Forum: Troubleshooting
06-22-2008, 02:05 AM
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-21-2008, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 25
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Good News, I guess?
Okay, the bike is definitely Christine. I just spent an hour testing circuits, grounds, relays, diodes, resistance, everything I could think of to test. Everything looks perfect. Just like your...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-18-2008, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,768
I agree! Please, let me buy you both a virtual...
I agree! Please, let me buy you both a virtual beer. It's nice and cold. :drool:
This weekend I am gogin to take the bike completely apart so I can get to everything, and spend the day in hell...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-17-2008, 01:10 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,768
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-16-2008, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,768
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-15-2008, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,768
Man I wish mine would do that--Mine went the...
Man I wish mine would do that--Mine went the other way--everything was fine, and it all of the sudden for no reason just quit working. I think I need an exorcist or to throw some chicken bones nad...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-15-2008, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,768
Okay..here's the latest...hope your brain(s)...
Okay..here's the latest...hope your brain(s) aren't tired...
On to the relay: I first tried replacing the actual snap-in relay. No difference. I then put my multimeter on pins A (the entry point...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-14-2008, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,768
Thanks for the info! I will certainly check...
Thanks for the info! I will certainly check those two wire destinations out. The frustrating thing is, since the entire new switch created an entire new problem, I still don't know if it is the...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-14-2008, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,768
Update on strange electrical problem...
Wow. I have now pulled all my hair out. Here is what I have done, and where things stand. I have TWO of these bikes, so I swapped parts on the problem bike with ones from my 2006 bike that I know...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-10-2008, 12:43 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,479
Take a deep breath Easy, that was not some sort...
Take a deep breath Easy, that was not some sort of personal attack on your authority. I was working under the assumption that advice was just that--advice! I am trying to work through this problem,...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-09-2008, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,479
The stand switch has been taken off for 5 years...
The stand switch has been taken off for 5 years because he found it annoying. The way it works is that as long as the switch is out, the circuit is complete and the current gets back to the ignition...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-09-2008, 01:41 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,479
I just pissed off my wife by going into the...
I just pissed off my wife by going into the garage and firing it up (she something about needing beauty sleep or something like that-hummmm...). The headlight is still fine throughout all...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-09-2008, 01:24 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,479
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-08-2008, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,479
HELP! Any ideas about this problem?
I just went and started my 2001 bike to go for a ride. It made it about 75 feet running fine, and suddenly started missing and running TERRIBLY. It sounds like it is only firing about every 8...
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Forum: Parts & Accessories
06-06-2008, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,626
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Forum: Parts & Accessories
06-05-2008, 11:59 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 8,231
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-27-2008, 11:20 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,454
Ah Ha! That makes perfect sense--especially...
Ah Ha! That makes perfect sense--especially since exhaust is carbon monoxide and....water. And the muffler is pointed upward, making the water drain to that hole. Just another one of those odd...
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Forum: Parts & Accessories
05-27-2008, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,626
ANYONE NEED SOME NEW REAR SPOKES?????
I needed 5 rear spokes that were bent or broken (as a result of the careless 16 year-old PO), and the only option besides hunting for months for a rear wheel that was damaged (so it couldn't be sold...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-27-2008, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,048
Thanks--yeah, I am very happy I didn't have to...
Thanks--yeah, I am very happy I didn't have to take that damndable carb off again. And color me educated, becasue I had never seen Seafoam before, but It worked majic on this little Mikuni. I can't...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-27-2008, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,454
Okay, how about this exhast wierdness...
While you are all on the subject of exhaust and before Doug notices this when doing his suggested pre-ride inspection, both of my GZ250's, the '01 & the '06, have a small hole drilled on the...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-26-2008, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,048
RESOLVED
Okay--good news. The problem is solved (at least mostly), and in the process I have discovered the greatest substance ever to find its way to a carbureted engine. I called an old man that lives not...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-26-2008, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,048
Now that you mention it, that might have...
Now that you mention it, that might have something to do with it. The line I am talking about is the really large line that comes off the top and is pointed directly to the right side of the bike,...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-26-2008, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,048
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-26-2008, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,048
I'll take it apart and make sure there is no...
I'll take it apart and make sure there is no trash or gunk in the seat and on the needle. How the heck does that drain at the bottom know when there is too much fuel in the bowl? since the carb is...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-26-2008, 01:05 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,048
Carb/flooding issue
This is the newer of the two GZ250's I have--an '06. I just got it running after it sat at the previous owner's for 7 months. It fired right up after I primed it, and ran fine for about 5 minutes,...
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