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22-10-09, 04:42 PM | #11 |
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Re: running problem - as if running out of petrol
You can shoot some WD40 up the drain hole with the straw. Works a treat, who'd have thought it was a water-dispersant
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22-10-09, 04:44 PM | #12 |
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Re: running problem - as if running out of petrol
Ok i will give that a go tomorow
I will keep you updated on if it works or not Thanks for your help. |
22-10-09, 04:50 PM | #13 |
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Re: running problem - as if running out of petrol
If it is the front s/plug, then make sure you get a fenda extenda for your model, otherwise you're going to have this happen regularly in the wet.
Plus its flippin scary & dangerous if the front keeps cutting in and out, as I found out the only time it happened to me
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23-10-09, 11:46 AM | #14 |
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+1 for wet plug, I had what sounds like the same issue not so long ago. It takes a while to 'burn' it off. Start bike and keep revs up for... a good while, and all should be swell after a bit. |
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25-10-09, 06:55 PM | #16 |
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Re: running problem - as if running out of petrol
Had the same thing happen to me this weekend. Scary! When you've taken the plug out and dried it off try putting a bit of vaseline around the top of the plug cap to stop the water getting back in. Works a treat whilst the fender extender is on the way!!
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26-10-09, 01:06 PM | #17 |
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Re: running problem - as if running out of petrol
Yup you can slather some grease around the cap to seal it.
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26-10-09, 01:12 PM | #18 |
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Re: running problem - as if running out of petrol
Cheers boot saved me posting the same link.
+1 to what most have said. |
26-10-09, 03:29 PM | #19 |
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Re: running problem - as if running out of petrol
Hesitating :
a ) Choke not fully opening - either plungers & cables need greasing OR Operator Error b ) Carb icing - even relatively mild mornings can have this if moisture levels are right for it.
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26-10-09, 06:27 PM | #20 |
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Re: running problem - as if running out of petrol
the problem seemed to sort its self out so i think the spark plug had ebough time to dry. but i sprayed some silicone spray around it when i had the lead back on to protect it but it seems to have started the problem again. I am going to take it apart this weekend and give it a proper clean and a dry. Hopefully that will sort it out.
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