Hi Guys


Had my Fazer in the garage since late October.


I tried to start it yesterday with no joy.


It's turning over, doing all the right things just won't start.


So last night I put the battery on charge, drained the carb bowls, re-set the spark gaps.


This morning it started briefly for a second climbed 7k revs but i couldn't catch it. It died and wouldn't start again.


Now what I'm thinking is when i put it away it was running sweet. I went against my better judgement and wintered it up on a near empty fuel tank.


Has moisture got in to the fuel? The garage is unheated and damp, detached from the house. Maybe i should drain all the fuel and refill with high octane?


Thanks for reading this rambling post

Anyone know the diameter of the fuel hose needed from the tank to the fuel filter, looks like 10mm, not sure.


Linky?




Cheers again guys


Chris

Firstly, hello to everyone, i'm a long time lurker on this site, many useful topics and threads have helped me so far with my bike so thanks for all the great reads and manuals and how to's


I have a 2001 600 fazer


This morning it started on the first time of asking with the choke right out.


As i was putting my helmet on etc i eased off on the choke, a couple of seconds later it slowly dropped revs and cut out. Started again and went through the same performance, it cut out again when i eased off the choke.


Its turning over but not firing into life


I checked the battery and it was fully charged, battery is 6 months old. New full tank of premium fuel in her.


I checked the spark plugs next and they where sparking put looked past the change date, the plug in number 3 was only half in, the washer was jammed and kind of cross threaded, this plug was very mucky and corroded, probably because it was loose all this time.


So i have changed all the plugs.


Took the fuel tank off and visual checked all lines where connected, all electrical connectors connected.


With trying to start it so many time the battery has run down to 12.2v so ive got it on charge as we speak.


Now it won't start at all and after all day messing about im stumped.


Some background on the bike.


Ive owned it 2 months, the previous owner had it 2 years and did all of 100 miles in that time. It's got 16,000 on the clock.


Its had new oil and filter, new K&N air filter and now new spark plugs since ive owned it.


When i put it in the garage last week after a 2 hour ride it seemed to be ticking over at 4000 rpm rather than 1200, not sure what was going on there.


Thanks for reading this long post and thanks in advance for pointing me in the right direction


Chris