Armchair diagnostics- hard warm start
Ped
pedmail at dbmail.dk
Mon Apr 12 12:23:20 PDT 2010
Den 12-04-2010 18:32, Don Wilcox skrev:
> <snip>
>
> BUT... it still won't start after being run. Turns over with vigor, but
> won't fire, dammit. Tried so long I did weaken the battery significantly,
> but no dice. Ended up jumping it off a buddies truck, and first stab brought
> it to life with no drama.
</snip)
Don,
Have you tried to turn the petcock to 'prime' for a few seconds, and
then back to 'on' before cranking? If it has been sitting in the sun for
at while with a hot engine fuel may have vaporized from the carbs and
left the float height so low that it won't fire until it has been
cranked and new fuel allowed to flow to the carbs. Mine does just that
and I turn it to prime routinely. Could be worth trying.
Ped
'96 "Black Stealth" GPZ
Denmark
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