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Offline jx25

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Caught in a Thunder Storm
« on: June 01, 2009, 10:41:55 pm »
My buddy has a 77 750F, here is the scenario he was ridin on the highway and it just started pouring on him, the rain that makes it impossible to see anything.  His bike shut off and he was able to push the bike under a bridge, some shelter but not much.  He was able to start and ride the bike a little bit after the rain passed but he had to have the choke on all the way, he ended up going to a gas station and had the bike trailered home.  He took the carbs off, cleaned them(not sure what he did) he said everything looked ok.  The bike would start and run after this but it ran like crap, real boggy, no power and it burned a lot of gas, a tank only took him 20 miles.  I'm thinking obviously water got into the system.  I told him to change the oil but after that I'm not sure what to do next....
Any ideas???
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Offline martino1972

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Re: Caught in a Thunder Storm
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2009, 12:08:04 am »
is it still sparking on all 4 cylinders..??? are the points dry...????
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Offline Redman

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Re: Caught in a Thunder Storm
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2009, 02:22:50 am »
Start the bike up at night. Look for arcing from plug and ignition wires.
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Offline kghost

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Re: Caught in a Thunder Storm
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2009, 04:42:25 am »
Sounds like a classic case of drown ignition components
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Offline Inigo Montoya

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Re: Caught in a Thunder Storm
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2009, 10:45:13 am »
Common issue with points covered by a cover that uses a old hard cork gasket. I replaced mine with a rubber gasket i made. The rubber was hi tep and have wire in it for added strength. Then I got a dyna S.
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Offline Dave-and-his-550

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Re: Caught in a Thunder Storm
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2009, 10:57:30 am »
Quote from: vinmans brew on June 02, 2009, 10:45:13 am
Common issue with points covered by a cover that uses a old hard cork gasket. I replaced mine with a rubber gasket i made.

Can u make another one? Not that I plan to ride in a thunder storm or anything...
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Offline Inigo Montoya

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Re: Caught in a Thunder Storm
« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2009, 11:55:33 am »
I could but it is no voodoo. I went to a hardware store and got the rubber. All I had to do was cut it to length and use silicon adhesive to glue the edges together and then siliconed it into place on the cover. The rubber piece cost less than a stamp.
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Re: Caught in a Thunder Storm
« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2009, 12:06:45 pm »
lol kthnx. I should try that sometime.
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Re: Caught in a Thunder Storm
« Reply #8 on: June 02, 2009, 12:37:48 pm »
I made a new one from sheet cork using a compass, but rubber would probably be even better.
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