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From: Dave on 3 Aug 2007 18:17

"drsuaveiguana via MotorcycleKB.com" <u36331(a)uwe> wrote in message The fuel
pump follows immediately after
> the filter and supplies the carbs with gas.

There is no fuel pump. Motorcycle carbs are gravity fed from the tank.
Unless your tank is in a trailer behind...

>
> You may be onto something with the power supply to the coils, though. I
> hadn't made the connection about the ground fault, but it makes sense. If
> something shorted, it may have pulled substantial load from the coils
> causing
> an immediate loss of power. This would also explain the drained battery.
> I
> will try the fuse isolation trick when I get the chance.
>
> The plug wires are only about 2 years old and they still look great. If I
> keep hitting walls, though, I'll check them out.
>

Good luck, try not to get frustrated. I find that if I make a list of
possible causes, then arrange it by likelihood of occurance, it helps out.
As I noted, electrical faultfinding can be challenging, just keep
eliminating possiblities and you'll fix it.

Dave S.


From: flynrider via MotorcycleKB.com on 3 Aug 2007 18:28
drsuaveiguana wrote:

> I replaced the fuel filter with a new one as a first step, but
>it made no difference.
>

If this is a fuel flow problem (which the symptoms possibly indicate), in
addition to replacing the fuel filter, you should also check the petcock
screen. If it is clogged with gunk, it'll restrict the fuel flow.

John

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From: Mark Olson on 3 Aug 2007 18:54
Dave wrote:
> "drsuaveiguana via MotorcycleKB.com" <u36331(a)uwe> wrote in message The fuel
> pump follows immediately after
>> the filter and supplies the carbs with gas.
>
> There is no fuel pump. Motorcycle carbs are gravity fed from the tank.
> Unless your tank is in a trailer behind...

I'd advise you to refrain from making general statements like that,
unless you are intent on showing how little you know about bikes.
I've owned two carbureted bikes that have fuel pumps, both have sold
well, one of them *very* well. They are not the only two models of
carb'ed bikes with fuel pumps by any means.

Also, you might want to look up what bike[1] this part number fits:

Parts found with Part Number: 16710-MK7-000
Description PUMP ASSY., FUEL
Price $121.34

[1] It's not the bike in the Subject: field but you may be surprised
to find out what it is.

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From: The Older Gentleman on 4 Aug 2007 01:55
Dave <dspear99ca(a)yahoo.delete.com> wrote:

> There is no fuel pump. Motorcycle carbs are gravity fed from the tank.
> Unless your tank is in a trailer behind...

Oh dear. You don't know much about mototrcycles, do you? Hint: one of
the bikes in my sig contradicts your assertion.


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From: Timo Geusch on 4 Aug 2007 02:00
The Older Gentleman wrote:

> Dave <dspear99ca(a)yahoo.delete.com> wrote:
>
> > There is no fuel pump. Motorcycle carbs are gravity fed from the
> > tank. Unless your tank is in a trailer behind...
>
> Oh dear. You don't know much about mototrcycles, do you? Hint: one of
> the bikes in my sig contradicts your assertion.

ITYF you've been ginged by that nice Mr Olson...

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