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Re: Turns over, but scraping noises
Reply #15 - 07/16/10 at 15:16:00

Ariel,... the wd40 was intended to be used as a mild starting fluid...

Sorry for steering you wrong here,... but I just read that wd40 has changed it's formulation... It now uses CO2 as a propellant and won't work very well as a starting fluid any more...
I guess you'd do best to buy a can of starting fluid... Look for one that says it includes a lubricant in it....

Again sorry...

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Re: Turns over, but scraping noises
Reply #16 - 07/16/10 at 17:50:40

Serowbot wrote on 07/16/10 at 15:16:00:

Ariel,... the wd40 was intended to be used as a mild starting fluid...

Sorry for steering you wrong here,... but I just read that wd40 has changed it's formulation... It now uses CO2 as a propellant and won't work very well as a starting fluid any more...
I guess you'd do best to buy a can of starting fluid... Look for one that says it includes a lubricant in it....

Again sorry...

Yeah, no problem. Good to know what I'm looking for.

In other news, I got an 18mm spark plug socket that wasn't deep well. It proved that an 18mm would probably fit, but now I'm having trouble finding an 18mm deep well. Decided I should just order the proper thing online but I haven't really been able to find one. Anyone got any links to what I need?

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Turns over, but scraping noises Reply #17 - 07/16/10 at 18:10:30 Why don't you go to a Suzuki dealer and get one.
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Re: Turns over, but scraping noises
Reply #18 - 07/16/10 at 19:33:16

ArielT wrote on 07/16/10 at 17:50:40:

Serowbot wrote on 07/16/10 at 15:16:00:

Ariel,... the wd40 was intended to be used as a mild starting fluid...

Sorry for steering you wrong here,... but I just read that wd40 has changed it's formulation... It now uses CO2 as a propellant and won't work very well as a starting fluid any more...
I guess you'd do best to buy a can of starting fluid... Look for one that says it includes a lubricant in it....

Again sorry...

.... Anyone got any links to what I need?

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00944435000P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&block...

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ArielT YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 38	Re: Turns over, but scraping noises Reply #19 - 07/17/10 at 13:50:47 Digger wrote on 07/16/10 at 19:33:16: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00944435000P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&block... IHTH! Isn't this just a standard socket? Don't I need one particular for spark plugs?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Online Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Turns over, but scraping noises Reply #20 - 07/17/10 at 15:48:03 any socket of the correct size will do. although it's nice to have the insert, that's all it is an insert.
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ArielT YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 38	Re: Turns over, but scraping noises Reply #21 - 07/17/10 at 16:49:27 verslagen1 wrote on 07/17/10 at 15:48:03: any socket of the correct size will do. although it's nice to have the insert, that's all it is an insert. ...Oh. That makes this much easier.
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Digger Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ya gotta be tough to ride singles! Posts: 1604 Colorado Springs, CO Gender:	Re: Turns over, but scraping noises Reply #22 - 07/17/10 at 18:17:45 I don't have an insert in the socket I use for the plug. Not needed, really, since the plug is not recessed much, unlike in some other engines.
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Re: Turns over, but scraping noises
Reply #23 - 07/19/10 at 15:59:44

Alright, well. Progress. I pulled my spark plug and found it rather half-covered in black stuff. Likely carbon fouled. When I hooked it up to the lead and tried to test, I got a weak spark. So, I whipped out my voltmeter to test the battery and found it at a comfortable 12.5 V.

Does this mean I just need to get a new spark plug? Should I try to check the wiring first, or is the spark plug just a way more likely culprit?

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Turns over, but scraping noises Reply #24 - 07/19/10 at 23:11:06 Slap a plug in it, get it running, if it craps out soon, then get another plug & look for the problem.
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ArielT YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 38	Re: Turns over, but scraping noises Reply #25 - 07/26/10 at 05:34:58 Well. There's no air filter, apparently. (WTF?) I managed to get it going with the starter fluid. It didn't stay going, revved a bit and died, which is maybe the problem I was having before I thought I solved with the petcock.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Turns over, but scraping noises Reply #26 - 07/26/10 at 07:13:20 & how longhas it been being ridden w/ no air filter? How many miles have you had on it?
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Re: Turns over, but scraping noises
Reply #27 - 07/26/10 at 07:53:51

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/26/10 at 07:13:20:

& how longhas it been being ridden w/ no air filter? How many miles have you had on it?

I realized I took it out when I got a new one and just never put the new one in. Probably hasn't had more than 10 miles on it since. But it's been about a six months that there just hasn't been an air filter in it.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Turns over, but scraping noises Reply #28 - 07/26/10 at 08:48:25 MMkay, no harm done then, unless those 10 miles were n a sand storm.
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ArielT YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 38	Re: Turns over, but scraping noises Reply #29 - 07/26/10 at 09:10:43 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/26/10 at 08:48:25: MMkay, no harm done then, unless those 10 miles were n a sand storm. Out of curiosity, how many would it take before there was harm? Erm, but more immediately. If the starter fluid works, does that rule certain things out / point to something?
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