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Old 03-28-2009, 05:12 PM   #91
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WooT!

Hopefully whatever was causing your bike to act like a bitch resolved itself. Although it would be nice if you knew what it was so you could fix it if it happens again.
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Old 03-28-2009, 05:13 PM   #92
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I'd go with the seafoam next time you fill up... may be some sort of slight blockage in the lines, filter, or injector.

glad it's runn'n though
I really wanna run this tank of fuel so I can put fresh in it. I just didn't have the time yesterday. I'll run the Seafoam too.
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Old 03-28-2009, 05:14 PM   #93
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WooT!

Hopefully whatever was causing your bike to act like a bitch resolved itself. Although it would be nice if you knew what it was so you could fix it if it happens again.
I know...like I said...I've had this bike almost a year without a single glitch. I'm hoping my gas just sucks and fresh will correct it for good.
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Old 03-28-2009, 05:14 PM   #94
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I really wanna run this tank of fuel so I can put fresh in it. I just didn't have the time yesterday. I'll run the Seafoam too.
well it's lets hope it's the end of your issues
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Old 03-28-2009, 07:59 PM   #95
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Hmmm...sounds like a fuel filter problem,right gas?
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Old 03-28-2009, 08:24 PM   #96
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I haven't completely ruled out the battery. It is original and now over 4 years old. I've tried starting it with the battery hooked up to the Tender. But to no avail.

Air filter has not been cleaned and oil lately...still looks brand new.
When I purchased my ZR1100, the original owner told me that a weak battery will spin the motor over but not have enough spark to fire it off. The motor is an inline 4 with dual sparkplugs.

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Old 03-29-2009, 01:03 AM   #97
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Hmmm...sounds like a fuel filter problem,right gas?
Yeah I would definately be looking into changing the filter.
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Old 03-29-2009, 04:45 PM   #98
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Yeah I would definately be looking into changing the filter.
Fuck that. I dont want to do it.
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Fuck that. I dont want to do it.

Okay but it may continue to do this every so often until the filter gets completely clogged... Ya big baby!
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Old 03-31-2009, 05:27 PM   #100
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Here's the deal. I rode it another 33 miles today. It fired right up today. It's been sitting since Friday. Idle was a touch low...so I turned it up about 500 RPM.

Also added 3oz of Seafoam to the existing 3 gallons of gas still in the tank.

Stopped the engine twice...upon re-start it fired right up as normal.


As far as I can tell it's running normal. I'm not ready to call it a fuel filter issue just yet....I wanna put a few more tanks of fuel in it. And I'm not completely convinced that my problems are over.
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