440ex. ehhh!!
08-27-2010, 11:05 PM
Alright, so tonights racing was going alright, when i started it up to go out for heat 3, it bogged down without even giving it any throttle, i lightly gave it a few shots of gas to get it going and then it ran fine and lasted 5 laps which was like a minute something. Once it got to that point, it sputtered and it was as if the bike wasn't even running, although i had it pinned, and then it would fire again but sound like it was really bogged down, but i made it half way around the track to the exit and it just stalled on me at the gate, it then hesitated to start up again but it didn't do what it did before the heat.
Then in the finals, it was fine for a few laps and then did it again, but worse, i figured it was because it was over heating from being a gear lower, so i slowed right down, let off the throttle hopping it would level out and run normally but instead it just quit wouldn't let me restart it to finish the race. So then after everyone else finished their lap and a half or whatever i tryed starting it again and it didn't even fire once :confused: so i pushed it back into the pits and it literally started back up 30 seconds after quitting on me.
I need this fixed because next satruday is the Fair Championship, so last race of the season and i need this thing running.
a friend of mine their who races speedway now thought it might have been bad gas or somthing so he giving me some 113 octane to run next weekend and thinks it will clear it right out. btw the gas i had in it was brand new but its 89 octane i think, whatever the lowest at the pump is. bad idea with 11:1 im sure, so im gonna run highest pump for now on.
could it be the spark plug?
Sorry for such a long post, but i have read other posts and none have answered anything. And it just pisses me off because i haven't done a single thing to it since the last time i ran it other then throw a 1984 Honda 250r trike rear shock in the back to lower it.
Thanks in advance guys! Very Appreciated
Josh
I also have the finals race video taped and i will post it tm when i have time, right now its time to forget about it and go to bed. :blah:
Then in the finals, it was fine for a few laps and then did it again, but worse, i figured it was because it was over heating from being a gear lower, so i slowed right down, let off the throttle hopping it would level out and run normally but instead it just quit wouldn't let me restart it to finish the race. So then after everyone else finished their lap and a half or whatever i tryed starting it again and it didn't even fire once :confused: so i pushed it back into the pits and it literally started back up 30 seconds after quitting on me.
I need this fixed because next satruday is the Fair Championship, so last race of the season and i need this thing running.
a friend of mine their who races speedway now thought it might have been bad gas or somthing so he giving me some 113 octane to run next weekend and thinks it will clear it right out. btw the gas i had in it was brand new but its 89 octane i think, whatever the lowest at the pump is. bad idea with 11:1 im sure, so im gonna run highest pump for now on.
could it be the spark plug?
Sorry for such a long post, but i have read other posts and none have answered anything. And it just pisses me off because i haven't done a single thing to it since the last time i ran it other then throw a 1984 Honda 250r trike rear shock in the back to lower it.
Thanks in advance guys! Very Appreciated
Josh
I also have the finals race video taped and i will post it tm when i have time, right now its time to forget about it and go to bed. :blah: