I might just be gunk. Try running some Seafoam through the tank.
Al Hatten
'93 Virago XV-1100
VOC #7745
Napa,CA - Wine Country
On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 15:56:15 -0700, Eugene Kramer wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Got myself a problem, with which I need some help.
>
>After about 3-4 weeks of no riding, I finally got time, and decided
to
>change oil, give it a good wash, and ride. Went to warm it up before
the oil
>change and found that the engine runs for about 2-3 seconds and dies.
I
>noticed that the neutral light flickers more than usual, when the
engine is
>working. Tried to jump it from my car. To my surprise, I heard very
distinct
>clicking from the fuel pump. I thought that even if the battery was
weak, it
>should have been enough juice in it to drive the fuel pump. Still the
same
>problem - the bike starts, works for 2-3 seconds, and dies.
>
>By that time, I figured, that I, probably, flooded the spark plugs.
Pulled
>them out - front one was wet, and both smelled fresh gasoline. The
cylinders
>inside seemed to be dry, so I put a set of new plugs and tapped with
a
>rubber mallet on the carbs outside (no particular reason - just read
in one
>of the posts, that floats can be sticky, if sit for a long time).
Keeping my
>car connected, started the bike, and it started fine. However, it
agreed to
>stay running only with a choke at 3/4 or so. Normally, I can close
the choke
>completely in a few seconds after the start.
>
>So, I warmed it up, changed oil (put 40W single weight following
recent
>discussion on this list) and went riding. I figured that the bike
dies on
>low RPM, probably, because the battery was still weak, and needs some
>charging. So I rode it for about 40 minutes staying in the 4th gear
more
>than I usually do trying to keep the RPMs high to charge the battery.
>However, even after that ride, the bike occasionally would die at a
stop
>sign. However, the longer I rode, the more stable the bike seemed to
be in
>idle. Normally, 40 minutes of riding, it stays running in neutral
with very
>confident and strong sound. This time, it felt like it barely had
enough
>spark / gas / what else? to stay running. Once I start moving,
everything is
>fine - the power is good, no missing, backfire or anything else
suspicious.
>
>I'll pull out the battery today and trickle charge it over night. Is
there
>something else I need to pay attention to? Did it become emotional
because
>of 3-4 weeks of no riding?
>
>It is '93 535.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Eugene.
>
>PS> Sorry for a long description - I tried to include as many
details, as I
>could remember.
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