slowpoke
Well-Known Member
little background, brother in law bought his 01 vmax last year and it had ran like dog piss ever since I first test rode it. ( after he bought it of course) well early winter he took it in to have the carbs gone through and the guy found that the jets were in backwards? well anyway he rode it up until the first freeze and parked it in the garage. hasn't started since. cranks fine so I pulled the plugs and cleaned them. ( no wear on them that I could tell and gap was right.) slapped them back in and it fired right up nice and smooth for about 5 seconds. hasn't started since. I did notice the choke was pulling completely off on its own which I think I know how to fix but im more worried about the no start issue. while cranking it will puff black smoke out the right side and eventually backfire. im assuming since the plugs are clean. other than possibly getting fouled it should start back up after it sits and the plugs dry out but it doesn't. anyone have an idea where I need to start looking? I know for a fact its getting spark.