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#11 Unread post 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.
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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.

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#13 Unread post 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:
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#14 Unread post 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.
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#15 Unread post 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???

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#16 Unread post 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....

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#17 Unread post 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?

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#18 Unread post 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.
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#19 Unread post by Sev »

Same here.
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.

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#20 Unread post by sharpmagna »

My Magna turns over though doesn't start when the kill switch is set so I guess it depends on the bike.
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