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Ghost12
| | Posted on Monday, December 08, 2008 - 05:39 pm: | 
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it is 54 degrees outside today so i wanted to ride it to school. didn't have any luck with that and was almost late to my final exam.
on the first try it turned over spit and sputtered hick-uped wanted to turn over but didnt ever crank. i let it sit for a few seconds and tried again with the same results only this time it backfired really really bad (sounded like a gun going off in the garage)and fire came out of the muffler.
so after class i tried again. same thing it spit sputtered and backfired many times with some smoke. also the starter started to click so i just quit and came in here to type this and hopefully get some answers.
this weekend i had it parked outside where it was about 25 degrees i started it and moved it into the garage (had it running only for a minute or so it never had a chance to get hot)
this situation occured about a month ago but back then it spit sputtered then fired on one cylinder and then the other finaly fired and the bike ran fine. i dont know what to do now.
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Buelltuner
| | Posted on Monday, December 08, 2008 - 06:24 pm: |
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sounds like the plugs are fouled. and maybe by now the battery has gotten a little weak. 9 out of 10 in this situation it's the plugs, pull them and clean or replace. |
Ghost12
| | Posted on Monday, December 08, 2008 - 11:22 pm: |
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thats what i thought too. but would that cause the horrible backfiring? |
Akbuell
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 10:39 am: |
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Yeah, it will. The mixture is rich on cold start-up, and if the plugs don't fire, or have a weak spark because they are fouled, raw fuel gets pumped into the exhaust, where it collects. Then when a cyl does fire, the flame ignites that fuel, and you get a 'backfire'. |
Ghost12
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 11:14 am: |
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so should i just give u until i can get those new spark plugs in?
does anyone know how hard it is to get to the plugs? |
Buzzie
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 12:25 pm: |
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Its easy to get to the plugs...with the service manual..
Also ...been my experience that the wire to the coil rubs on some bolts near the battery and causes the coil to go out...
do a thorough look at all the wires as they come out of the ecm all the way to the rear head. see if any of the insulation rubbed off.
after youve changed the plugs of course to see if thats not the only problem. |
Ghost12
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 12:50 pm: |
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i apreciate it guys im just really bummed out that i cant fix it right now. im in college right now and dont have a bit of tools with me to fix this at the moment. i guess i'll have another project to work on when i get home for the holidays. but i think its gonna be warm enough to ride this weekend  so hopefully it wont take too long |
Ghost12
| | Posted on Friday, December 12, 2008 - 12:00 pm: |
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well guys it turns out yall were right.
i got home last night and was able to start workin to get the plugs out(they sure dont make it easy to get to) took me about an hour or so and she started right up. hopefully i can get some ride time in soon.
thanks again |
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