Hey everyone,
So, I have had a few problems. Last time it ran was back in early January and then it sat for a month. When I tried to start it in early february it wouldn't start and (maybe unrelated) gas was leaking out of a drain hose running to the bottom of the bike. It turned out that that overflow drain pipe running through the tank most like has a leak and fuel leaks out into that overflow pipe and down out underneath the bike (Has to be a leak from this pipe because I connected a seperate hose to the nipple end of this pipe and with fuel in the tank it leaks continously). So, anyways after that still won't start (because probably unrelated problem), but it turns over.
It turned over slowly and not very strong, so I got a new battery and now it turns over stronger, but still wouldn't start. I checked the petcock and fuel pump by hooking up a vacuum to the vacuum hose connected to the petcock. When doing this fuel shoots out of both the petcock and fuel pump. I thoought that bad gas could be culprit, so I drained MOST all the fuel thourgh puting vac on the petcock and letting it run out of it into a bucket. Then, I drained the Carbs (more than 3x to make sure that leftover (bad..) gas wasn't running into the carbs. I put iin a couple gallons of new gas, but still won't start. I know that the carbs are getting gas because I have drainned them several timess. I am gettin spart out of the back cylinder (shocked myself actually). Also, my clutch safety switch has been acting funny and so I bypassed that witha paper clip, so I don't think that is the problem.
kickstand safety switch......but it turns over?
Sorry for all the detail, but I felt like it is all important. Thanks for any suggestions!
So, I have had a few problems. Last time it ran was back in early January and then it sat for a month. When I tried to start it in early february it wouldn't start and (maybe unrelated) gas was leaking out of a drain hose running to the bottom of the bike. It turned out that that overflow drain pipe running through the tank most like has a leak and fuel leaks out into that overflow pipe and down out underneath the bike (Has to be a leak from this pipe because I connected a seperate hose to the nipple end of this pipe and with fuel in the tank it leaks continously). So, anyways after that still won't start (because probably unrelated problem), but it turns over.
It turned over slowly and not very strong, so I got a new battery and now it turns over stronger, but still wouldn't start. I checked the petcock and fuel pump by hooking up a vacuum to the vacuum hose connected to the petcock. When doing this fuel shoots out of both the petcock and fuel pump. I thoought that bad gas could be culprit, so I drained MOST all the fuel thourgh puting vac on the petcock and letting it run out of it into a bucket. Then, I drained the Carbs (more than 3x to make sure that leftover (bad..) gas wasn't running into the carbs. I put iin a couple gallons of new gas, but still won't start. I know that the carbs are getting gas because I have drainned them several timess. I am gettin spart out of the back cylinder (shocked myself actually). Also, my clutch safety switch has been acting funny and so I bypassed that witha paper clip, so I don't think that is the problem.
kickstand safety switch......but it turns over?
Sorry for all the detail, but I felt like it is all important. Thanks for any suggestions!