True compression goes up when the engine gets hot. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: "greenzer...@gmail.com" <greenzer...@gmail.com> Sender: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:59:27 To: <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> Reply-To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Starting issue on Kawasaki 454LTD Leak down compression test? Im having simalar issues with my diesel ---Original Message--- From: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: 1/14/2012 8:39 pm To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Starting issue on Kawasaki 454LTD gravity fed, no enrichener circuit On Jan 14, 2012, at 5:24 PM, surfswab wrote: > +1 on enrichener circuit. Or a vacuum leak maybe. > > Gravity-fed or fuel pump? > > > On Jan 14, 1:15 pm, Graham Rogers <grahamjoanrog...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I have cleaned the carbs on a 454 and the bike runs great - when I >> can >> get it started. No matter what the temperature is (at least so far >> this winter) I have to spray a real small shot of starting fluid into >> each air cleaner intake to get the bike started. It won't take any >> choke. In fact the choke just 'chokes' it. Without using the choke, >> even in 40 degree 'garage temp', just the smallest shot of fluid and >> the bike starts right up and quickly settles in to a nice idle. It >> will start again as often as I try it, without starting fluid, until >> it's completely cold (like next day), and then it's back to starting >> fluid to get it going again. Any suggestions as to what's going on? >> It has new air filters, new oil and plugs. It wasn't running when I >> bought the bike a couple of weeks ago. Graham > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers > +unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ > group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
