Hi, let's recap:
I have a 1995 CBR600 F3. It ran beautifully until April 2003 when I was hit head-on by a Mexican [with no insurance] and my bike was destroyed. I'm not bitter.
I spent all summer and all the money I could earn bringing her back to life. In the meantime during my front end rebuild, the engine went neglected and, apparently, got gummed up. I'm not bitter.
That was August. The extreme disappointment and lack of funds left it idle for a while, but now I need to get it back. I took the carbs off and had them cleaned. I replaced the fuel filter. I replaced the spark plugs. And I know the petcock is not clogged.
It will not start and I don't really know what I can do. I just dropped $300 and a put a lot of work into making absolutely no progress. The battery may be dying now, but I think after charging it for a while there should be enough kick to get it to fire up at least once. When I try starting it, it cranks and cranks a few times but never "catches". I disconnected the hose after the fuel pump to see if fuel is actually passing through the pump and it seems to trickle out a little bit at first. I'm not really sure what to look for. I just pray to God it isn't the fuel pump since I replaced that a year ago.
So if anyone has any suggestion, PLEASE let me know. Don't tell me to get a new fuel pump. So far I've already repalced lots of expensive stuff and it has gotten me no closer.
I have a 1995 CBR600 F3. It ran beautifully until April 2003 when I was hit head-on by a Mexican [with no insurance] and my bike was destroyed. I'm not bitter.
I spent all summer and all the money I could earn bringing her back to life. In the meantime during my front end rebuild, the engine went neglected and, apparently, got gummed up. I'm not bitter.
That was August. The extreme disappointment and lack of funds left it idle for a while, but now I need to get it back. I took the carbs off and had them cleaned. I replaced the fuel filter. I replaced the spark plugs. And I know the petcock is not clogged.
It will not start and I don't really know what I can do. I just dropped $300 and a put a lot of work into making absolutely no progress. The battery may be dying now, but I think after charging it for a while there should be enough kick to get it to fire up at least once. When I try starting it, it cranks and cranks a few times but never "catches". I disconnected the hose after the fuel pump to see if fuel is actually passing through the pump and it seems to trickle out a little bit at first. I'm not really sure what to look for. I just pray to God it isn't the fuel pump since I replaced that a year ago.
So if anyone has any suggestion, PLEASE let me know. Don't tell me to get a new fuel pump. So far I've already repalced lots of expensive stuff and it has gotten me no closer.