Charging a battery - Page 2

tomtom7 · 06-30-2010, 11:23 PM

Forgot to mention that I also tried:
4. choke full, choke medium, no choke

blaine · 07-01-2010, 12:08 AM

Sounds to me like it is flooded,Leave it on the charger till morning than try to start.If It still wont start you may need to take spark plug out and dry it off or install a new one.

tomtom7 · 07-01-2010, 01:15 AM

Will do. Thanks Blaine. Love the rock on smiley btw.

tomtom7 · 07-01-2010, 01:17 AM

Oh sorry, one more thing. If it is flooded, what choke, prime, throttle combination should I try for my first attempt at starting it?

Water Warrior 2 · 07-01-2010, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by tomtom7

Oh sorry, one more thing. If it is flooded, what choke, prime, throttle combination should I try for my first attempt at starting it?

I would think the normal starting procedure would work.

Easy Rider · 07-01-2010, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Water Warrior

I would think the normal starting procedure would work.

Which is: 1/2 to 3/4 choke and do NOT touch the throttle until it actually fires.
Since you "primed" it yesterday, no need to repeat that.

tomtom7 · 07-01-2010, 05:34 PM

She's back up and running. Thank you all so much for your help!! The silver lining on this mechanical trouble is that now I know how to charge and tend a battery, and replace a spark plug if needed (wasn't needed in this case but I took it out and checked it out just in case). Gogo gz250's!

blaine · 07-01-2010, 06:16 PM

Excellent.Good luck.Ride safe.

Easy Rider · 07-01-2010, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by tomtom7

The silver lining on this mechanical trouble is that now I know how to charge and tend a battery, ........

What exactly did you do (the spark plug we already know about) ??

What's your plan of attack for the future ??

tomtom7 · 07-01-2010, 07:16 PM

I fully charged the battery again (had to remove it since I don't have an outlet in my apartment garage) and took out the spark plug to see if it was wet/fouled. Did a spark test (as per your directions on another post) as well. This morning it started with no prime, no throttle, and full choke. I tried to back off the choke, but the bike stalled when I did that. I had to keep the choke on pretty high for a while (I read that that's bad, but it was either that or stall). I started riding it around in 1st gear while reducing the choke as it warmed up.

I think the primary issue was a depleted battery and a flooded engine due to my repeated attempts to prime and start .

Plan of attack: Purchased Battery Tender and will use during extended storage. Using gumout for the next few tanks of gas. Going to learn about lubrication methods next.

06-30-2010, 11:23 PM	#11
tomtom7 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 21	Re: Charging a battery Forgot to mention that I also tried: 4. choke full, choke medium, no choke Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-01-2010, 12:08 AM	#12
blaine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: P.E.I. Canada Posts: 3,784	Re: Charging a battery Sounds to me like it is flooded,Leave it on the charger till morning than try to start.If It still wont start you may need to take spark plug out and dry it off or install a new one. __________________ If at first you do succeed, try not to look surprised.
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07-01-2010, 01:15 AM	#13
tomtom7 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 21	Re: Charging a battery Will do. Thanks Blaine. Love the rock on smiley btw. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-01-2010, 01:17 AM	#14
tomtom7 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 21	Re: Charging a battery Oh sorry, one more thing. If it is flooded, what choke, prime, throttle combination should I try for my first attempt at starting it?
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07-01-2010, 05:34 PM	#17
tomtom7 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 21	Re: Charging a battery She's back up and running. Thank you all so much for your help!! The silver lining on this mechanical trouble is that now I know how to charge and tend a battery, and replace a spark plug if needed (wasn't needed in this case but I took it out and checked it out just in case). Gogo gz250's!
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07-01-2010, 06:16 PM	#18
blaine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: P.E.I. Canada Posts: 3,784	Re: Charging a battery Excellent.Good luck.Ride safe. __________________ If at first you do succeed, try not to look surprised.
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07-01-2010, 07:16 PM	#20
tomtom7 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 21	Re: Charging a battery I fully charged the battery again (had to remove it since I don't have an outlet in my apartment garage) and took out the spark plug to see if it was wet/fouled. Did a spark test (as per your directions on another post) as well. This morning it started with no prime, no throttle, and full choke. I tried to back off the choke, but the bike stalled when I did that. I had to keep the choke on pretty high for a while (I read that that's bad, but it was either that or stall). I started riding it around in 1st gear while reducing the choke as it warmed up. I think the primary issue was a depleted battery and a flooded engine due to my repeated attempts to prime and start . Plan of attack: Purchased Battery Tender and will use during extended storage. Using gumout for the next few tanks of gas. Going to learn about lubrication methods next.
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