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Krieket
| | Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2008 - 04:11 am: | 
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Is it normal for an XB to die 4 or 5 times when starting it at 30 degrees around 6:30am? I know V-Twins are hard to warm up, but I just wanted to check into if this was normal or not. I worry about the battery or engine wear because of this. |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2008 - 09:27 am: |
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Not on mine (05 XB9SX). I do cycle the killswitch a couple times, until I hear the fuel pump do that longer windup (instead of the shorter windup). That seems to help.
Where is your idle set? Might want to check that, it's an easy adjustment. |
Loucksgl
| | Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 - 11:12 am: |
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14 degrees this morn and the 08 Uly did an attempted crank but couldn't push the piston over the top. Battery fine, (not load tested), but 12 volts. Has batt tender on all time and was fine last I parked it. (3days ago). Stock Battery is 200crank amp. Anyone know of a more substantial battery? More crank amps. Even in summer the initial start attempts is a strain to get that first revolution. Gotta get this fixed and over as temperature does not dictate my riding. Will put the ol sears shop lights on the engine tonight. Man!!!!!!! Oil is 20/40 Saw an Odessey battery on the new that matches the OEM battery but states 500 cranking amps for 5 seconds. Whats with that?
(Message edited by loucksgl on January 21, 2008)
(Message edited by loucksgl on January 21, 2008) |
Krieket
| | Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 - 07:30 pm: |
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Well, oddly enough the problem seams to have disappeared since the bike hit 500 miles. The idle was set at the dealer, it bumps up to 1.5rpms for a few seconds then comes back to 1 rpm. Maybe she just needed to be broken in to have a smoother rise-and-shine. haha =P |
Northernyankee
| | Posted on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 08:33 am: |
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Every once in a while when its cold out (under 30F) my 04 takes a few tries to get started. I just give it some gas when I turn it over and it fires up. |
Clutchless
| | Posted on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 08:54 am: |
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+1 for cycle the run/stop switch a couple times before you fire.
This purges the air out of the fuel lines that are pressurized making that nice slide whistle effect.
Air can bleed into the system if you've left the bike sit for some time, like a week or so, and there has been significant temp change. |
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