Troubleshooting help - bike isn't starting but also hasn't been ridden in a yr

woodlandsprite · 02-28-2021, 07:04 PM

thanks for the suggestions, the pump *sounds* like it is cycling when the bike is turned on. I've an email into CSC as well asking if they have suggestions, but will plan on the fuel filter replacement at a minimum.

pyoungbl · 03-01-2021, 10:04 AM

When you drain the tank make sure to get 100% of the fuel out. I'd even take the tank off, flip it over, remove the fuel pump, and use paper towels to get the last of the liquid out. The problem is that ethanol will attract moisture and the combined non fuel will drop out of solution, falling to the bottom of the tank. Now the fuel pump is picking up that crap so you really need to make sure you are getting real fuel into the system. With the tank off it's super easy to replace the fuel filter, as others have mentioned. There is a chance that the injector is also plugged but I'd fix the tank and filter first (cheap stuff first) and injector only as a last resort.

02-28-2021, 07:04 PM	#1
woodlandsprite Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 366	thanks for the suggestions, the pump sounds like it is cycling when the bike is turned on. I've an email into CSC as well asking if they have suggestions, but will plan on the fuel filter replacement at a minimum.
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03-01-2021, 10:04 AM	#2
pyoungbl Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA Posts: 632	When you drain the tank make sure to get 100% of the fuel out. I'd even take the tank off, flip it over, remove the fuel pump, and use paper towels to get the last of the liquid out. The problem is that ethanol will attract moisture and the combined non fuel will drop out of solution, falling to the bottom of the tank. Now the fuel pump is picking up that crap so you really need to make sure you are getting real fuel into the system. With the tank off it's super easy to replace the fuel filter, as others have mentioned. There is a chance that the injector is also plugged but I'd fix the tank and filter first (cheap stuff first) and injector only as a last resort.
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