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Message started by Special_K on 04/05/08 at 19:19:22

Title: Did sth stupid. Valve at "PRI" for whole winter.
Post by Special_K on 04/05/08 at 19:19:22

Hi Guys,
I'm pretty new to this. I have a 2005 S40 as my first bike since last year.

Today I took the bike out of storage and did an oil change. I found out that I left the fuel valve on "PRI" for the whole winter. In the owner's manual, there is a warning saying that leaving the valve on PRI can be hazardous. Now the bike won't start.

Where shall I start to fix this problem?

Title: Re: Did sth stupid. Valve at "PRI" for whole winte
Post by Onederer on 04/05/08 at 19:38:47

Since you changed the oil, then prime being left on won't hurt anything. The reason one should'nt leave the petcock on prime is the chance of the float needle not seating and leaking fuel into the engine, which would leak past the rings and fill up the crankcase with fuel. If the engine is run like this the oil is dilluted and won't lubricate properlly. Although there is an overflow in the float bowl that should allow the excess fuel to go out the carb and not into the engine, its possible. As for the not starting, did you store the bike like the manual says? Extended storage can reak havoc on a bike. Check battery,fresh fuel,spark plug, air filter(vermin), muffler outlet for obstruction, corrosion on eletrical conections. Did you leave fuel in the carb for extendid time? If so take the fuel bowl off to see if varnish has formed, if so remove carb and clean it. Get a can of knome-away and spray into every orifice to chase em out.

Title: Re: Did sth stupid. Valve at "PRI" for whole winte
Post by ALfromN.H. on 04/05/08 at 19:43:16

every orifice of the bike? or the rider?

Title: Re: Did sth stupid. Valve at "PRI" for whole winte
Post by Onederer on 04/05/08 at 19:49:00

:o ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Did sth stupid. Valve at "PRI" for whole winte
Post by Toymaker on 04/06/08 at 18:47:25

One orrifice that shouldn't get any cleaner is YOUR EYE!...when I was rejetting, I sqirted the old pilot jet just to make sure it was clean before packing it away and bam....wouldn't you know it...right into my eye...darn that stuff burns!

;) ;) ;) ;)

Title: Re: Did sth stupid. Valve at "PRI" for whole winte
Post by T Mack 1 on 04/07/08 at 06:34:24

1) change the oil
2) Drain the fuel bowl (screw on the bottom ot the carb)
3) Take out spark plug, turn engine over with plug out to dry the cylinder.
4) buy new plug and install. They're cheap ($2 to $3)
5) Battery?? If original battery, check fluid level. If you did not have a battery tender on it over the winter, charge it. Please note, if you have not used any type of winter storage charge methods to top up the battery, then a 3 year old battery the has gone thru 3 long storages like that may be on it's last legs......

If you do these simple things first, chances are it will run. If it doesn't run, then start tearing things apart to clean.

KIS - Keep it simple

Title: Re: Did sth stupid. Valve at "PRI" for whole winte
Post by Jonny_Chicago on 04/07/08 at 19:08:03

Battery is probably dead. I would check that first.

Title: Re: Did sth stupid. Valve at "PRI" for w
Post by Special_K on 04/11/08 at 12:30:47

I charged the battery, drained the carb, and it fired up right away!

Thanks a lot for the great help. You guys are the best.