[Shop-talk] Engine idling problem

[Neil Sherry]

Taking it for a good, hard, pedal-to-the-metal thrash. Works wonders!

On 3 October 2016 14:24:57 BST, eric at megageek.com wrote:
>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 at gmail.com>
>To:     eric at megageek.com
>Cc:     "shop-talk at autox.team.net" <Shop-talk at 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 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.
>>
>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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