1 85 K100 will not start Wed Feb 06, 2013 11:56 am
Giddyup
active member
Hi all.
My 85 K100RS needed a replacement fuel pump recently. My fault entirely - After a prolonged stay in the Garage without being ridden, the fuel went off and ate the rubber vibration damper, and the pump sucked in some rubbish and of course, died.
Got a new replacement pump, filter, damper and carriage, fitted everything, fresh fuel and she ran like a dream.
Had a few electrical gremlins with the thermo fan, so I had the seat off to check some wiring.
Started it up this morning, and it actually took a few spins to catch. Quite unusual. It was running very poorly and belching smoke (had it on the side stand for a week. Took it for a short ride, and it seemed to be running on 3 cylinders and not much power. I pulled up and gave it a decent free rev when it was warm, but it didn't fix the miss. If anything , it may have gotten worse. I stalled the bike doing a u-turn (very unusual) and it was very reluctant to start. Finally caught when I screwed the throttle open.
Got it home and now refuses to start.
I pulled the plugs and checked for spark - all good.
I dropped the fuel line and hit the starter - plenty of fuel.
It has given no indication that it wants to fire.
Any ideas on what I should do next?
My 85 K100RS needed a replacement fuel pump recently. My fault entirely - After a prolonged stay in the Garage without being ridden, the fuel went off and ate the rubber vibration damper, and the pump sucked in some rubbish and of course, died.
Got a new replacement pump, filter, damper and carriage, fitted everything, fresh fuel and she ran like a dream.
Had a few electrical gremlins with the thermo fan, so I had the seat off to check some wiring.
Started it up this morning, and it actually took a few spins to catch. Quite unusual. It was running very poorly and belching smoke (had it on the side stand for a week. Took it for a short ride, and it seemed to be running on 3 cylinders and not much power. I pulled up and gave it a decent free rev when it was warm, but it didn't fix the miss. If anything , it may have gotten worse. I stalled the bike doing a u-turn (very unusual) and it was very reluctant to start. Finally caught when I screwed the throttle open.
Got it home and now refuses to start.
I pulled the plugs and checked for spark - all good.
I dropped the fuel line and hit the starter - plenty of fuel.
It has given no indication that it wants to fire.
Any ideas on what I should do next?