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OK you lot, today at work I have got a Deauville on the ramp. It sparodically keeps cutting out. It does not cut out after a certain amount of miles, at a certain rev range /speed, in any particular traffic conditions or after any particular length of time.
It runs fine for 2-3 weeks, then without warning it "chugs" to a standstill. It will start up again and run happily after a 10 minute rest. Other times it apparently stops twice in 2 days.
I have checked the fuel pressure and output - 2.5psi and 1200ml / min, checked the compression hot and cold, checked the valve clearances, run it up for hours to check the coils are not failing when hot - resistance is within tolerance, put a scope on the fuel pump ECU feed - good, strong, regular peaks with no "tails" or outages to speak of.
It runs as sweet as a nut when it is running and I plan to take it for a long test run tommorrow. Any ideas before I do this?
I still feel it is a fuel problem.
2007-09-11 06:44:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Oh and the tank vent is not blocked. I have had this problem on another Deauville once and that was a U/S fuel pump. I have a genuine Honda manual on order from Lings, as my Autodata does not go into much detail on this bike, but does anyone know offhand how much current draw the pump should have, what should the measured fuel delivery pressure be and pump output per min.
I remember testing a Deauville some years ago with a fuel line pressure of around 2 psi which seems a shade low to me, but which makes me think the pump is fine, but without the official specs to hand I don't want to gamble with the prospect of replacing or not replacing the pump and for the fault to reoccur.
Especially tommorrow a long way from the workshop.
Oh and it is the carb model.
2007-09-11 06:54:15 · update #1
Oh and weather conditions do not affect it, so carb icing is off the menu.
2007-09-11 06:57:44 · update #2
Thank you Callum.
2007-09-11 08:47:56 · update #3
Did 220 miles and 5 full hours on it, without it missing a beat. Good job it's owned by a large fleet or the owner wouldn't be impressed with the labour charge.
2007-09-13 06:27:48 · update #4
well maybe its the fuel pipes you could have forgot to turn the fuel switch on (if you have one) or maybe its got a leak in the fuel pipes/tank
2007-09-11 08:12:44 · answer #1 · answered by callum w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll hazard a guess: anything loose in the tank? Possibly blocking the pickup? Chugging to a standstill reminds me of running out of gas, and having to go on Reserve.
2007-09-11 12:27:29 · answer #2 · answered by Firecracker . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
does it have a side-stand fuel cut-out switch?
2007-09-11 18:19:01 · answer #3 · answered by Distilled Waters Run Deep 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋