Hot start problem

**nzspokes** · 26th September 2011, 07:06

Me old bike sometimes wont start on the starter when hot. Turns over fine but wont fire. Did it last night, so I crash started it and it was fine. Cant see how its amp draw on starter as my bike has a separate stator for ignition. Ideas?

**The Pastor** · 5th October 2011, 15:26

Originally Posted by nzspokes

Me old bike sometimes wont start on the starter when hot. Turns over fine but wont fire. Did it last night, so I crash started it and it was fine. Cant see how its amp draw on starter as my bike has a separate stator for ignition. Ideas?

how old is the spark plug / lead?

**Hopeful Bastard** · 5th October 2011, 15:29

If you can bump start it... Where's the problem?!?

I found that if you cant Jump/Bump/Electric start it, THEN you have problems

Pays to check fuel level

**nzspokes** · 5th October 2011, 15:29

Originally Posted by renegade master

how old is the spark plug / lead?

Plugs a year old. Will be replacing it soon. But if it was plug it wouldnt roll start.

**Fast Eddie** · 5th October 2011, 18:17

unrelated really, but on my SRX600 it is very very hard/impossible to start when it is inbetween cold and hot..

Some old fellas called it "being in limbo"... never got a proper explanation for why it wouldn't start though, starts fine when hot or cold, just not when warmish

Unrelated to your problem though, sorry.. haha

**98tls** · 5th October 2011, 18:28

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie

unrelated really, but on my SRX600 it is very very hard/impossible to start when it is inbetween cold and hot..

Some old fellas called it "being in limbo"... never got a proper explanation for why it wouldn't start though, starts fine when hot or cold, just not when warmish

Unrelated to your problem though, sorry.. haha

Them "old fellas" are probably still laughing mate."hey jonesy remember that time we told that fella his bike wouldnt start cause it was in limbo"

**Fast Eddie** · 5th October 2011, 19:06

Originally Posted by 98tls

Them "old fellas" are probably still laughing mate."hey jonesy remember that time we told that fella his bike wouldnt start cause it was in limbo"

hahahaha no doubt, no doubt

It makes it more of an occasion when it starts tho, always got a bottle of bubbly ready..

**98tls** · 5th October 2011, 19:31

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie

hahahaha no doubt, no doubt

It makes it more of an occasion when it starts tho, always got a bottle of bubbly ready..

LOL indeed,see your down in Dunners,we are up the road a tad in Oamaru if your passing through sing out before hand and call in for a brew.Tis ok we have friends down there so the webbed feet thing doesnt offend us,in fact the dog no longer takes off when they turn up.

**DrunkenMistake** · 5th October 2011, 19:52

Originally Posted by 98tls

LOL indeed,see your down in Dunners,we are up the road a tad in Oamaru if your passing through sing out before hand and call in for a brew.Tis ok we have friends down there so the webbed feet thing doesnt offend us,in fact the dog no longer takes off when they turn up.

Just watch 98tls Eddie,
I heard he has a banjo hidden under his chair..

**98tls** · 5th October 2011, 20:03

Originally Posted by DrunkenMistake

Just watch 98tls Eddie,
I heard he has a banjo hidden under his chair..

Nope,still wore out so had to sell the music player to buy another.

**The Pastor** · 5th October 2011, 20:21

Originally Posted by nzspokes

Plugs a year old. Will be replacing it soon. But if it was plug it wouldnt roll start.

no, it could be a weak spark.

**nzspokes** · 5th October 2011, 20:34

It was suggested to me tonight it could be a grade to hot of plug.

**DrunkenMistake** · 5th October 2011, 21:26

Whats your idle set at?
I set mine as low as I can but sometimes when the bikes hot it idles a little under where I have it set and dies and can be a real pain to fire up, could be the cause also?
just a thought

**nzspokes** · 5th October 2011, 21:32

Originally Posted by DrunkenMistake

Whats your idle set at?
I set mine as low as I can but sometimes when the bikes hot it idles a little under where I have it set and dies and can be a real pain to fire up, could be the cause also?
just a thought

No it wont fire at all. But roll start it fires right away.