i have a 88 kawasaki ninja. I cant get it to start on its own. if i spray it with starting fluid it will start but wont stay running. Any ideas.
2007-06-03 12:56:46 · 7 answers · asked by alvin a 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
You could have a lack of fuel getting to the carb. Plugged gas tank vent, plugged inline filter or screen in petcock, plugged line, etc.
Or, if the bike's been setting a while without the gas being drained, your idle jet(s) could be plugged up.
Your description (starts with starter fluid, dies after fluid is used up) sounds exactly like what my buddy's bike did.
I had to remove float bowls, find and remove idle jet, pluck a bristle from a medium sized wire brush, use the bristle like a drill bit to puncture through the varnish plugging the jet, clean it out, reinstall, and was good to go.
2007-06-03 17:03:03 · answer #1 · answered by strech 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what you describe, there is no fuel reaching the cylinders, or an incorrect mixture is reaching the cylinders.
First check to see if there is any fuel reaching the carburetors from the tank by loosening the carb bowls drain screws and checking to see if gas leaks out.
If there is no gas in the bowls, then there is an obstruction in your fuel line, a clogged fuel filter, or the petcock is clogged.
If there is gas to the bowls then crank the engine a bit and remove a spark plug and see if it is wet with gas. If it is wet then the mixture is incorrect (possibly there is a vacuum leak...a common place for a vacuum leak is the rubber boots which connect the carbs to the engine inlet area, but there are other areas also depending on the type of bike you have...a service manual would be of assistance with vacuum diagnoses.)
If gas is reaching the bowls and yet no gas is reaching the cylinders, then you may have a jet problem within the carbs. You will need to disassemble the carbs and clean the jets.
These are the most common checkpoints, but there are other, less common causes for your problem. In that case, the purchase of a service manual would be a good investment.
2007-06-03 17:38:39 · answer #2 · answered by Wyoming Rider 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Motorcycles shouldn't start on their own. You should kick them, or use a starter button.
Seriously, though -- it's not getting gas. Check the petcock, the fuel tank cap vent, fuel filter, lines. If you're getting good flow to the carb (the gas isn't old, is it?), then you've got spooge in the carb float bowl or the jets.
2007-06-03 14:35:41 · answer #3 · answered by Yesugi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like ou have a fuel delivery problem or a vacuum leak some where. I just had one that did the like, I removed the carburetor and a small peace of trash was on the reed holding it open, I cleaned it and not it starts the first time. Good Luck and GOD Bless
2007-06-03 13:06:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-25 19:55:20 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fuel or spark ... is the problem.. Id start by cleaning the carbies...& checking the float hight..
2007-06-03 13:07:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
gas not goring to the carburetor
2007-06-03 13:05:36 · answer #7 · answered by jean b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋