Starter Relay Works... No Start?

[Nick.]

that could be the reason why my pump would run ALOT every time I turned the key. It's only supposed to fun until the bowls are full right?

 

[one2dmax]

Correct, about 3-4 turns of the key off and on and it should slow down and stop.

Sean

 

[Nick.]

well, NOW i got gas! Too much me thinks or my floats are a little sticky and they are stuck open. I just put the pump back together and back in the bike. It still clicks but i start hearing some gurgles and then smell the gas!

 

[tugla]

well, NOW i got gas! Too much me thinks or my floats are a little sticky and they are stuck open. I just put the pump back together and back in the bike. It still clicks but i start hearing some gurgles and then smell the gas!

good stuff man unk: now that the bowls are seeing gas, i bet the floats are sticky from being soo dry for soo long. tap them with the mallet and keep doing it while she runs, might get lucky and they unstick.

 

[Nick.]

i really think she's getting gas... ohhh yea lots of gas.

I think my floats are stuck down like i said before

 

[one2dmax]

Rubber mallet time. Tap the carbs a few times while it's running and see if that jars them loose.

Sean

 

[Nick.]

well, i pounded on them and unsticing is a no go. I'll have to pull the bowl and wiggle them around

 

[satariel666]

Dude! Dont mess with wires lying around while you have spiled gasolinie on the floor! One little spark from those starting wires...

You wanna BIG BANG?

 

[Nick.]

they were off don't worry

 

[satariel666]

I bealive you but still, be carefull.

 

[Nick.]

I'm putting her back together today cosmetically. I'm gonna do the carbs saturday. Tomorrow I have a paper to write and a police ride along to schedule so I figure I'll do it the day I'll be dirty anyway, changing brake drums on anya's (my girlfriend) car

 

[Nick.]

in my cosmetic reconstruction I found this!

It's a long black wire that says Hoosier wire with a white wrap on a portion with a plus on it. It goes under the.... positive (+?) cable on the battery. It wasn't connected to anything. Anyone know what it's for / where it goes?

The two wires coming off the bottom of the terminal are a part of the wire running to the connector.

There's the plus on it

It's about a foot and a half or so long

That's the connector on it.

Any ideas?

 

[satariel666]

Hmmm i do not hove those and i see this first in my life.

I think it can be suply for something like alarm, immobiliser or heated hand grips...

 

[tugla]

almost looks like P/O might have had it rigged up for a battary tender or charger, quick connect. Is the other wire on that connector hooked up to a ground or the neg of batt??? if it is im sure thats what it is.

 

[jedi-]

almost looks like P/O might have had it rigged up for a battary tender or charger, quick connect. Is the other wire on that connector hooked up to a ground or the neg of batt??? if it is im sure thats what it is.

Yeah, me thinks it's a battery tender socket

 

[one2dmax]

Looks exactly like the battery tenders I sell. Quick connect.

Sean

 

[Nick.]

ah alrighty so it's nothing important, i should look for a tender, those are handy

 

[wheeliepup]

No one mentioned having a FULLY charged battery!!! If it is weak, it might have enough juice to make it click, but not enough cranking amps to turn it over. Cheap fix too!!

 

[one2dmax]

I do have the tenders on sale occassionally. Somewhere between $25-$40 and up depending on the unit.

Sean

 

[Nick.]

No one mentioned having a FULLY charged battery!!! If it is weak, it might have enough juice to make it click, but not enough cranking amps to turn it over. Cheap fix too!!

a little slow on the response there, the solenoid has been diagnosed as the problem. If it didn't have enough cranking amps or whatever while it was hooked to jumper cables then there's something else that's wrong