No start/fuel issues
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 8:25 am
Good Afternoon,
I have combed through the forum with the intention of not creating a new thread, however I was obviously unsuccessful.
I have a 1995 VS1400 that starts beautifully most of the time until recently when I put it in storage. Prior to my time away I ran the bike on ethanol free fuel and then drained it via the forward and after bowl drains on the carbs. The issue is now that I cannot start the bike and I think its a fuel issue for the following reasons.
Signs:
1. I can drain the rear bowl after my attempts (tells me fuel is getting to the rear carb)
2. I can smell fuel in the rear cylinder's exhaust.
3. Using a little starter fluid I can kick the bike over a few times. (ignition must be fine)
4. I don't get anything from the drain in the front carb. (fuel isn't making its way up to the forward carb)
5. inter carb fuel line is clear.
6. pump sounds good (as in it clicks when I try to prime)
I took the front carb off and opened up the bowl, both jets are clear of any debris and the float was moving correctly.. (I mean it as moving freely at least)
I took the fuel line off and made sure she was free of any obstruction, I tested the pump with the line off and got a bit of gas out of the rear carb's fuel line (the fuel outlet from the rear carb.) From what I can tell there is no reason why gas isn't making it from the rear carb to the front carb unless the pressure isn't high enough to properly fuel the front carb. New fuel pump? There are not any kinks in the fuel line.
I need help with what might be a good next step. Could the pump be a little gummed up and not running at 100%? Why wont the bike at least try and start if I am getting fuel to the rear carb? This is fresh ethanol free fuel. Is there another part of the carb that may be prone to building up obstructions other then the float bowl and jets? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.
I have combed through the forum with the intention of not creating a new thread, however I was obviously unsuccessful.
I have a 1995 VS1400 that starts beautifully most of the time until recently when I put it in storage. Prior to my time away I ran the bike on ethanol free fuel and then drained it via the forward and after bowl drains on the carbs. The issue is now that I cannot start the bike and I think its a fuel issue for the following reasons.
Signs:
1. I can drain the rear bowl after my attempts (tells me fuel is getting to the rear carb)
2. I can smell fuel in the rear cylinder's exhaust.
3. Using a little starter fluid I can kick the bike over a few times. (ignition must be fine)
4. I don't get anything from the drain in the front carb. (fuel isn't making its way up to the forward carb)
5. inter carb fuel line is clear.
6. pump sounds good (as in it clicks when I try to prime)
I took the front carb off and opened up the bowl, both jets are clear of any debris and the float was moving correctly.. (I mean it as moving freely at least)
I took the fuel line off and made sure she was free of any obstruction, I tested the pump with the line off and got a bit of gas out of the rear carb's fuel line (the fuel outlet from the rear carb.) From what I can tell there is no reason why gas isn't making it from the rear carb to the front carb unless the pressure isn't high enough to properly fuel the front carb. New fuel pump? There are not any kinks in the fuel line.
I need help with what might be a good next step. Could the pump be a little gummed up and not running at 100%? Why wont the bike at least try and start if I am getting fuel to the rear carb? This is fresh ethanol free fuel. Is there another part of the carb that may be prone to building up obstructions other then the float bowl and jets? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.