Thread: Rattles When It Starts

Did you check for a clogged gas tank vent? Or dirt clogging up the petcock screens?

I wish i were english.  im a charter bus driver, here in the us a minimum wage job.  Im in law school, here a ticket to a minimum wage job also, lol.  Anyway these two things are much better over there.  I might not have been accepted as a barrister but i am 27 now and did four years as an undergrad to get to whrere i am there i understand you enter lawschool as...

If there is a short on the bike it will be taking some of the battery charge so there might not be enough to operate the starter. You should examine the ignition switch and check the wires around the headstock. You might consider buying the Haynes manual on motorcycle electrics, there is a section covering fault finding. A lot cheaper than having the bike go up in flames! I'm thinking of getting one myself, there's loads of stuff I...

I was going to ask if the timing was on, because that is the only thing left. Even though the bike has electronic ignition, the pickup sensor is mounted on a plate much like the old points plate, with slotted holes.

A few things to consider regarding gas mileage: 1. You mentioned you only drove 10 miles and the gauge went down. When you first start your car, it takes a fair amount of gas to heat up the engine. If you drive a lot of short trips with time for the engine to cool in between trips, your gas mileage will be less than if you just drove the same distance all at once. 2. You can't compare winter gas mileage with summer gas mileage. When the...

That's kinda what I was thinking. I think the next step I'm going to take is to take it into a mechanic (not the dealer) and have them hood it up to a diagnostic tester to see if it truly is getting bad gas mileage beyond what the weather etc. is doing to it. After I check the Scion specific forums, that is.

Sound like you will have to make use of a Voltage Meter for your fully charged battery, may only be charged a bit, for it sounds like the battery cannot HOLD a full charge.  Possibly a new & fresh battery is a must to still be checked by the above Voltage Meter.  Voltage Meters are inexpensive to-day like around $30.00 in Canada & everything in Cdn is higher in price then the USA.   So if you...

One additional thing. The spark is there. I can see it jump when the wire is held away from the plug terminal. But it only jumps about one half to three eights of an inch and it just doesn't seem like a strong enough spark. If the computer was not being satisfied with the battery voltage it would not fire the plugs as you have said. Sudds

85 Aspencade starter wouldn't turn over even though I was getting twelve volts to it, so I tapped on it and tried again. This time it made a few seconds worth of noise and quit again allowing me to believe the starter motor is bad but the Clymer manual says I have to remove the engine to change the starter. Is this true?

The fender is different, but I think this proves that it can be workable. My fender is rubber or plastic, not chrome. I think the plastic is thicker, just enough, to make trouble. If the chrome fender will fit, I would give it a try. Post Edited (neilio) : 11/24/2009 10:23:44 PM GMT Image Attachment : 1982 Nighthawk 750 #3.JPG   553KB (image/pjpeg) This image has been viewed 3 time(s).