Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: SOS SOS ... - - - ... NO FUEL from petcock! AND I CAN'T REMOVE MY GAS TANK!!!!....!

2015-09-08 Thread Owen O'Neill
om that stuff. I > even have a postage scale (YIKES!) for weighing balsa wood when I build > model airplanes. > > On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 1:11 PM, Kyle Munz <kyle...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I don't remember seeing any turkey injectors used on Breaking Bad. >> On S

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] SOS SOS ... - - - ... NO FUEL from petcock! AND I CAN'T REMOVE MY GAS TANK!!!!....!

2015-09-08 Thread Owen O'Neill
I sort of get what you saying but I've not actually looked at anything yet about how the power from the generator is regulated, or the power demands of the whole electrical system except the kind of voltage regulator I'm familiar with is a chip on a circuit board where 5W is on the heavy side, and

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] SOS SOS ... - - - ... NO FUEL from petcock! AND I CAN'T REMOVE MY GAS TANK!!!!....!

2015-09-08 Thread Owen O'Neill
it was running fine and that junk moved and got something stuck. I never ran the engine when it was turned RES, though I easily could have turned it there when it was off for some reason. On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 8:57 AM, Owen O'Neill <owen...@gmail.com> wrote: > I sort of get what you saying

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: SOS SOS ... - - - ... NO FUEL from petcock! AND I CAN'T REMOVE MY GAS TANK!!!!....!

2015-09-08 Thread Owen O'Neill
I had the cap on and chose the vertical nipple, go figure. If I had a stand or even a 500lb rated tree branch and some pulleys, life might be easier. I have to look into this more but today I can see if anyone sells a MixMizer around here and other things. Really appreciete these tips I do. On

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: SOS SOS ... - - - ... NO FUEL from petcock! AND I CAN'T REMOVE MY GAS TANK!!!!....!

2015-09-08 Thread Owen O'Neill
I don't quite get it yet because I don't quite know what a mixmizer is but I will, possibly have one to try this with soon. On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 9:32 AM, EGrider wrote: > I used a MixMizer syringe too to pull a vacuum on my Nighthawk to sync the > carbs. I got zero gas.

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: SOS SOS ... - - - ... NO FUEL from petcock! AND I CAN'T REMOVE MY GAS TANK!!!!....!

2015-09-08 Thread Owen O'Neill
Oh yeah I know that turkey injector very well because in all hilarity it was used as important evidence in a case against me that I was running a meth lab in my apartment. They called it a Drug Needle with Residue on it. I even mentioned a roll of FEP tubing I once had I think 2 days ago on this

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] SOS SOS ... - - - ... NO FUEL from petcock! AND I CAN'T REMOVE MY GAS TANK!!!!....!

2015-09-07 Thread Owen O'Neill
It sort of sounded unnatural to me that there would even be a drain on the battery-- surprised it's not actually actually charging anytime the engine is just running including at idle like I thought anything would/should...Mysterious to me. On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 7:30 AM, Allen Thomas

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] SOS SOS ... - - - ... NO FUEL from petcock! AND I CAN'T REMOVE MY GAS TANK!!!!....!

2015-09-06 Thread Owen O'Neill
ng getting a Dremel because the new ones seem much flimsier than the one I last had but I should get one for things like this. I shouldn't have to work.) On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 1:22 AM, Owen O'Neill <owen...@gmail.com> wrote: > Allen Thomas:/> Oh, Gauge, yeah. > > EGrider:/>

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] SOS SOS ... - - - ... NO FUEL from petcock! AND I CAN'T REMOVE MY GAS TANK!!!!....!

2015-09-06 Thread Owen O'Neill
That was a typo. > > On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 6:18 PM, Owen O'Neill <owen...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Check! "Hague sensor"... I've been adding markers to the pdf someone >> nicely made available of the Shop Service Manual to make it searchable by >> typ

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] SOS SOS ... - - - ... NO FUEL from petcock! AND I CAN'T REMOVE MY GAS TANK!!!!....!

2015-09-05 Thread Owen O'Neill
ine is no longer attached you won't get fuel to the carbs. > > > -Kyle > > On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 1:31 PM, Owen O'Neill <owen...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> '83 650 I bought 2 months ago. I've never worked on a motorcycle or >> driven one before. Mopeds, yes, mopeds

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] SOS SOS ... - - - ... NO FUEL from petcock! AND I CAN'T REMOVE MY GAS TANK!!!!....!

2015-09-05 Thread Owen O'Neill
Boston, MA On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 3:02 PM, Graham Rogers <grahamjoanrog...@gmail.com> wrote: > Where are you? > > Sent from my iPad > > On Sep 5, 2015, at 14:31, Owen O'Neill <owen...@gmail.com> wrote: > > '83 650 I bought 2 months ago. I've never worked on a

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] SOS SOS ... - - - ... NO FUEL from petcock! AND I CAN'T REMOVE MY GAS TANK!!!!....!

2015-09-05 Thread Owen O'Neill
N or RES position you also > have to apply vacuum to open the diaphragm before any fuel will flow. If > that vacuum line is no longer attached you won't get fuel to the carbs. > > > -Kyle > > On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 1:31 PM, Owen O'Neill <owen...@gmail.com> wrote: > >

[Nighthawk Lovers] SOS SOS ... - - - ... NO FUEL from petcock! AND I CAN'T REMOVE MY GAS TANK!!!!....!

2015-09-05 Thread Owen O'Neill
'83 650 I bought 2 months ago. I've never worked on a motorcycle or driven one before. Mopeds, yes, mopeds like you would not believe but I find that this completely different, 100 times more complicated and I cannot pick this machine up off the ground and carry it or spark it up by just

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] SOS SOS ... - - - ... NO FUEL from petcock! AND I CAN'T REMOVE MY GAS TANK!!!!....!

2015-09-05 Thread Owen O'Neill
e stripped bolt. > Disconnect the fuel Hague sensor wires first. You should see them close to > the tank, left hand side under the seat. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Sep 5, 2015, at 15:49, Owen O'Neill <owen...@gmail.com> wrote: > > (It's funny how when I was checking out t

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] SOS SOS ... - - - ... NO FUEL from petcock! AND I CAN'T REMOVE MY GAS TANK!!!!....!

2015-09-05 Thread Owen O'Neill
els or official gasoline siphons etc; So is MacGuyver, don't feel bad) On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 6:18 PM, Owen O'Neill <owen...@gmail.com> wrote: > Check! "Hague sensor"... I've been adding markers to the pdf someone > nicely made available of the Shop Service Manual to make it

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] SOS SOS ... - - - ... NO FUEL from petcock! AND I CAN'T REMOVE MY GAS TANK!!!!....!

2015-09-05 Thread Owen O'Neill
ham Rogers <grahamjoanrog...@gmail.com> wrote: > Remove the tank by unscrewing and prying up on the stripped bolt. > Disconnect the fuel Hague sensor wires first. You should see them close to > the tank, left hand side under the seat. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Sep

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] SOS SOS ... - - - ... NO FUEL from petcock! AND I CAN'T REMOVE MY GAS TANK!!!!....!

2015-09-05 Thread Owen O'Neill
"burettte" what I meant was "pipette", unless that's the same thing. (sucked gas into a straw and carried it to the tube) Sorry for the confusion, really if you wondered what on earth I meant. I've been typing too much lately On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 7:08 PM, Owen O'Neil

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] SOS SOS ... - - - ... NO FUEL from petcock! AND I CAN'T REMOVE MY GAS TANK!!!!....!

2015-09-05 Thread Owen O'Neill
Ten-Four. After so many start attempts though the engine cranking suddenly got weak and the battery was down to 11.53V! So I've got it out slow-charging overnight. On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 7:54 PM, Graham Rogers wrote: > Yes, get the tank off, block the vacuum line to

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] SOS SOS ... - - - ... NO FUEL from petcock! AND I CAN'T REMOVE MY GAS TANK!!!!....!

2015-09-05 Thread Owen O'Neill
apply vacuum to open the diaphragm before any fuel will flow. If > that vacuum line is no longer attached you won't get fuel to the carbs. > > > -Kyle > > On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 1:31 PM, Owen O'Neill <owen...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> '83 650 I bought 2 months ago. I've

[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Life here on Nighthawk Lovers

2015-06-11 Thread Owen O'Neill
HELO, all, this is my first post here; I just bough an '83 Nighthawk and am reading the Owner's and some of the Service Manual before taking it out. In regard to the first post in this thread from Paul, I'm just thinking how I had never seen quite a short and clear description of what goes