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Mary B
| | Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2003 - 2:50 am: | |
I just purchased a '66 T20 at an auction. I've never owned a bike in my life. It didn't have a battery so I hooked my car battery up to it. It seems to crank but won't start. Where should I start looking?.....And and even stupider question.....do these bikes require mixed gas? I don't see where you would put engine oil in. |
Adrian
| | Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2003 - 7:51 am: | |
For a start, make sure you are using fresh gas, old stuff goes 'off'. You put the two-stroke oil in the oiltank just below the seat (gearbox oil goes in the metal capped hole towards the right rear of the engine. (There is a level screw to check the oil level - a small 10mm headed bolt on the righthand side, front ish of the engine. Remove this and see if oil flows out AND continues to flow. If not, top it up a little)
Won't start? Take out the plugs and check that they are sparking. Use the choke mechanism to get it going. If it is sparking but still won't start, check the plugs again - if they are dry, then no fuel is getting through... Time to strip the carbs!
Keep us posted |
Mary B
| | Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2003 - 10:54 pm: | |
Thanks for the advice....I found the main problem....It seems that a family of mice had made a home in the frame up under the fuel tank. I removed the tank and found that the spark plug wires were nibbled on quite a bit. The wire looked OK so I taped up where the insulation was chewed. I replaced the plugs...played with the choke and got her to start up. I found the gear box oil hole but not the oil tank hole yet....I'll go have a look later. There is quite a bit of blue smoke out the pipes. I also have a problem with the rear wheel. The washer which hooks onto the rear frame is broken. I will have to look for a part. I have also ordered a repair book on E-bay. Thanks for the help I will update you again later
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Adrian
| | Posted on Monday, April 28, 2003 - 5:26 pm: | |
Mice eating the wires!!! Well thats different! |
Spen
| | Posted on Monday, April 28, 2003 - 10:45 pm: | |
It's a damn good excuse if ever you don't finish a race, Adrian.......... |
Mark Booth
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 12:06 am: | |
I have to store my bikes for very long peiods of time because of my job and location. Sometimes as long as 10 months sometimes twice that if I have to work through the summer months. To stop the mice problem I hang moth balls held in stockings on the handle bars and on the rear turn signal then bag the bike. It helps to seal the pipes and use Sta-bul in the fuel. Never had a problem in the last 17 years. |
Adrian
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 11:04 am: | |
Blimey - I never realised that mice were such a common problem!
You live and learn! |
Neps
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 4:38 pm: | |
I'd worry if I saw a Hippopotamouse on my bike... |
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