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Oh sorry, one more thing. If it is flooded, what choke, prime, throttle combination should I try for my first attempt at starting it?
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Since you "primed" it yesterday, no need to repeat that.
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07-01-2010, 06:34 PM | #17 |
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She's back up and running. Thank you all so much for your help!! The silver lining on this mechanical trouble is that now I know how to charge and tend a battery, and replace a spark plug if needed (wasn't needed in this case but I took it out and checked it out just in case). Gogo gz250's!
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What's your plan of attack for the future ??
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I fully charged the battery again (had to remove it since I don't have an outlet in my apartment garage) and took out the spark plug to see if it was wet/fouled. Did a spark test (as per your directions on another post) as well. This morning it started with no prime, no throttle, and full choke. I tried to back off the choke, but the bike stalled when I did that. I had to keep the choke on pretty high for a while (I read that that's bad, but it was either that or stall). I started riding it around in 1st gear while reducing the choke as it warmed up.
I think the primary issue was a depleted battery and a flooded engine due to my repeated attempts to prime and start . Plan of attack: Purchased Battery Tender and will use during extended storage. Using gumout for the next few tanks of gas. Going to learn about lubrication methods next. |
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