From:Dave Hennessey e-mail:dave-A-toyhouse.org
Subject:RE: RE: Need a Super 10 excorsist Date:Sat Aug 3 21:40:47 2013
Response to:18698
Hold the matches!

If it started and ran well the other day, it should do so today.

Every bike has its own idiosyncratic starting procedure.

On my Hummer, I close the choke, open the throttle about 1/4 way, kick 2 or 3 times. It starts but usually dies before I can get my hand down to open the choke. I open the choke, kick once, and it starts and keeps running.

If I try it with the throttle closed or wide open, it won't start.

If I try it with the choke in any position except closed, it won't start. Except when I've driven it for awhile and it's good and hot, then I can start it with half choke.

Does the right starting procedure make a difference? Ask someone with a magneto Sportster - they're easy to identify, they're the ones with their right leg in a cast.


Bob - you meant when the MUFFLER gets clogged up. Even so, it should start, just run rough, not much power.

Dave


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Define "Motor has been rebuilt". When everything looks right, and it still won't run, the culprit is usually the crankshaft seals. These seals, when they go bad, disrupt the air/fuel mixture that is pulled into the crankcase and then pushed up through the ports into the cylinder. They suck air and make the mixture too lean. Another boogey-man that will keep it from running correctly is when the exhaust pipe gets clogged from the carbon build-up caused by the gas/oil mixture. Usually you can remove the baffle and clean it. I would suggest a Catholic priest who rebuilds 2 stroke motors...there's bound to be a few in CT. Best of Luck!

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After over six years of tinkering, I'm ready to put a match to my Super 10. I am convinced it is possessed.

Motor has been rebuilt, carb rebuilt, countless hours adjusting everything on it and it still doesn't run right. The other day I thought I finally got it running right and went on a good test ride.

Today - no start. Has fuel and spark.

So does anyone know a mechanic, excorsist or firefighter in the CT area?