Post by gills on Jan 8, 2012 20:16:10 GMT 1
Just wanted to say a BIG thank you to Franklin for the fuel pump info on his website (www.stoeretassen.nl/My_NTV650/Benzinepomp/Fuel_pump.htm).
Last week, whilst riding through Bakewell in the evening, my bike coughed, coughed a bit more and then died. It was turning over fine, but not starting or just catching and then dying, so I decided it was probably lack of fuel. I wheeled the bike to under a streetlight and from remembering what I had read on Franklin's site, managed to bypass the fuel pump. The bike then started first time (luckily plenty of fuel in the tank) and I managed to get home no problem.
I've now replaced the points in the fuel pump and all seems well (including smoothing out the idle, which had been a bit erratic since I got the bike). A little bit of knowledge really helped me out, so if I ever meet you Franklin, I owe you a beer or two!
Last week, whilst riding through Bakewell in the evening, my bike coughed, coughed a bit more and then died. It was turning over fine, but not starting or just catching and then dying, so I decided it was probably lack of fuel. I wheeled the bike to under a streetlight and from remembering what I had read on Franklin's site, managed to bypass the fuel pump. The bike then started first time (luckily plenty of fuel in the tank) and I managed to get home no problem.
I've now replaced the points in the fuel pump and all seems well (including smoothing out the idle, which had been a bit erratic since I got the bike). A little bit of knowledge really helped me out, so if I ever meet you Franklin, I owe you a beer or two!
