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The first step is admitting it. I am an idiot. I left the bike - a 2010 TW200 - out all winter. In New England. This winter. It was buried almost completely at one point.
I dug it out and started it once over the winter. Once the snow was finally gone I tried starting it. It turned over but did not start.
So far I have:
- changed spark plug and checked for spark. It has spark
- checked for gas flow from tank to carb and from carb drain. Gas flowed.
- drained old gas from tank and carb and filled with new gas
- checked airbox. No mice.
- charged battery. Still didn't help. Turns over but never catches.
- replaced battery with new charged, sealed AGM Yuasa. Still turns, still doesn't start.
- did the lazy mans carb clean.
Now this is where it got interesting. To me at least. Before I decided to clean the carb I poured a some gas into the cap from a quart of oil and poured that into the cylinder. Plug back in, hit starter and she's running. Throttle a little, it runs then dies. Makes me think the gas was flowing to the carb but not to the cylinder. SO, lazy mans carb clean. Once it was all back together I tried and it started up again! Ran a few seconds then died. I'm guessing the cleaning solvent I used was what was burning, or enough gas got in at first then got clogged.
This all sounds like a dirty carb to me. Except it sounds lie the starter is dragging when the starter button is released. Would it be possible for the starter to stay engaged and cause the engine to stall, then disengage?
Any ideas would be appreciated. I'd like to ride before April 1 ( cuz if you aren't on the road by 4/1 you're a pussy ).
THX
JG
I dug it out and started it once over the winter. Once the snow was finally gone I tried starting it. It turned over but did not start.
So far I have:
- changed spark plug and checked for spark. It has spark
- checked for gas flow from tank to carb and from carb drain. Gas flowed.
- drained old gas from tank and carb and filled with new gas
- checked airbox. No mice.
- charged battery. Still didn't help. Turns over but never catches.
- replaced battery with new charged, sealed AGM Yuasa. Still turns, still doesn't start.
- did the lazy mans carb clean.
Now this is where it got interesting. To me at least. Before I decided to clean the carb I poured a some gas into the cap from a quart of oil and poured that into the cylinder. Plug back in, hit starter and she's running. Throttle a little, it runs then dies. Makes me think the gas was flowing to the carb but not to the cylinder. SO, lazy mans carb clean. Once it was all back together I tried and it started up again! Ran a few seconds then died. I'm guessing the cleaning solvent I used was what was burning, or enough gas got in at first then got clogged.
This all sounds like a dirty carb to me. Except it sounds lie the starter is dragging when the starter button is released. Would it be possible for the starter to stay engaged and cause the engine to stall, then disengage?
Any ideas would be appreciated. I'd like to ride before April 1 ( cuz if you aren't on the road by 4/1 you're a pussy ).
THX
JG