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Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:09 pm
by flynrider
Sevulturus wrote:Hit the starter with no gas in the carbs?
And we won't even mention the lack of spark plugs :laughing:

Shorts, all you want to do is to make the engine revolve slowly to distribute the oil to the cylinder walls. Electric (or kick start, if you have it) will do the job just fine.

Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:06 pm
by Shorts
flynrider wrote:
Sevulturus wrote:Hit the starter with no gas in the carbs?
And we won't even mention the lack of spark plugs :laughing:

Shorts, all you want to do is to make the engine revolve slowly to distribute the oil to the cylinder walls. Electric (or kick start, if you have it) will do the job just fine.

Ok, so hitting the starter is the way to turn the engine over then.

Yeah, no spark plugs installed during this in case of too much oil in cylinders. And no plugs = no spark for ignition.

And fuel petcock OFF, so no gas to be ignited if there were plugs.

Do I understand that correctly?


I was thinking like you do in vehicles to turn the engine over by hand in order to get the distributor seated and for timing.

Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:16 pm
by BuzZz
There is also that little 'Run-Stop-Run' switch on the bars. You will want that in the 'Stop' or 'Off' position. :wink:

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:35 am
by flynrider
Shorts wrote:Ok, so hitting the starter is the way to turn the engine over then.

Yeah, no spark plugs installed during this in case of too much oil in cylinders. And no plugs = no spark for ignition.

And fuel petcock OFF, so no gas to be ignited if there were plugs.

Do I understand that correctly?
You've got it! You turned the fuel off in step 3, and in step 4 you only need to run the starter for a few revolutions to coat the cylinder walls with oil.

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:40 pm
by Shorts
Thanks flynridr.

BuzZz wrote:There is also that little 'Run-Stop-Run' switch on the bars. You will want that in the 'Stop' or 'Off' position. :wink:
ok BuzZz, you threw me for a loop lol The switch in the OFF position when I hit the START button? Its not making sense as I don't recall that my bike turns over at all if its in the OFF position. I know I've hit the START a few times when working there on the bars and got nothing in the OFF position.

Does the engine turn and I not feel or know it??? Do I really look dumb now???

:lol:

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:03 pm
by BuzZz
I don't know about your bike, but any bike I've ever had anything to with would turn over with this switch (commonly called the 'kill switch') in off. All it deos is ground the spark to the plugs.

It is common to see someone trying to start their bike for several minutes, then realize the switch is in the wrong position. Flick it to run, and it runs.... :shock: and they ride off sheepishly.

I myself have never done this of course.... :whistling:

not that you'll ever prove, anyways....

:mrgreen:

Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:52 am
by Veda
So, if I change my oil now and having it sitting all winter, will the oil still be good for a few thousand miles come the spring?

Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 11:46 am
by Skier
BuzZz wrote:I don't know about your bike, but any bike I've ever had anything to with would turn over with this switch (commonly called the 'kill switch') in off. All it deos is ground the spark to the plugs.

It is common to see someone trying to start their bike for several minutes, then realize the switch is in the wrong position. Flick it to run, and it runs.... :shock: and they ride off sheepishly.

I myself have never done this of course.... :whistling:

not that you'll ever prove, anyways....

:mrgreen:
For what it's worth, every bike I've owned doesn't turn the starter if the kill switch is engaged (set to off/stop). But that's only a whopping three bikes.

Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 11:55 am
by Sev
Same here.

Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 2:44 pm
by sharpmagna
My Magna turns over though doesn't start when the kill switch is set so I guess it depends on the bike.