I was on the side of the freeway. No code and I still have the Amazon crank sensor installed. After waiting about 15 minutes, she started right up. I was driving at 75 miles per hour and 5500 rpm when it happened. So I started to drive back home about 20 miles, made it to town, and about 1/2 mile from home she died again. When I was at high speed before, it felt like someone hit the kill switch, but now when I was just turning on the traffic light, the engine started to hesitate and stopped.
Well, I've had it for today. I was hoping today was the day for success. The engine runs great when it runs. If I let the engine cool down when it happens she will start again without a problem. If I don‘t wait long enough and try to start then it sounds like it‘s trying to start at low rpm and then dies again. Around 800 to 1000 rpm. So is it still an fuel issue? I will check the fuses but I don‘t think that’s my problem. I have to look at it from different angles, maybe heat is not the problem? Could it be a vacuum in the fuel line, and when I wait long enough, it slowly fills back up again? After it started up the first time ,I was only able to drive 20 miles on my way home, compared to to 74 miles before it happened the first time.
Yes… I was just trying to ignore it because of the cost of the fuel pump. lol.
Let’s assume the fuel pump is working properl,y I could take the fuel line off the fuel rail on both sides and see if anything is blocked. Then check out the regulator on the exit side. If the fuel is getting restricted after a while of driving, either on the way in or out, then that would explain it. So far, I did everything recommended by everyone having problems and experienced it.
But I have to dig into it and go step by step.
To be honest if it would have worked today I would not have been able to know what actually fixed it. But I know now that I have corrected the issues most people have had in the past and I greatly appreciate all the feedback that everyone gave me. So taking the fuel system apart and inspecting it will be my next step. Everything but the fuel pump.
Engine started good this morning and I drove to the Autoparts store and got myself some Starter Fluid.
Only a 2 mile drive thru town. When I got back on the bike to start the engine, she acted like she would start but… I think it sounded like starving for fuel and it died right away again. So when I tried to start the engine again, it just turned over with no sign of wanting to start.
So I took the starter fluid and sprayed a couple times into the air intake. Turned the ignition on and she started right up. Great. Drove another 3 miles, turned off the engine, and tried to start it again, but this time it started right up. At home in my driveway, I repeated that same thing again, and she started right up again.
I will be on the road again today to see if the engine dies again after 70 miles or so and then I will use the starting fluid again right away. If it starts up, I know better what to look for. More info to come,
Drove another 68 miles today and everything was fine. Will look at the fuel lines next week. from the tank to the fuel rail and back to the tank. Everyone have a good weekend.
It will have a throatier tone to its breathing! Not to mention the weight loss also, that things got to weight 25-30 lbs!!! Why they go from one side to the other just baffled the heck out of me!
