in fact, it flooded last night for no apparent reason while sitting there with the tank off to the point of hydro locking a cylinder.
This is the second time this has happened to the point of having to blow all the crap out of the pipes with an air compressor. (it's a 2 cycle by the way)
the question is, why is it hydro locking and how do i get it to stop.
i've been working my ass off to get this bike running. it hasn't run since 1973. i've pretty much got it going, but little things like this escape my knowledge and understanding apparently.
i would like for it to become dependable enough to RIDE without having to be afraid of having to push it back!
since it's a 2 cycle, what tends to happen is, if i pull the plug out of it and pump the gas out of the cylinders, it's at the same time pumping oil into the cylinder since it mixes it by itself.. it's not a pre-mix bike.
what do i need to do to keep it from flooding, and once it has flooded, is there a better way to get the oil out of the pipes???????
it's locked to the point to where it's leaking out of the bottom of the engine and through the carb.... it's amazing... i couldn't even kick it over once.
aggravating..
This is the second time this has happened to the point of having to blow all the crap out of the pipes with an air compressor. (it's a 2 cycle by the way)
the question is, why is it hydro locking and how do i get it to stop.
i've been working my ass off to get this bike running. it hasn't run since 1973. i've pretty much got it going, but little things like this escape my knowledge and understanding apparently.
i would like for it to become dependable enough to RIDE without having to be afraid of having to push it back!
since it's a 2 cycle, what tends to happen is, if i pull the plug out of it and pump the gas out of the cylinders, it's at the same time pumping oil into the cylinder since it mixes it by itself.. it's not a pre-mix bike.
what do i need to do to keep it from flooding, and once it has flooded, is there a better way to get the oil out of the pipes???????
it's locked to the point to where it's leaking out of the bottom of the engine and through the carb.... it's amazing... i couldn't even kick it over once.
aggravating..