Could any one tell me how to start my 400Ex in the cold? its full of fuel and I tried the choke but it wont start. Is there anything I can do that WON'T hurt it or make it run different.
2007-02-14 06:04:46 · 4 answers · asked by Hook 'em Horns 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
I put Stabil in it before i stored it so is not the gas. Thanks for the suggestion.
2007-02-14 10:23:10 · update #1
Well my buddy has an 05 honda 400ex and his is very cold natured. The other day we tried to crank it and it had a hard time cranking and it was only like 40 degrees. So after riding he put it up in his shed and left a shop light on the motor to keep it sorta warm and yesterday i went over to chill with him and we fired it up with no problem. and it was much colder than 40 degrees. If any thing else try this, it may work.. i hope it helps, good luck.
2007-02-14 12:09:10 · answer #1 · answered by SPEEDY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It happens to me, and I drive an '07 Toyota.... three times! Apparently during cold weather, your transmission froze, so to unfreeze it you need to create a spark... you don't have to jump cable with another car but if you hook the jump cable to your battery and touch the other end of your jump cable together, it will create a spark and voila, your engine will work again! If you don't have a jump cable, here's a longer process to start your car... make sure you put your emergency break off, and your lights are on "door" (you know, when you leave your door open, the lights comes on?)...yeah that switch. Leave the door open for about ten minutes or maybe even less... meanwhile, step on the break while you turn your keys in the ignition. Repeat these steps till your car starts. After about a long while, your car will start again
2016-05-23 22:43:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume that it may have been awhile since you had it started last time??? Try this, open the drain screw on the bottom of the carb float bowl and drain out about 1/2 cup of gas. The gas in float bowls goes stale real fast, drain the bowl let some fresh gas from the tank flow in and try to restart. I see this problem time after time in the spring when people pull their bikes out from winter storage. If you have been cranking on it for awhile you may need to put in a dry plug, be careful, the plugs on those things are kinda difficult to get at.
2007-02-14 08:10:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
speedy's right ex's are just inherently cold blooded. I start mine with the choke lever all the way forward and with 1/4 throttle until it idles (takes several tries) then you can gradually use less choke. Don't ride it away until you can feel some heat building up in the cylinder.
oh and try turning up the idle a tad sometimes they need more fuel/air in the cold
2007-02-14 23:44:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋