Starting problem, thoughts anybody???

**Slingshot** · 11th February 2004, 07:55

don't worry, I like eggs

I thought about taking the tap of and cleaning it when I had the bike in bits, I didn't though because it looked like there was some sort of gasket and I didn't have anything to relace it with if I stuffed it up.

A few months back I replaced the plug caps (had to get genuine ones at $50 each

), Basically the bike wouldn't run if it was wet cause water would get into the plug well and screw up the circuit. I might check that they're still on tight.

Question...where do you buy the high tension cable from???

Thanks for the suggestions.

**mccool** · 11th February 2004, 17:12

Yes, gaskets are always a worry. Although I've taken a few taps off overrrrr the yearrrrrrs and I've always been able to reuse that gasket.

On a previous bike i found water flowed down the HT lead into the supressor cap and caused a short - cured with a smear of silicone sealant where the lead meets the cap.

I expect you will have to get genuine HT leads from Wgtn M/cycles if you need new ones, due to the fitting/clip at the coil end. With luck you won't have to.

Spotcha

**Big Dog** · 11th February 2004, 18:55

When doing anything to do with the fuel it is usually a good idea to change the fuel filter. These fill with crap and eventually alter the pressure at the carb. For the sake of $10 worth the extra 3 seconds. Even if it aint faulty oe on a jappa will be set for japanese fuel.

**Slingshot** · 17th February 2004, 07:57

Stripped down the carbs for the first time, it got the bike running well for a couple of days except for a little problem that was easily rectified.
After a couple of days the same old problem of hard starting, poor idling & overflow of fuel came back.
In the weekend I had my old man come down so I stripped the carbs down again, used a tyre compressor to blow some air through the fuel line to try and clean it out, though we saw some crap come out so we reassembled it.
This time I started the bike without the air box on, had it running sweet for 5 minutes, then shut it down was about to put the bike back together, something made me start it again, and when I did the same old problem was back

Off came the carbs again and this time dad offered to take it home and have a look at it (he owns an engineering business). Anyway, he called last night after having a look at it with his mechanic, apparently there's a very fine filter and a rubber o-ring under the jet where the fuel comes in and the o-ring had a split in it, so he's ordered new o-rings and that should fix the problem.

Dads are great!!!