinders.

2019-07-17 Thread Graham Rogers
Back to the beginning. You already rebuilt these carbs right? You have spark on 2 and 4 right? If so, then yes, remove carbs, clean, etc On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 12:23 PM 'nick.tamps...@btinternet.com' via Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! wrote: > I tried to remove the carb bowl today but the bolts w

[Nighthawk Lovers] Running on three cylinders.

2019-07-17 Thread 'nick.tamps...@btinternet.com' via Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!
I tried to remove the carb bowl today but the bolts were really tight and it looked like the Phillips head was going to strip, so I didn’t go any further. I started the bike, but it ran really bad. I touched the manifold pipes and 1 and 3 were hot, but 2 was warm and 4 cold. I then noticed that f