Starting up a stored 87 Wing

[toytender01]

Take the petcock off the tank and clean the screens on the inside of the petcock. you have to check both the main and the reserve positions.

 

[carl62cycles]

Let me get this clear. Battery is still dead. Your dragging it around in gear with the plugs out. Your fuel line is plugged and you still are trying to start it?
Clear the fuel line, charge the battery - fully. Have you considered a few beers and a bit less caffeine?

:smilie_happy: :smilie_happy: :smilie_happy:

 

[carl62cycles]

Let me get this clear. Battery is still dead. Your dragging it around in gear with the plugs out. Your fuel line is plugged and you still are trying to start it?
Clear the fuel line, charge the battery - fully. Have you considered a few beers and a bit less caffeine?

Haha i guess i do drink lots of coffee! But i just drained the tank (mostly, 2 2-liters of gas) and everytime after a few moments of draining the petcock would get plugged (on the inside of the tank, not the petcock itself) we looked at the gas and there was a blob of water but not much sediment in it. Im gonna try draining the tank all the way in the morning as best as i can and maybe if its not too wet run my vacuum (its a damn good vacuum) in the tank and suck up any ick in there. But yeah now the batterys charged and when i clear the petcock, should i take the plugs out again and try and turn over the engine or do you think its good? After i turned over the motor with the plugs out and after i cleared the fuel line temporarily the bike kinda sorta sounded like it wanted to turn over. Before when i hit the starter it did a vrum, vrumvrum, vrum. Now with some gas going to hit its a constant sound and the cylinders are firing but it seems kinda starved for gas (right, answer my own question duh but). The gas thing, when i was draining it: With the cap tightly screwed on, i had to blow into the petcock to get it to drain for a bit, then repeat (my shirt, face and pavement testify that gas came out) with the cap off though, no matter how much i blew into the petcock (ha ha i sense a joke here) no gas would come out, id just here it bubbling in the tank.
Any suggestions for me when it hits 0light30?
Thankyou!

Go for a total cleaning of that tank,get the water blob out.Not much sediment is still sediment and you can't afford to let any sediment get into your carbs :nea: what brand battery did you buy for 200 bucks :headscratch:

 

[dan filipi]

Agreed, clean that tank out so you get the fuel flowing good.

 

[bk2valve]

For goodness sake don't use a vacuum to suck out a fuel tank....those fumes will ignite and blow the motor of your vacuum apart.......seriously.....
Brian in NM

 

[slabghost]

+1 on clearing the sediment out and the petcock screens. If your vac isn't pneumatic don't go near the bike with it. Better your wife slap you with a heavy skillet.The pain leaves sooner. :hihihi:

 

[Basimpo1]

Ok thats a healthy No on the vacuum, the brand battery i bought was interstate ( the shop sold it to me, i wanted to just go get a 60-80 dollar walmart brand) so ill take that petcock off today and knock it out! Woohoo!

 

[dan filipi]

Bas, just take it slow one step at a time.
We don't want anyone getting hurt.

Take logical steps clearing gas flow.
Once you have that done we can move onto the starter issue.
And don't hesitate to ask here all along, we're happy to help.

 

[Basimpo1]

Bas, just take it slow one step at a time.
We don't want anyone getting hurt.

Take logical steps clearing gas flow.
Once you have that done we can move onto the starter issue.
And don't hesitate to ask here all along, we're happy to help.

I already love you guys

 

[carl62cycles]

For goodness sake don't use a vacuum to suck out a fuel tank....those fumes will ignite and blow the motor of your vacuum apart.......seriously.....
Brian in NM

You will be hearing vrum vrumvrum vrum on the vacuum also....Or just a one big VRUM :shock: :smilie_happy: :smilie_happy:

 

[carl62cycles]

+1 on clearing the sediment out and the petcock screens. If your vac isn't pneumatic don't go near the bike with it. Better your wife slap you with a heavy skillet.The pain leaves sooner. :hihihi:

:smilie_happy: :smilie_happy: :smilie_happy: :smilie_happy:

 

[carl62cycles]

Bas, just take it slow one step at a time.
We don't want anyone getting hurt.

Take logical steps clearing gas flow.
Once you have that done we can move onto the starter issue.
And don't hesitate to ask here all along, we're happy to help.

I already love you guys

We love you too.... be careful opcorn:

 

[bk2valve]

We love you too.... be careful opcorn:

Yeppers.... :salute:
Brian

 

[Basimpo1]

Ok i took my petcock off today finally and there was no screen...so i put some seafoam in the tank and about a gallon of gas. Going to see here in a little bit if itll start up...

 

[Basimpo1]

Still couldnt start it up but it started to look like the pump wasnt working because of the starter relay connection to the battery (wiggled it and the fuel pump jumped like crazy) the battery was drained from trying to start it and so i put it back on the tender and the tender isnt even registering the battery and the voltmeter is reading the battery at .60 mV. Joy so it looks like i need a new battery

 

[carl62cycles]

Still couldnt start it up but it started to look like the pump wasnt working because of the starter relay connection to the battery (wiggled it and the fuel pump jumped like crazy) the battery was drained from trying to start it and so i put it back on the tender and the tender isnt even registering the battery and the voltmeter is reading the battery at .60 mV. Joy so it looks like i need a new battery

I would suggest charging the battery and testing its condition also checking if it can hold a charge.It is a brand name battery so probably it's not shot yet.

 

[Basimpo1]

Still couldnt start it up but it started to look like the pump wasnt working because of the starter relay connection to the battery (wiggled it and the fuel pump jumped like crazy) the battery was drained from trying to start it and so i put it back on the tender and the tender isnt even registering the battery and the voltmeter is reading the battery at .60 mV. Joy so it looks like i need a new battery

I would suggest charging the battery and testing its condition also checking if it can hold a charge.It is a brand name battery so probably it's not shot yet.

The battery charger i have wont even acknowledge its existence. I used both the aligator clips and the "permanent" connectors, double checked my connections re-reread the directions and got nada. Then i switched the charger onto another motorcycle battery and it detected and started charging that one. And also the terminals arnt covered in corrosion or anything.

 

[joedrum]

must be broken battery...that more than dead

 

[cyborg]

.6mv sounds like a dead open battery. it will not come back. get a new one and continue on. if you have a good one, use it for your testing

 

[toytender01]

Battries are very unpredictable. :music2: :head bang: They like slow low rate charges. They can be dammaged by such things as charging at high rates , leaving the charger(unless it ia a trickel charger) on all the time or charging with no,or low electrilight levels, also using tap water instead of distilled. Letting them sit for long periods of time with low electrolight levels can also ruin them as well as not keeping the electrolight levels up when you are riding. that covers every mistake I have made :smilie_happy: :smilie_happy: :smilie_happy: :smilie_happy: :smilie_happy: