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The spark plug looked normal, but the new one fixed the problem.
BTW, Neil suggested an "Italian Service". I'm an Italian Jersey boy and I
never heard that term. I thought any service I did was Italian Service.
8>)
What's an Italian Service (don't worry, you can't offend me.)
Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.
Eric P
"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph
Waldo Emerson
From: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>
To: eric@megageek.com
Cc: "shop-talk@autox.team.net" <Shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: 10/03/2016 08:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Engine idling problem
What did the spark plug look like when you pulled it out?
-- Jeff
On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 4:02 AM, <eric@megageek.com> wrote:
> I have a 2009 Kawasaki KingQuad 750 that I use for work on my property.
> It's garage kept and I had it since it was new. (so it's well taken
care
> of.)
>
> Recently, I've had a problem with it starting and taking off (it has an
> auto clutch and it dies when I try to put it under power.) A search on
the
> web has these problems listed from anything from a spark plug to a new
> computer (and none seems to have enough followup to let me know what
works.)
>
> It got really bad and a new battery and plug seemed to fix it. Problem
is,
> it's starting to happen again just a few months later.
>
> Now, I really don't ever open the throttle up. It's mostly used at slow
> speed or it's idling while I'm nearby. I'm guessing this is part of the
> problem.
>
> Since it's such a beast, opening it up full throttle would take a small
> runway. I did make a race track in one of my fields to run it more, but
I
> was wondering if there was a better way.
>
> SO, my questions are...
>
> Is it my low speed/idling use that is causing the issue?
>
> Is there something else I can do to keep it from happening?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
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<font size=2 face="sans-serif">The spark plug looked normal, but the new
one fixed the problem.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">BTW, Neil suggested an "</font><font
size=3>Italian
Service</font><font size=2 face="sans-serif">". I'm an Italian
Jersey boy and I never heard that term. I thought any service I did
was </font><font size=3>Italian Service</font><font size=2 face="sans-serif">.
8>)</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">What's an </font><font size=3>Italian
Service</font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> (don't worry, you can't offend
me.)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
<br>
Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.<br>
Eric P<br>
"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph
Waldo Emerson </font>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">From:
</font><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Jeff Scarbrough
<fishplate@gmail.com></font>
<br><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">To:
</font><font size=1 face="sans-serif">eric@megageek.com</font>
<br><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">Cc:
</font><font size=1 face="sans-serif">"shop-talk@autox.team.net"
<Shop-talk@autox.team.net></font>
<br><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">Date:
</font><font size=1 face="sans-serif">10/03/2016 08:38 AM</font>
<br><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">Subject:
</font><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Re: [Shop-talk]
Engine idling problem</font>
<br>
<hr noshade>
<br>
<br>
<br><tt><font size=2>What did the spark plug look like when you pulled
it out?<br>
<br>
-- Jeff<br>
<br>
On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 4:02 AM, <eric@megageek.com> wrote:<br>
> I have a 2009 Kawasaki KingQuad 750 that I use for work on my property.<br>
> It's garage kept and I had it since it was new. (so it's well
taken care<br>
> of.)<br>
><br>
> Recently, I've had a problem with it starting and taking off (it
has an<br>
> auto clutch and it dies when I try to put it under power.) A
search on the<br>
> web has these problems listed from anything from a spark plug to a
new<br>
> computer (and none seems to have enough followup to let me know what
works.)<br>
><br>
> It got really bad and a new battery and plug seemed to fix it.
Problem
is,<br>
> it's starting to happen again just a few months later.<br>
><br>
> Now, I really don't ever open the throttle up. It's mostly used
at slow<br>
> speed or it's idling while I'm nearby. I'm guessing this is
part of the<br>
> problem.<br>
><br>
> Since it's such a beast, opening it up full throttle would take a
small<br>
> runway. I did make a race track in one of my fields to run it
more, but I<br>
> was wondering if there was a better way.<br>
><br>
> SO, my questions are...<br>
><br>
> Is it my low speed/idling use that is causing the issue?<br>
><br>
> Is there something else I can do to keep it from happening?<br>
><br>
> Thanks in advance.<br>
><br>
<br>
><br>
><br>
</font></tt>
<br>
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