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4 WHEELER WON'T "TURN OVER"..........
Posted on 5/2/11 at 7:56 pm
Posted on 5/2/11 at 7:56 pm
Who does good work on 4 wheelers in the Baton Rouge area?
I don't know shite about carbeurators/gumming up/taking the off, etc.
I need some help doing this.
Any suggestions or contacts?
I don't know shite about carbeurators/gumming up/taking the off, etc.
I need some help doing this.
Any suggestions or contacts?
This post was edited on 5/2/11 at 9:05 pm
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Posted on 5/2/11 at 8:32 pm to WAR TIGER
quote:What does it do when you turn the key on and press the button. You DID turn the key on didn't you?
I don't know shite about carbeurators/gumming up/taking the off, etc.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 8:49 pm to Geauxtiga
YES!! I guess you would say that it cranks but won't turn over.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 8:52 pm to WAR TIGER
quote:No silly, "It turns over but it doesn't crank".
I guess you would say that it cranks but won't turn over.
So now we know the battery is good. Spark plug fouled?
also, maybe someone can tell you if you can spray some ether in the carb.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 9:01 pm to Geauxtiga
shite, I'm almost willing to give up my man card over this. I have exposed my ignorance.
I put in a new battery. I also replaced a blown fuse.
A neighbor told me the carb. was gummed up. But I don't even know what that shite means. Does gasoline really 'gum' up?
I feel so stupid right now, and I can't stop!
I put in a new battery. I also replaced a blown fuse.
A neighbor told me the carb. was gummed up. But I don't even know what that shite means. Does gasoline really 'gum' up?
I feel so stupid right now, and I can't stop!
Posted on 5/2/11 at 9:04 pm to WAR TIGER
quote:
almost willing to give up my man card
I think you gave it up with this
quote:
the carb. was gummed up. But I don't even know what that shite means
But anywho, yes gasoline will "gun up" if it sets for a long time. If that was the case, it would probably fire at least. Did you check the little red kill switch? Plenty of people put their bikes in the shop because the kill switch is off and they don't check it.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 9:06 pm to WAR TIGER
quote:Shew, don't feel stupid. Who are we to JUDGE here.
I feel so stupid right now, and I can't stop!
I am a TERRIBLE mechanic. The OB though, dude, we've gotten to the bottom of unsolved mysteries here; put people in remote parts of the world on fish; have helped many a man catch crabs *hehe*; there's not much that the OB cannot do. Help is on the way- check back tomorrow.
And yes, gas can gum up in a carb.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 9:06 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Ummm......
:wartigerrunstofindkillswitch:
:wartigerrunstofindkillswitch:
Posted on 5/2/11 at 9:07 pm to WAR TIGER
quote:
. Does gasoline really 'gum' up?
ethanol gas will...regular gas takes a while. Today I was reading about how ethanol is causing micro pitting in cylinders. The article said kiss goodbye the 200k miles on engines.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 9:09 pm to Prolate Spheroid
quote:Stabil...the OB often HIGHLY recommends it.
ethanol gas will...regular gas takes a while.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 9:10 pm to Geauxtiga
Thanks Geauxtiga.
Downshiftnfloorit, I will hold onto my man card since I have fought in a war n shite. I know guns, can train a hunting dog, can grow my own food, and even boxed while in Iraq.
But, I am on the edge this shite I am pulling tonight.
Downshiftnfloorit, I will hold onto my man card since I have fought in a war n shite. I know guns, can train a hunting dog, can grow my own food, and even boxed while in Iraq.
But, I am on the edge this shite I am pulling tonight.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 9:14 pm to Prolate Spheroid
Spheroid,
Good to know. Petroleum Engineer? Physics?
Good to know. Petroleum Engineer? Physics?
Posted on 5/2/11 at 9:14 pm to WAR TIGER
quote:You are top shelf in my book. Any man who can laugh at himself has to be very comfortable with his manhood.
I will hold onto my man card since I have fought in a war n shite. I know guns, can train a hunting dog, can grow my own food, and even boxed while in Iraq.
But, I am on the edge this shite I am pulling tonight.
You don't seem like you're lazy so I'm going to predict you are going to get that sucka running with some help from some of our experts (who must still be out fishin tonight).
Posted on 5/2/11 at 9:16 pm to WAR TIGER
quote:Holiday Inn.
Spheroid,
Good to know. Petroleum Engineer? Physics?
Posted on 5/2/11 at 9:21 pm to Geauxtiga
I have a little free time coming next week. I'm gonna rock this bitch!!!
I will keep you posted on how this progresses. Maybe it is just time I buck up and learn something new.
:wartigerprayshedoesntdestroyhis4wheeler:
I will keep you posted on how this progresses. Maybe it is just time I buck up and learn something new.
:wartigerprayshedoesntdestroyhis4wheeler:
Posted on 5/2/11 at 9:25 pm to WAR TIGER
quote:
, I will hold onto my man card since I have fought in a war n shite.
Got mad respect for ya man. Couldn't pass that opportunity up though.
If the kill switch on the handlebars isn't the prob and it still doesn't crank, there's a few more very easy things you can check before you put it in the shop.
Check the spark plug. Take it out and the end shouldn't look all burnt up n nasty and there shouldn't be chuncks of stuff on the end. If it looks bad, replace it and try again. If that isn't the problem, you can buy a can of carb and choke cleaner, squirt it into the fuel line at the little on/off valve. That'll get the crap outta the carb and probably get it runnin again. Try that stuff and see where you get.
ETA: I can pretty much promise you that it's something simple and you can fix it yourself if you're willing to spend some time figuring out how all that shite works.
This post was edited on 5/2/11 at 9:30 pm
Posted on 5/2/11 at 9:42 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I'm taking notes.
I will try these things in progression on Monday.
As for war. Thanks. I have been back for a few years, but if you run into anybody during the next year who is in Afghan right now.....buy their arse a beer!!!
I will try these things in progression on Monday.
As for war. Thanks. I have been back for a few years, but if you run into anybody during the next year who is in Afghan right now.....buy their arse a beer!!!
Posted on 5/2/11 at 9:49 pm to WAR TIGER
there is usually also a fuel switch make sure the fuel is on.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 9:49 pm to WAR TIGER
agree totally with what the others said...yes, gasoline can "spoil"...it literally doesn't even smell like gasoline any more when it happens...
if you want to check the firing, take the spark plug out and plug the wire back onto it...let the plug rest on the metal engine and hit the starter....as the motor spins over, you should see a spark jumping across the gap....my guess is that this will not be the problem, but if it is firing, you have basically narrowed the problem to a fuel problem...
if you want to check the firing, take the spark plug out and plug the wire back onto it...let the plug rest on the metal engine and hit the starter....as the motor spins over, you should see a spark jumping across the gap....my guess is that this will not be the problem, but if it is firing, you have basically narrowed the problem to a fuel problem...
Posted on 5/2/11 at 9:54 pm to WAR TIGER
quote:Please do and you'll find it VERY rewarding. You will be able to go to coffee and say *in deep manyly voice* I finally got ma dam bike running again but not before cleaned battry connections, charged 'em up, checked spark plugs, (more to come).
I have a little free time coming next week. I'm gonna rock this bitch!!!
I will keep you posted on how this progresses. Maybe it is just time I buck up and learn something new.
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