Forum: Troubleshooting
06-04-2009, 12:40 AM
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Re: HOT HOT engine
If you take a look at the manual on page 2-19, it outlines how you can do an oil pressure check on your motor. If you're afraid you're not getting proper oil circulation, that would probably be a...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-30-2009, 03:57 PM
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-30-2009, 02:26 PM
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Re: Help! Bike cranks fine but won't start.
Petcock set to Prime.
Fuel will drain from the bottom of the float if I open the screw.
Here's my thinking on the fuel issue, and if this isn't correct, please correct me. Whether or not the...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-30-2009, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 50
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Re: Help! Bike cranks fine but won't start.
You're correct, Easy. With a multimeter set on diode testing, you're essentially putting a small charge to one end of the diode and checking the voltage drop at the other end.
Check out this site...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-29-2009, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 50
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Re: Help! Bike cranks fine but won't start.
Yeah, that manual can be nice a specific in some places, and vague and incomprehensible in others. I tested the ignitor by removing it from the bike and checking the volts between the terminals...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-29-2009, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 50
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Re: Help! Bike cranks fine but won't start.
Well, I went through the testing procedure on the ignitor and I'm not sure what to make of the results. Of the 56 possible terminal testing combinations (as seen in the chart on page 6-21 of the...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-28-2009, 11:38 PM
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Replies: 50
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Re: Help! Bike cranks fine but won't start.
Yeah, you guys are probably right. I just can't bring myself to take it to the shop. It makes me feel like less of a man. :biggrin:
Anyway, for what it's worth, I'm still going to test the...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-28-2009, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 50
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Re: Help! Bike cranks fine but won't start.
I'm trying to find my Tester. I want to have this ignitor checked tonight. The testing seems simple enough.
Several suggestions have been made that you didn't respond to.....like have you tried...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-28-2009, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 8,189
Re: Help! Bike cranks fine but won't start.
Okay I finally got my compression gauge 12mm adapter. Here's the results...
I did several tests and on each one I got the exact same reading; it would top out and hold at 149psi (just over a...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-21-2009, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 50
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Re: Help! Bike cranks fine but won't start.
Well, someone also told me that spraying too much starter fluid into the motor can wash the cylinder clean as well and possibably have a negative effect on the rings. But I've got the bike project...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-20-2009, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 50
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Re: Help! Bike cranks fine but won't start.
That's actually not that silly at all. It's excatlly what my friend told me to do. He said he's seen bikes with low compression that wouldn't start on the starter but would start and run (not that...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-20-2009, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 8,189
Re: Help! Bike cranks fine but won't start.
Well, they're all good suggestions, but all to no avail. I'm very close to declaring this bike dead on arrival. I've changed the oil again, and this time it was only filled to the proper level...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-19-2009, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 50
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Re: Help! Bike cranks fine but won't start.
Well, I have a lot of stuff to check out here. First, I’m sure it’s not the kill switch. My bike won’t crank over if it’s turned off. Second, 55 bucks isn’t a bad price for that ignitor....
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-19-2009, 01:50 AM
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Replies: 50
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-19-2009, 01:39 AM
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Re: Help! Bike cranks fine but won't start.
Yeah, I'm thinking I'm going to have to walk through several of these pages in chapter 6. This electrical stuff is not my cup of tea, but I should be able to get though it. I'm going to test the...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-19-2009, 12:52 AM
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Replies: 50
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Re: Help! Bike cranks fine but won't start.
Honestly, when I had the carb apart, I just did the normal dissemble, clean, reassemble. I'm going to look through the forum to see if I can find a really good carb cleaning how-to. I'll take a...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-19-2009, 12:49 AM
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Replies: 50
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-19-2009, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 50
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Re: Help! Bike cranks fine but won't start.
No, just the plug. I was thinking about changing the wire and the coil, but I'm not sure why it would be necessary if I'm already getting spark? Can you buy just the plug wire for this bike? I...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-19-2009, 12:40 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 8,189
Re: Help! Bike cranks fine but won't start.
I've had the petcock in PRI (prime) and ON most of the time. After I redid the carb, I left the petcock in PRI for awhile to get the carb refueled. I say it's getting fuel for two reasons. First,...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-18-2009, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 50
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Help! Bike cranks fine but won't start.
Okay, I'm new to the forum and to the Suzuki GZ250. I just picked up a 2000 GZ250 with 12K miles a couple of weeks ago and I still can't get it running. The guy I bought it from told me it was...
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