'01 Husky: Had the carb off to clean. Reinstalled on bike and tried to start it. Turned over, tried to fire, died. Tried to restart again, battery down. Hooked jumper to it and nothing. Bike turns over fine. No spark at all. Ohmed coil and wires and they checked out good. I know that I have voltage to the coil. Tried grounding plugs against head bolt... nothing. Tried an older set of plugs and still nothing. Not sure where to go from here. Any suggestions?
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Did the bike run before you took the carb off to clean it?
What all did you take off of the bike to remove the carb if anything? tank, coil?
What all did you take off of the bike to remove the carb if anything? tank, coil?
erldawg
Guru
Good point Oscar may have inadvertently disconnected something.
Happens to me all the time!:roll::roll::roll::roll::2thumbs:
I'm not sure what we did right or wrong. Dropped a new set of plugs in and it finally started. Think we might be looking at a carb rebuild though. Thanks for all the advise.
Another question..... I'm assuming with the S&S Super G when the petcock is on, and bike not running, the excellerator pump should still shoot fuel? This one doesn't, but once the bike is running it seems to spray just fine. After the bike runs for a while its seems to run out of fuel. Take the fuel line off and fuel flows good.
Another question..... I'm assuming with the S&S Super G when the petcock is on, and bike not running, the excellerator pump should still shoot fuel? This one doesn't, but once the bike is running it seems to spray just fine. After the bike runs for a while its seems to run out of fuel. Take the fuel line off and fuel flows good.
Take the air filter cover off and twist the throttle and see if the accelerator pump is spraying. You should know where it's set anyway so screw it in till it touches the pump arm counting the number of turns. It should be set to 2 turns out according to S&S. I like to run mine at 1 1/2 turns. Play with it, you won't hurt it.
As for the starting issues...... Are you using the enricher to start the bike? If so how long do you leave it on?
The caps have been replaced tanks cleaned and resealed. All the vents have been checked. Had an inline filter on it, but removed it because some said it may not be able to keep up with the fuel needs. Caps don't hiss when removed. Can go out and ride the bike, and the bike seems to run out of gas. Sometimes takes longer than other times. There is a vent tube on the intake... should it be completely sealed or allowed to vent? Petcock, checked and I know it is flowing fuel. Accelerator is set about 1 1/2 to 2. But no visible fuel flow until bike is running. If it makes any difference the back cylinder seems to be running richer than the front. Use enrichener on initial start-up, enough to start then shut it down as the bike warms. Usually doesn't take much at all. Seems to not be getting enough fuel. Maybe a cab rebuild? Running out of ideas.
When you fire up the bike and you let it idle, how long before the bike dies on you?
Fire up the bike and let it run without taking it for a cruise and see if it will cut off. If it doesn't then it would have to be some kid of adjustment issue on the carb. Are your jets thoroughly cleaned out? I had an issue one time with the same symptoms you are having and it ended up being that my main jet had some shit built up in the id.
I was told that it wouldn't take much trash to make the bike run like shit.
No sure if you looked into the jets. Might be something to look at.
Fire up the bike and let it run without taking it for a cruise and see if it will cut off. If it doesn't then it would have to be some kid of adjustment issue on the carb. Are your jets thoroughly cleaned out? I had an issue one time with the same symptoms you are having and it ended up being that my main jet had some shit built up in the id.
I was told that it wouldn't take much trash to make the bike run like shit.
No sure if you looked into the jets. Might be something to look at.
Nukeranger
Nukeranger
IMHO, It doesn't take much trash or corrosion to make any carbureted motor run like shit.:bang:
Not sure on the vent in float bowl. Running nothing more than Super G and S&S teardrop breather. When bike is started it will usually idle and not run out of fuel. Doesn't seem to be a problem until it's ridden. I did check the jets and they were clean and clear. Other than plugging the vent on the intake, haven't changed anything else. If the vent on the intake was left open, wouldn't that act the same as an intake leak would? I would think Super G would similiar to car carb. Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't I be able to see fuel spray when throttle is opened, before bike is started. I don't see that until bike starts.
Typically you will see the gas coming out of the carb regardless if it's running or not.
Let me give it some more thought. Like I said earlier - I went through the same shit, just trying to remeber what I did to correct the problem.
Let me give it some more thought. Like I said earlier - I went through the same shit, just trying to remeber what I did to correct the problem.
Stupid question - - - Do you have a full tank of gas?
Not to familiar with the Husky, is it a one piece tank or split?
Not to familiar with the Husky, is it a one piece tank or split?