[Shop-talk] Engine idling problem

[eric at megageek.com]

Unfortunately, there is no manual choke on this.  Darn automatic 
everything!  8>(


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:   Drew Rogge <drew at DasRogges.com>
To:     eric at megageek.com, Shop-talk at autox.team.net
Date:   10/03/2016 01:02 PM
Subject:        Re: [Shop-talk] Engine idling problem



do things get better if you close the choke some? that might mean that 
it's running lean and that could mean a clogged fuel line or carb.


On 10/3/16 1:02 AM, eric at 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.
>
>
> 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
>
>
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