Cold start problems! Help
#1
Cold start problems! Help
Hi everyone! Im new to this forums and this is my first post. I recently bought a 02 Ninja 250 and it has been running fine the last 2 weeks until recently. I am pretty good warming it up in the morning by turning up the choke for 30 seconds then let it idle for 4 minutes.
Well today as I was riding to school, it started idling REALLY low at the light, around 1K RPM. I revved it up and it seemed like it was having a hard time revving up. Eventually after half a mile, it eventually died out and wouldnt want to start. It still doesnt want to start and I have tried everything from adjusting the idle and choke.
I'm completely new to this and any help with troubleshooting would be appreciated. Thanks
-Ray
Well today as I was riding to school, it started idling REALLY low at the light, around 1K RPM. I revved it up and it seemed like it was having a hard time revving up. Eventually after half a mile, it eventually died out and wouldnt want to start. It still doesnt want to start and I have tried everything from adjusting the idle and choke.
I'm completely new to this and any help with troubleshooting would be appreciated. Thanks
-Ray
#2
RE: Cold start problems! Help
Welcome.
Check your vacuum connections leading into the fuel petcock valve on the tank from the carburettor. It almost sounds like possibly petcock valve is not allowing gas to flow into the carb float bowls. If the bike was running ok for a while, then suddenly quit, I don't think that would be choke/warm-up related. It's even possible if the choke cable is sticking engaged, you could be flooding out the engine causing your problems.
Good luck.
Check your vacuum connections leading into the fuel petcock valve on the tank from the carburettor. It almost sounds like possibly petcock valve is not allowing gas to flow into the carb float bowls. If the bike was running ok for a while, then suddenly quit, I don't think that would be choke/warm-up related. It's even possible if the choke cable is sticking engaged, you could be flooding out the engine causing your problems.
Good luck.
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RE: Cold start problems! Help
It could be you're low on gas! I'm a newb myself. Bought my bike about a week ago, never even thought about checking gas. The other night he died out on my before I even reached the intersection and wouldn't start. My husband had to jump start and when I confessed I haven't checked gas we looked...and whaddyaknow? I was running on empty. >.< Good luck!
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RE: Cold start problems! Help
ORIGINAL: pyxie
My husband had to jump start and when I confessed I haven't checked gas we looked...
My husband had to jump start and when I confessed I haven't checked gas we looked...
#7
RE: Cold start problems! Help
Is it bad to use the throttle to warm up the bike instead of the choke?
I hold the throttle @ 2k and after about 15 seconds holding the throttle open @ the same spot the rpms go up till about 4k.
Is this a bad way to warm up the bike or should I just use the choke?
I hold the throttle @ 2k and after about 15 seconds holding the throttle open @ the same spot the rpms go up till about 4k.
Is this a bad way to warm up the bike or should I just use the choke?
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RE: Cold start problems! Help
ORIGINAL: korax123
Is it bad to use the throttle to warm up the bike instead of the choke?
I hold the throttle @ 2k and after about 15 seconds holding the throttle open @ the same spot the rpms go up till about 4k.
Is this a bad way to warm up the bike or should I just use the choke?
Is it bad to use the throttle to warm up the bike instead of the choke?
I hold the throttle @ 2k and after about 15 seconds holding the throttle open @ the same spot the rpms go up till about 4k.
Is this a bad way to warm up the bike or should I just use the choke?