hey guys, first post and i need some help already,
intro first, the names padraig, i live in ireland and myself and my mate bought a fzs600(1999) a few months back.
we bought it fairly cheap 700 euro for it, it was manky dirty and the guy we bought it of had half put in a new engine and didnt know what wires went where or where any bolts were,
so we managed to get bolts and find wires and got it alltogether and wouldnt start on the button so i got pissed of and brought a wire straight form the blue wire in the starter relay and have it now attached to the pillion peg and start the bike that way by grounding it of the peg( i know i know).
so it was running ok until now, so i synced the carbs and got them fairly close just the first cylinder was running .5cmhg more than the rest which is nothing.
but still it wont idle right, i have cylinder 1,2 and 4 running lean(guess because the sparks are a little white, and 3rd is black so running rich). i have then the carbs out 5 times in the last 2 days and its getting enoying now, do i just ajust the needle on 1,2 and 4? and aswel as the bobbing needle as i call it that opens and closes with the floats moving up and down, the internal spring is gone on my 4th cylinder side i.e the little nib is dead flat to the case but the needle still works fine, does it need to be replaced?
the reason for all of this is that this bike was left out in the weather and not moved for years.
so where do i go with the starter button? i dont think i have any power at the button at all, (im going to get a ohm meter at it today to find out for sure)and all the connections i have cleaned. so is it the main relay thats gone?
also my fan only seems to work if i start the bike with my little wire and leave it touching the frame(i know, this also causes the starter motor to run, but i have left the bike running for a long time and fan just wont kick in, thermostat seems ok........
too many problems in the one post...........