Cold starting
#11
04-26-2008 | 03:48 PM
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RE: Cold starting
Yeah, and it's interesting how one CVK-34 will be more sensitive than othersto the change in fuel properties. I think it boils down to variation in the fuel enrichment circuit during the manufacturing process...maybe with the plunger itself or the passages.
My CVK never had that problem...if it did, I wouldhave torn into it already to try to figure it out. Hey, it's just setting in a drawer, so there wouldn't bemuch tolose [8D].
My CVK never had that problem...if it did, I wouldhave torn into it already to try to figure it out. Hey, it's just setting in a drawer, so there wouldn't bemuch tolose [8D].
#12
04-26-2008 | 04:07 PM
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RE: Cold starting
Here is a link to a great hard starting discussion.
https://www.kawasakiforums.com/m_96672/tm.htm
Here is my tried and true method, and it works 100% of the time.
Someone somewhere mentioned that they had to use the choke in hot weather too not just when its cold out. Um it could be 150 degrees out and if the bike has not been started in a few hours or a day or whatever, you will still need to use the choke. the choke has nothing do do with the ambient temperature outside. Anyway another thing to keep in mind especially for new members is us that search button at the top of the page. It is your friend. All I did was to type in "hard Starting" in the search bar and choose the klx section if you think it might be in that area and hit ok. I got 20 threads about hard starting. Anyway there is a lot of good reading in there, a lot of good dialogue and some great things that you can try. Now all of that said, it really boils down to what works for you and your bike. This is what works for all three of the bikes in my garage, and it has not..not worked for me yet. Give it a try and you'll be pleasantly surprised and overjoyed that the bike will start no matter how cold or how long its been sitting.
Shut down procedure.
1. After riding as you are pulling into your driveway, or to speed things up you can do this a block from your house, turn off the gas.
2. Let the bike run until it actually dies from gas starvation, (this may take 2-5 minutes) But that's ok it will give you time to put away your gear.
3. Park it and now you're ready for the next time you ride whether that be in a day, or a month.
Start up procedure.
1. Turn on the gas
2. Wait for 10 seconds
3. Start the bike as you always do
Now I know some of you are asking why not just drain the bowl and then you can start the bike. Well there are two reasons. It it harder to drain the bowl by hand than to let the bike do this as it runs out of gas, and by running the gas out using the motor, it assures that all of the small areas that would otherwise still have this junk they call fuel will be empty, ready for fresh, (fresher) gas to get in and do its job. Now all of that being said, I came up to work yesterday to let my son ride the moped up on the lawn and I cranked on the bike for a few minutes, and then I thought I wonder if I can drain the bowl and do the "after thought" procedure to get this thing going? Well I drained the bowl, turned the gas back on and two kicks and it was running. Keep in mind that the moped is a two stroke, and it has been sitting up at work in a mechanical room for about 2 months. So either way, whether running the gas out using the motor so you are ready to go next time (which I think is faster and more efficient) or you drain the bowl using the screw at the bottom of the carb, the results are the same, you get your bike started.
And I even guess some people would say that this is a hassle, but I gotta tell you that cranking on a bike for 5 minutes off and on only to run the battery down and still have not started the bike is way more of a hassle than a little time taken to get ready for the next ride. This last summer I rode my bike everyday for about 3 months, and it always started right up, but there are a couple of reasons. one it was warmer out, cold weather affects fuels in a negative way, and more importantly by riding the bike everyday I had gas in the bowl that didn't have enough time to "change". Next summer I will probably go back to leaving the gas on and not draining the bowl. but on the wife's bike the procedure will always be to run it out of gas since she doesn't ride as often as I do.
https://www.kawasakiforums.com/m_96672/tm.htm
Here is my tried and true method, and it works 100% of the time.
Someone somewhere mentioned that they had to use the choke in hot weather too not just when its cold out. Um it could be 150 degrees out and if the bike has not been started in a few hours or a day or whatever, you will still need to use the choke. the choke has nothing do do with the ambient temperature outside. Anyway another thing to keep in mind especially for new members is us that search button at the top of the page. It is your friend. All I did was to type in "hard Starting" in the search bar and choose the klx section if you think it might be in that area and hit ok. I got 20 threads about hard starting. Anyway there is a lot of good reading in there, a lot of good dialogue and some great things that you can try. Now all of that said, it really boils down to what works for you and your bike. This is what works for all three of the bikes in my garage, and it has not..not worked for me yet. Give it a try and you'll be pleasantly surprised and overjoyed that the bike will start no matter how cold or how long its been sitting.Shut down procedure.
1. After riding as you are pulling into your driveway, or to speed things up you can do this a block from your house, turn off the gas.
2. Let the bike run until it actually dies from gas starvation, (this may take 2-5 minutes) But that's ok it will give you time to put away your gear.
3. Park it and now you're ready for the next time you ride whether that be in a day, or a month.
Start up procedure.
1. Turn on the gas
2. Wait for 10 seconds
3. Start the bike as you always do
Now I know some of you are asking why not just drain the bowl and then you can start the bike. Well there are two reasons. It it harder to drain the bowl by hand than to let the bike do this as it runs out of gas, and by running the gas out using the motor, it assures that all of the small areas that would otherwise still have this junk they call fuel will be empty, ready for fresh, (fresher) gas to get in and do its job. Now all of that being said, I came up to work yesterday to let my son ride the moped up on the lawn and I cranked on the bike for a few minutes, and then I thought I wonder if I can drain the bowl and do the "after thought" procedure to get this thing going? Well I drained the bowl, turned the gas back on and two kicks and it was running. Keep in mind that the moped is a two stroke, and it has been sitting up at work in a mechanical room for about 2 months. So either way, whether running the gas out using the motor so you are ready to go next time (which I think is faster and more efficient) or you drain the bowl using the screw at the bottom of the carb, the results are the same, you get your bike started.
And I even guess some people would say that this is a hassle, but I gotta tell you that cranking on a bike for 5 minutes off and on only to run the battery down and still have not started the bike is way more of a hassle than a little time taken to get ready for the next ride. This last summer I rode my bike everyday for about 3 months, and it always started right up, but there are a couple of reasons. one it was warmer out, cold weather affects fuels in a negative way, and more importantly by riding the bike everyday I had gas in the bowl that didn't have enough time to "change". Next summer I will probably go back to leaving the gas on and not draining the bowl. but on the wife's bike the procedure will always be to run it out of gas since she doesn't ride as often as I do.
#13
05-01-2008 | 03:33 AM
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RE: Cold starting
https://www.kawasakiforums.com/m_257641/tm.htm
Works like a champ.
Just jump on the bike and go....no tweaks or tips or turns-of-petock or run-it-dry or drain-the-fuel-from-carb or special-start-up-procedure or special-shut-down-procedure (I think I got them all sheesh!) needed!
Pullin'
Works like a champ.
Just jump on the bike and go....no tweaks or tips or turns-of-petock or run-it-dry or drain-the-fuel-from-carb or special-start-up-procedure or special-shut-down-procedure (I think I got them all sheesh!) needed!
Pullin'
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