Bad clutch? On Feb 23, 2012 8:45 PM, "Dennis" <[email protected]> wrote:
> The rear wheel will lock in 1st gear if you push it or run and pop the > clutch. You need to be in 3rd or 4th to judge this.**** > > ** ** > > Dennis**** > > Christchurch**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Pat Patterson > *Sent:* Friday, February 24, 2012 2:08 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] New tire, first attempt to start this > season**** > > ** ** > > Before either jumper cables or either the question must be asked... Is it > turning over? You mentioned that the rear wheel locks up when you try and > push start it. That to me suggests that the engine might be seized or > hydrolocked. > > Pull the plugs, put it in a tall gear (3-6) and push with the clutch out. > If it doesn't push easily you have bad things wrong. If water or fuel gush > out of the plug holes you have bad(water) minor(fuel) problems to deal with > as long as you haven't bent a rod from trying to start it. > > After all that once you have a motor that turns over go ahead and jump it. > Make sure the cables go to the bike batt, against the jumper cable rules > but a bike can't trap gasses and your bike batt will protect the rest of > the system from 99% of the badness that could result from using a 1500cca > batt to jump it. All my ATV's and lawn mowers got jumped for the first > start of the season to clean the cobwebs without putting too much load on > the little batt. I now know that improper batt storage was some of my > problem but first of the season starts always seem to take way more > cranking than the rest of the year. > > Oh and don't jump it off a 24v bus unless you really know what your doing > ;o) > > > At 04:47 PM 2/23/2012, you wrote: > > **** > > You might want to consider replacing it, we have seen that be the source > of non running conditions before. I know I'll start a fight saying this but > try jumpering it to a car battery and see if it will start then. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > *From: *Stefano Ascari <[email protected]> > *Sender: *[email protected] > *Date: *Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:31:26 -0600 > *To: *<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: *[email protected] > *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] New tire, first attempt to start this > season > - Same battery, charged up. > - I am sitting on it. I've push-started it several times last year when I > had a bad starter (which I also replaced). > > Stefano**** > > Pat Patterson > Abbotsford, BC, Canada > VA7PDP > > 2001 PT Cruiser > 83 450 Honda Nighthawk > 78 F350 460/C6 on propane > 71 Bronco 302/C4/D20 D44/9" {o===o} > > "Just add Lightness-" > Colin Chapman. (1928 - 1982) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **** > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > 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 [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > 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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
