BikerRay
New Member
My engine ran fine for many good kilometers and hours. I would say about 5 hours.
Because I had to bend the exhaust to work with the pedals, I burned it to the point where some paint got burned off. I took the exhaust off to repaint it. It stayed off for about 1 month (I was waiting for good weather). The bike sat and has always sat outside under a waterproof cover.
When I finished painting I had to keep the paint on about 150* C for about 1h. The best idea I had was to put the exhaust on the bike and just let it idle for 1h.
So after painting that's what I did. The bike did not start on that day. The engine spins around and has compression. I pedaled it around for at least 500m in total in 50m lengths on a high speed (about 25+ km/h). Before I could start the bike easily at 10 - 15 km/h. It sometimes fires but does not start. In 50 - 80 meters of pedaling, it fires about 1-2 times (but does not start).
I have checked the spark, it has a spark (very good spark). I have checked the carb, looks good. If I take the spark plug out, dry it, put it back into the engine, and spin the engine around - then the plug gets wet again. So based on that, I assume the carb is okay. I have played around with the choke also.
The only thing I see wrong is the fuel. My fuel has turned yellow for some reason. I had the fuel in the tank for about 3 months. 1 month ago the bike was last working. I plan to drain the whole fuel system, including the carb, and replace the old fuel with a new one. But the the same time, I don't think the fuel is that big of an issue. It should still fire up or do something.
Any ideas?
Because I had to bend the exhaust to work with the pedals, I burned it to the point where some paint got burned off. I took the exhaust off to repaint it. It stayed off for about 1 month (I was waiting for good weather). The bike sat and has always sat outside under a waterproof cover.
When I finished painting I had to keep the paint on about 150* C for about 1h. The best idea I had was to put the exhaust on the bike and just let it idle for 1h.
So after painting that's what I did. The bike did not start on that day. The engine spins around and has compression. I pedaled it around for at least 500m in total in 50m lengths on a high speed (about 25+ km/h). Before I could start the bike easily at 10 - 15 km/h. It sometimes fires but does not start. In 50 - 80 meters of pedaling, it fires about 1-2 times (but does not start).
I have checked the spark, it has a spark (very good spark). I have checked the carb, looks good. If I take the spark plug out, dry it, put it back into the engine, and spin the engine around - then the plug gets wet again. So based on that, I assume the carb is okay. I have played around with the choke also.
The only thing I see wrong is the fuel. My fuel has turned yellow for some reason. I had the fuel in the tank for about 3 months. 1 month ago the bike was last working. I plan to drain the whole fuel system, including the carb, and replace the old fuel with a new one. But the the same time, I don't think the fuel is that big of an issue. It should still fire up or do something.
Any ideas?