• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

First Start Since 2008

  • Thread starter Thread starter TheYukbob
  • Start date Start date
TheYukbob said:
Alright I tried between 2.5 and 3.5 turns out and now it won't even start. Though that may be because it's 45?F outside where I am?
Click to expand...

It was 57 this morning... ya shoulda started working on it sooner- lol .... that cold front cooled things off today, didn't it?

Will it start with the choke on? And are you adjusting the idle speed or idle mixture screws?
 
Oh yeah it cooled down fast, I was watching co-workers reactions as they walked out the door!

And no, it won't start with choke on or off.

The idle speed is set pretty low and the idle mixture screws are currently 2.5 turns out on each carb. I'll try to start it with a higher idle speed than what I previously had tomorrow afternoon as my workshop is next to my neighbors bedroom.

EDIT: Tomorrow isn't getting above 50?F either so maybe I'll wait...
 
Last edited:
Mine will start within a few seconds even at freezing... but that's usually all I will do with it when its that cold out. lol
 
Thanks for your help, I'll post back here when I try and start it again when it's warmer out.
 
Usually valve lash being too tight will make them hard to start when the engine is cool... and dang near impossible to start when the motor is real cold (like right now). I kinda skimmed through your posts but I didn't see if you had adjusted them or not.
I'm just throwing out some ideas... but it kinda sounds like you may have a vacuum leak somewhere. It may explain why you have the idle screws out that far and the fast idle even with the idle speed turned way down.
 
The only things that I can think of from the top of my head that will cause that sort of revving at startup are a massive air leak, the idle set too high, a bound up cable, or a stuck throttle rod. The binding cable is a weird one, as it can appear to have slack at the throttle tube, but bind below the mounting bracket. Sometimes when pulling the carbs, that bracket gets bent; a relatively minor change in angle can have a pretty big impact.

I couldn't see in the video, but do you have the airbox installed?
 
TxGSrider said:
Usually valve lash being too tight will make them hard to start when the engine is cool... and dang near impossible to start when the motor is real cold (like right now). I kinda skimmed through your posts but I didn't see if you had adjusted them or not.
I'm just throwing out some ideas... but it kinda sounds like you may have a vacuum leak somewhere. It may explain why you have the idle screws out that far and the fast idle even with the idle speed turned way down.
Click to expand...

I'm about to replace the camshaft cover gasket due to it leaking and thought about checking the valve lash then, but the bike only has 2130 miles on it, should I still check them?
 
Last edited:
BigD_83 said:
The only things that I can think of from the top of my head that will cause that sort of revving at startup are a massive air leak, the idle set too high, a bound up cable, or a stuck throttle rod. The binding cable is a weird one, as it can appear to have slack at the throttle tube, but bind below the mounting bracket. Sometimes when pulling the carbs, that bracket gets bent; a relatively minor change in angle can have a pretty big impact.

I couldn't see in the video, but do you have the airbox installed?
Click to expand...

Where I was checking for slack in the throttle cable was at the carbs, not the throttle tube, but thanks for that suggestion. I know an air leak is the most common issue but the intake boots and orings and are brand new.

And yes, I do have the airbox installed with a filter, but it's not oiled. Is oiling it really that important?
 
Alright I made some decisions on what to do now that the bike won't even start anymore, first check the valves when the new gasket comes in, second I'll wait till it gets warmer outside because I checked the block temperature with an infrared temp gun and it reads 35-36?F all over the engine.
 
Last edited:
TheYukbob said:
Alright I made some decisions on what to do now that the bike won't even start anymore, first check the valves when the new gasket comes in, second I'll wait till it gets warmer outside because I checked the block temperature with an infrared temp gun and it reads 35-36?F all over the engine.
Click to expand...

That is probably a good idea sir.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top