rossh Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 draining the tank and adding seafoam did not stop the stumbling i also checked the safety switch on the kickstand visually it looked good.the stumbling has become almost constant the engine actually dies and i have to pop the clutch to restart. the tach also will bury itself past the redline.i want to check the plug wires but need to strip the fairings.can anyone give me the order to remove the fairings? Quote
Aurora Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 Have you checked your battery and charging system? Quote
Ridgerunner Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 Seat off, Tank off, Upper Cowl Inner Cover where attached to top windshield, Lower Cowl, Inner Panel next to gas tank. What year is your Blackbird? Quote
rossh Posted October 1, 2006 Author Posted October 1, 2006 2001 redbird. would it be the battery if the bike starts fine and all gauges work fine with the exception of the tach which jumps up and goes past redline as the stumble happens then back to 0 when the engine dies? Quote
wynne Posted October 12, 2006 Posted October 12, 2006 draining the tank and adding seafoam did not stop the stumbling i also checked the safety switch on the kickstand visually it looked good.the stumbling has become almost constant the engine actually dies and i have to pop the clutch to restart. the tach also will bury itself past the redline.i want to check the plug wires but need to strip the fairings.can anyone give me the order to remove the fairings? You can do that but I think the problem still lies with water in the system. If you want check the elec system for water in case it is arking/shorting somewhere. The metheldydrate they use in canada works great for this sort of problem. Drain bowls/fuel system and tank completely, add fuel and try again Quote
beondwacko Posted October 12, 2006 Posted October 12, 2006 This is an electrical problem that you are having. Not fuel related being that it's affecting the tach. You may have a defective battery that either has a plate in it that shorts out or a loose major electrical connection that reacts when the bike is in motion. Go over the electrical system with a fine tooth comb. If the battery is OEM, replace it. It's 5+ years old. Check charging voltage, check that the soleinoid is mounted and not bouncing around. Go over it and let us know what you find. Quote
wynne Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 If you did't have an electrical problem before you probably do not have one now. It's my understanding that water got into the tank and outside area. Water in the fuel will cause stumbling, surging and stalling. Check that all electrical is dry. Drain fuel and ad fresh stuff. Add gas line antifreeze. keep us posted. Quote
Leftlaner Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 If you did't have an electrical problem before you probably do not have one now. It's my understanding that water got into the tank and outside area. Water in the fuel will cause stumbling, surging and stalling. Check that all electrical is dry. Drain fuel and ad fresh stuff. Add gas line antifreeze. keep us posted. Regarding the fooked up tach, this is very likely a problem related to your electrical system. The exact same thing happened to a friend of a mine (on a car with electrical tach). In that case, it was simply a blown fuse! Go figure! So I recommend that you check the fuses and look for bad electric connections and faulty wires.. Electrical probs are a bitch, hope you figure it out! Quote
rossh Posted October 13, 2006 Author Posted October 13, 2006 sorry it took so long to get back to u guys.turns out to have been a loose + terminal connection tightened it back in the saddle again. Quote
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