Hawk no start goof up

Ac21 · 12-28-2018, 01:41 AM

Been trying to get the Hawk started for the past two weeks, ran battery down, built a charger using lm338, still no start thought maybe battery was gone, checked spark, valves and sprayed carb cleaner into engine, ordered new carb(makuni? ) went to take the old one off and found the fuel pea cock was turned off

well at least I'm getting a new better carb tomarrow, maybe my idle issues will be fixed.

pete · 12-28-2018, 02:47 AM

PMSL......2 weeks!!!..I have done it for 10 mins...

Alpha Reign · 12-28-2018, 08:29 AM

I did that before. I started riding my bike. It stopped and I pushed it almost all the way home before I realized the gas was off!

**JerryHawk250** · 12-28-2018, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Alpha Reign

I did that before. I started riding my bike. It stopped and I pushed it almost all the way home before I realized the gas was off!

I think we all have done that one time or more. Almost as bad as the kill switch accidently getting turned on and can't figure out why it won't start.

wheel spinner · 12-28-2018, 05:28 PM

The fuel shut off doesn't get me... but that kill switch does every time... I have learned now to check that first... lol at least before I start tearing it apart now... been there and done that...

Weldangrind · 12-31-2018, 12:06 PM

The kill switch got me on my wife's quad. I tore it down and replaced the stator before I realized that it works like a turn signal switch. I suppose it's a good anti-theft mechanism.

OneLeggedRider · 01-02-2019, 11:26 PM

Haha! The kill switch on my Intruder 800 got me this summer, I had just washed it at the car wash and thought it wasn't starting because it was wet. Took me 45 minutes to figure it out..

12-28-2018, 01:41 AM	#1
Ac21 Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 54	Hawk no start goof up Been trying to get the Hawk started for the past two weeks, ran battery down, built a charger using lm338, still no start thought maybe battery was gone, checked spark, valves and sprayed carb cleaner into engine, ordered new carb(makuni? ) went to take the old one off and found the fuel pea cock was turned off well at least I'm getting a new better carb tomarrow, maybe my idle issues will be fixed.
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12-28-2018, 02:47 AM	#2
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12-28-2018, 08:29 AM	#3
Alpha Reign Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Ohio Posts: 131	I did that before. I started riding my bike. It stopped and I pushed it almost all the way home before I realized the gas was off! __________________ Hawk 250 Lithium Battery, Mikuni Carb 110 main jet, Bark Busters with Mirrors, Extended Mixture Screw, 428 O-ring Chain, 17-15/40 sprockets, Digital Cluster, Cycra YZ250F Skid Plate, Oil Cooler
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12-28-2018, 05:28 PM	#5
wheel spinner Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Suffolk Va. Posts: 146	The fuel shut off doesn't get me... but that kill switch does every time... I have learned now to check that first... lol at least before I start tearing it apart now... been there and done that... __________________ 2006 Roketa DB-07-200 Dual Sport 2007 Monte Carlo SS 5.3 2010 Challenger Hemi 5.7 2004 Isuzu Rodeo 1998 Kia Sportage 4x4 2004 Toyota Tundra 2016 Ford Escape Guitars 1970 Gibson SG mint Condition 2005 Epiphone white Custom SG Les Paul L/New Fender Banjo New Condition BC Rich Bitch - Like New\ 3 Jay Turser SG Good Condition Amps Marshall vs100 Good Condition Acoustic 261 very good condition Boss GT-6 Pedal effects Like New
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12-31-2018, 12:06 PM	#6
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	The kill switch got me on my wife's quad. I tore it down and replaced the stator before I realized that it works like a turn signal switch. I suppose it's a good anti-theft mechanism. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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01-02-2019, 11:26 PM	#7
OneLeggedRider Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Stockport, Oh. Posts: 1,442	Haha! The kill switch on my Intruder 800 got me this summer, I had just washed it at the car wash and thought it wasn't starting because it was wet. Took me 45 minutes to figure it out..
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