Ok I stored my Wing in August I drove it into storage, about a month after that i started it up fine then it sat for 3 months, and now i cant get it to turn over. Im thinking maybe if i drain the carbs and the tank and refuel with a high octane gas (I know that my Wing runs better on the lower octane stuff) and maybe some seafoam.
So far ive put seafoam into the current tank of old gas and tried starting her up. Im fairly confident that the fuel pump works and just to double check i made sure it turned over (or whatever it does in its mysterious casing) when i hit the starter button. The bikes in nuetral, the on/off switch is in the correct position, the fuel petcock is in the on position and ive both opened the gastank and left it shut when starting. (After sitting for a while or after falling over ive learned to open the cap) The battery IS dead, but ive been jumping it with a car (Not the brightest i know, but its worked before and i dont want to go out and buy a new battery after i got scammed into buying a 200 dollar battery for my Wing and its barely 12 months old.) Its dead because i installed a radio system with an alarm feature so the 3 months it sat untended let it drain out. Nothing i dont think some 3 dollar battery acid cant fix. When i hit the starter i hear the starter turn over healthily.
What i dont hear is the engine crank.
So what im thinking about doing tomorrow is:
Drain the carbs
Drain the tank
Give it a push around the neighborhood in third or 2nd gear as if im trying to bump start (not to start it, but to loosen the engine up)
Get new high octane gas
Put seafoam in the tank
Check and make sure fuel is actually coming out of the petcock
Cuss up a storm
Some issues i anticipate:
Im not 100% sure how to drain the carbs. I think i found the flat head bronze colored drain screws right inbetween the 2 air manifolds on either side, but im also afraid those are like pilot screws or something. Could someone maybe post a picture of their 1200 or even 1100's carb drain screws? Id really appreciate it
Im not sure the choke cable works. When i use it i get no resistance like you would expect and i think this is from the shop in augusta screwing it up. Id be happy to hear the bike want to turn over and cant because of a less rich fuel/air mixture than not turn over at all.
Thats about it i believe. Im trying to avoid taking the bike apart and removing the carbs and rebuilding them im hoping because it only sat a couple of months this time instead of 4 years that the solution will be easier. Any pictures or helpful hints would be EXTREMELY appreciated. Thankyou for you time
Merry Christmas!
So far ive put seafoam into the current tank of old gas and tried starting her up. Im fairly confident that the fuel pump works and just to double check i made sure it turned over (or whatever it does in its mysterious casing) when i hit the starter button. The bikes in nuetral, the on/off switch is in the correct position, the fuel petcock is in the on position and ive both opened the gastank and left it shut when starting. (After sitting for a while or after falling over ive learned to open the cap) The battery IS dead, but ive been jumping it with a car (Not the brightest i know, but its worked before and i dont want to go out and buy a new battery after i got scammed into buying a 200 dollar battery for my Wing and its barely 12 months old.) Its dead because i installed a radio system with an alarm feature so the 3 months it sat untended let it drain out. Nothing i dont think some 3 dollar battery acid cant fix. When i hit the starter i hear the starter turn over healthily.
What i dont hear is the engine crank.
So what im thinking about doing tomorrow is:
Drain the carbs
Drain the tank
Give it a push around the neighborhood in third or 2nd gear as if im trying to bump start (not to start it, but to loosen the engine up)
Get new high octane gas
Put seafoam in the tank
Check and make sure fuel is actually coming out of the petcock
Cuss up a storm
Some issues i anticipate:
Im not 100% sure how to drain the carbs. I think i found the flat head bronze colored drain screws right inbetween the 2 air manifolds on either side, but im also afraid those are like pilot screws or something. Could someone maybe post a picture of their 1200 or even 1100's carb drain screws? Id really appreciate it
Im not sure the choke cable works. When i use it i get no resistance like you would expect and i think this is from the shop in augusta screwing it up. Id be happy to hear the bike want to turn over and cant because of a less rich fuel/air mixture than not turn over at all.
Thats about it i believe. Im trying to avoid taking the bike apart and removing the carbs and rebuilding them im hoping because it only sat a couple of months this time instead of 4 years that the solution will be easier. Any pictures or helpful hints would be EXTREMELY appreciated. Thankyou for you time
Merry Christmas!
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