battery tender for you, i havent started mine in a couple months and she turns over no prob, temps get down to 30s at night so far
Quote from: TOXIC on Nov 08, 2012, 07:49:17 ambattery tender for you, i havent started mine in a couple months and she turns over no prob, temps get down to 30s at night so farI do have a tender for when I store it but...turning the engine over is not the issue...sitting there and cranking it for 10 to 15 seconds...then let her sit for 30 seconds or so then repeating the above b4 she starts is what Im wondering about. Sometimes I have to do it a third time...on the third try I will turn the key off, let her sit for a minute or so then turn key back on b4 starting attempt. She has a new battery...new plugs both installed by the local shop...just seems like she works to hard to start after just a couple of days. She runs great...sounds great and im always in the 34 to36 mpg range.I would think after just a couple of days sitting she should fire pretty much right up...no? I will be storing her in a week or two and am wondering if this is normal, she will be stored at the local shop and I will bring this issue up while she is there if opinions here feel there is probably an issue. I just dont want to spend the xtra duckets if this sounds like a normal cold weather Raider thing.
Quote from: highwayman1960 on Nov 08, 2012, 08:24:10 amQuote from: TOXIC on Nov 08, 2012, 07:49:17 ambattery tender for you, i havent started mine in a couple months and she turns over no prob, temps get down to 30s at night so farI do have a tender for when I store it but...turning the engine over is not the issue...sitting there and cranking it for 10 to 15 seconds...then let her sit for 30 seconds or so then repeating the above b4 she starts is what Im wondering about. Sometimes I have to do it a third time...on the third try I will turn the key off, let her sit for a minute or so then turn key back on b4 starting attempt. She has a new battery...new plugs both installed by the local shop...just seems like she works to hard to start after just a couple of days. She runs great...sounds great and im always in the 34 to36 mpg range.I would think after just a couple of days sitting she should fire pretty much right up...no? I will be storing her in a week or two and am wondering if this is normal, she will be stored at the local shop and I will bring this issue up while she is there if opinions here feel there is probably an issue. I just dont want to spend the xtra duckets if this sounds like a normal cold weather Raider thing.If your mpg is in the 34 - 36 range sounds like your running rich which would cause the startig issue....pull one of your plugs to see what it looks like, if it's black with soot too rich...brown or tan it's ok...I'm running stock air, V&H 2-1 with a PC111 and have always gotten 40+ mpg....and I twist the wick hard a lot....but no starting issues.
I am 6'4" about 260...I think that might have something to do with the mpg's.