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Bike won't start, clicks very fast
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<blockquote data-quote="RiderJoe" data-source="post: 1446162" data-attributes="member: 93203"><p>Agreed, the starting fluid attempt wouldn’t be my first or second choice either. Checking that there is fuel in the tank would be first, WOT would be second after the message stating that the starter ‘turns the engine over like a champ’. Letting the bike sit for an while then trying to start it normally again would be third, then WOT again. If all these attempts fail is when I would try the starter fluid path. Starter fluid (ether) combusts much easier than gas/fuel mixture - if there is spark, even in a flooded engine. So if the engine starts to sputter, or starts up then spark is confirmed, and the resulting combustions will get rid if the flooded condition. If the sputtering stops after the starting fluid is burned up, then there is an issue with the fuel supply to the engine (clogged injectors, no power to injectors, clogged fuel line/filter = no gas to the engine). So, if the starting fluid doesn’t get the engine going, then more work is needed to resolve the problem. Note that spraying starting fluid should be done sparingly, only as a quick attempt. Don’t keep spraying if the engine won’t start, or just sputters with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RiderJoe, post: 1446162, member: 93203"] Agreed, the starting fluid attempt wouldn’t be my first or second choice either. Checking that there is fuel in the tank would be first, WOT would be second after the message stating that the starter ‘turns the engine over like a champ’. Letting the bike sit for an while then trying to start it normally again would be third, then WOT again. If all these attempts fail is when I would try the starter fluid path. Starter fluid (ether) combusts much easier than gas/fuel mixture - if there is spark, even in a flooded engine. So if the engine starts to sputter, or starts up then spark is confirmed, and the resulting combustions will get rid if the flooded condition. If the sputtering stops after the starting fluid is burned up, then there is an issue with the fuel supply to the engine (clogged injectors, no power to injectors, clogged fuel line/filter = no gas to the engine). So, if the starting fluid doesn’t get the engine going, then more work is needed to resolve the problem. Note that spraying starting fluid should be done sparingly, only as a quick attempt. Don’t keep spraying if the engine won’t start, or just sputters with it. [/QUOTE]
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