[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: New nighthawk owner, new rider, new group member, new stalling/fuel problem? -- new new new

2008-12-04 Thread Joe '86 450
Another quick thought. Would a full tank make the problem worse? I was thinking of the volume of air in the tank, I maybe off base here. Thanks. Joe On Dec 4, 10:06 pm, "Joe '86 450" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for that Dennis. I will look into replacing the cap/venting the > tank. I was

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: New nighthawk owner, new rider, new group member, new stalling/fuel problem? -- new new new

2008-12-04 Thread Joe '86 450
Thanks for that Dennis. I will look into replacing the cap/venting the tank. I was thinking of trying the ride with the cap not on completely but I like the "T' idea better. Joe On Dec 4, 9:43 pm, Dennis Hammerl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What wonderful troubleshooting you do! You've diagnosed

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: New nighthawk owner, new rider, new group member, new stalling/fuel problem? -- new new new

2008-12-04 Thread Dennis Hammerl
What wonderful troubleshooting you do! You've diagnosed your own problem. The gas cap is not venting properly. I saw this Tuesday on a Honda GX340 mounted on a septic tank cleaning truck (crapper) The air lock causes a starvation after a few minutes. I replaced the cap and sent it on its way (no

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Didn't think I'd see the day

2008-12-04 Thread Kyle Munz
Not-so-sovereign state of LA? Here in TX we've always considered you guys as sort of a separate country. -Kyle -My mom was born in Vernon Parish so I'm allowed to make fun of LA ;) On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 9:36 PM, stanley/ Randolph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > The T/A truck stop down the road was

[Nighthawk Lovers] New nighthawk owner, new rider, new group member, new stalling/fuel problem? -- new new new

2008-12-04 Thread Joe '86 450
Hi All, As the message header indicates I'm a recent addition to the nighthawk group, new to nighthawks and new to riding. I own a 1986 450,named Jenny by the previous owner, that I picked up here in the L.A. area with a questionable 18k on the odometer. Questionable only because the speedo was

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Didn't think I'd see the day

2008-12-04 Thread stanley/ Randolph
The T/A truck stop down the road was selling regular for only $1.379 a few days ago in the not-so-soveerign State of La.   Stanley From: Creative Residential Designs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 8:17:

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Didn't think I'd see the day

2008-12-04 Thread stanley/ Randolph
Those 24 quarts will only give you four nearly five oil changes, and that for a total of 12,000 miles;  You can get five qts of Amsoil and a filter, good for 25,000 miles or more, reduce the wear on your engine significantly,  and increase your mileage by about 5% in the process (some engines i