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Calamari_kid
Posted on Saturday, August 31, 2013 - 05:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
So I rotated the engine in my '09 XT using this as a guide.
http://www.buellxb.com/Buell-XB-Forum/Do-It-Yourse lf-Buell-Mods/How-to-Rotate-your-engine--With-Pics

I'm now at the end of un-rotating, and can't get the bike to start. I'm thinking it's something to do with the fuel pump, as I'm not getting the high pitched whine, which I assume is the pump priming, when I hit the kill switch, just a soft kind of gurgle. And only silence, not even the gurgle, when I let off the start button, where it used to do the whine again if it failed to catch.

I've checked the fuel line disconnect and the injector leads, as well as the fuel pump fuse. All look good to me.

Anybody run into this sort of thing before? What should I be looking at for failures?

Thanks in advance for any and all assistance. :-)
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Red450
Posted on Saturday, August 31, 2013 - 06:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Did you get the fuel pump connector behind the left foot peg mount?

I just rotated my engine last night and I see how that connect could easily slip my mind.
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D_adams
Posted on Saturday, August 31, 2013 - 06:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Weak/poor ground. As a test, take a jumper wire direct from the ground on the battery and connect it anywhere on the main frame or engine.
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Calamari_kid
Posted on Saturday, August 31, 2013 - 07:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Hey Red, funny meeting you here.

Nailed it, thanks! If I ever make it out to Indy or Doom, the first couple rounds are on me.
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Red450
Posted on Saturday, August 31, 2013 - 08:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I saw your name as the poster so I dropped in to see what was going on.

Glad you sorted it out! What caused you to rotate your engine?
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Kag
Posted on Saturday, August 31, 2013 - 08:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
How hard was the actual rotation process and how long did it take you?
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Red450
Posted on Saturday, August 31, 2013 - 08:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I thought it was pretty easy, considering what you're actually doing. The only part that was tough for me was the rear axle. It didn't want to break free.
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Calamari_kid
Posted on Saturday, August 31, 2013 - 08:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Snapped an exhaust stud on the rear cylinder. Great fun.
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Calamari_kid
Posted on Saturday, August 31, 2013 - 08:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Rotation only took a couple three hours or so. Took my time as it's the first time I'd done it. Pretty straight forward really.
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Electraglider_1997
Posted on Saturday, August 31, 2013 - 08:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Calamari,
What'd you do to snap the rear cylinder stud. I'd like to know so that I can avoid the same when the time comes.
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Calamari_kid
Posted on Saturday, August 31, 2013 - 09:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I was slacking on my maintenance. Let the nuts get loose, and next thing ya know.
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