| Author | Message | ||
     Mtjm2 |
01 M2 , ran fine , Put it away . Got it out , started rite up and than chocked out . Than wouldnt start . After waiting 20 min. tried again , same result . Starts rite up than seems to choke out . Any suggestions before I call the shop ? ! | ||
| Jramsey |
Petcock blocked,crap in float bowl,bad gas? | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Might be a good idea to drop the float and make sure you don't have "floaters" in there. I learned that lesson early on with my minibike. Starts right up and runs fine then dies. over and over. A floating chunk of something would be drawn into the jet only when it was running. When it was off, it would sink out of the way. I think my minibike's floater that time was a chunk of an oak leaf  Yours would probably be more subtle. | ||
| Spiderman |
start simple, remove the vent hose and she how she runs. or remove gas cap and test. | ||
| Psyclown |
How long was it "put away" for? | ||
| Brinnutz |
Did you turn the fuel on? DAMHIK | ||
| Mtjm2 |
It was in the barn for a week . Brinnutz , are you serios ? ! | ||
| Kdstang |
DAMHIK = Don't Ask Me How I Know Sometimes the simplest things get overlooked. | ||
| Brinnutz |
Happened to me and several others I'm sure... Hey, we all have brain facts, | ||
| Buellistic |
The way you avoid these mysterious start up problems when you let you CARBURETOR BIKE set for over a week is to turn the gas off with you siting on it and let the engine run until the carb runs dry ... | ||
| Spiderman |
Brinnutz , are you serios ? ! If you are going to question someone questioning you, then use a spell check... Everyone here is trying to help so let's all take a deep breath. | ||
| Mtjm2 |
No deep breath needed . yusd spel chek , DAMHIK  | ||
| Hellraged |
why have a attitude for someone trying to help ya? sh1t i forgot to turn the gas on one time and was like wtf? so it was a vaild response imo dont ask if you dont like answers | ||
| 01x1buell |
calm down people. | ||
| Sgtshap |
The other day I ran dry on the freeway, took 5 minutes to realize I dont have a "low gas" light, but a reserve valve. Switched the valve and made my way to the nearest gas station. Filled up and then turned the petcock to "OFF" Fired it up and died. Now I was sweating my ass off. My bike broked, my bike broked! lol i figured it out..... | ||
| Psyclown |
I ran my reserve dry one time and thought that the petcock was clogged and reserve didnt work. It took me a little to figure out that the longer/lever side of the petcock was the opposite end of it and not what you wanted to point at the setting. So when I thought it was "on" it was really on "reserve"  | ||
| 01x1buell |
damn those carb vehicles. i had same problems with my quad. | ||
| Kilroy |
When I traded in my springer on my Buell, the petcock position (on / off) was the opposite on the Buell as to what it was on the Harley. First week or so I died every time I left the neighborhood, same spot every time. Kilroy | ||
| Mtjm2 |
Yea , I learned on the first ride . Buell is different than the KZ I had . I put a dot of red paint on the on position , helped out . |
