Please help me get my bike started

[magnum44270]

yes disney world :retard:
works on the ironhead :roll:

[Water Warrior 2]

If no ether or starting fluid is handy, try some Coleman white gas. That stuff does not have near enough warning stickers. It is volatile as all hell but will work swimmingly. Use it sparingly as a little goes a long way.

[mrlmd1]

Why can't you dump some Seafoam or Berryman's into the carb to soak it while the battery is charging, and then drain it out before you attempt to start the bike instead of fooling with starting fluid?

[magnum44270]

ya i say stay away from starting fluid, that stuff is potent! . last resort

[blaine]

Originally Posted by magnum44270

ya i say stay away from starting fluid, that stuff is potent! . last resort

Are you not the one that said to squirt it in the spark plug hole?

[magnum44270]

i sure did! it works for me when all else fails.
i also said use it with caution right after that.
to each his own.

[jake]

Wow. Didn't mean to start things up with the starter fluid question. I think I'll start with getting the battery checked out and maybe draining some gas. I'm sure I'll be back with "what do I do now"....thanks everyone!!

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by magnum44270

i sure did! it works for me when all else fails.
i also said use it with caution right after that.
to each his own.

Ok, here's the thing:
There are "to each his own" options and then there are things that are downright dangerous and ....mmmm...ill-advised.
Putting ether directly into a plug hole is one of those ill-advised things (sometimes called stupid!). :biggrin:

You probably aren't old enough to remember when the big trucks were changing over from gas to diesel but THAT is when starting fluid became widely available. Diesels do NOT like to start in really cold weather. Alas, the not-so-bright truckers thought that if a little squirt was good, then a BIG charge would be even better. WRONG. Pistons blew and owners were NOT happy.
The SAME thing can happen to a bike if you get too much of it in the combustion chamber.

I was not just ragging on you to have somethin to occupy my time. It IS a dangerous thing to do ......for the machine and the operator.

[blaine]

We are just trying to give you the best info we can.Keep posting your questions and we will try to answer.

[jake]

Ok. I took my new battery back, apparently it was bad, wasn't holding the charge, whatever. Hopefully it wasn't something with my bike that did it. Have a new new battery now and my bike started right up and ran (tentatively) for about 30 seconds when I realized I didn't have the choke on. Giving it some choke killed the engine. Now I can't get it to start again. Replaced the spark plug. Drained more gas from the carb, (out of the screw, is that the right way?) which actually looks quite clean now. Hesitant to drain the tank again because I don't have anything to put it in but will if you guys think it will get me started. Does gas coming out of the carb overflow when on prime mean I'm floading the carb for is something blocked? Only happens on prime but is that normal? Haven't gotten any starter fluid yet, was hoping a good battery would do the trick. And how long and often can you hold that starter button before you burn it out?!? Thanks everyone!




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