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clarles

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clarles says:

ST1100 and Ethanol

My 2001 ST1100 won;t start, due to, ethanol fuel fouling the carburetor (per the dealer) .  Have had the carbs cleaned twice since spring and it won;t start again.  I called the Honda Corp. service dept. and they claimed they had never heard of such a thing.  Am i the only one who has this problem?  If after getting the carbs cleaned again, could i avoid this problem by disconnecting the fuel pump and running the carbs dry every time i park it for a week or so?

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  • Posted 157 days ago (13 December 2012 16:57)

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hairybob

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hairybob says:

Believe Honda service Dept

dealer sounds iffy to me, did you buy the bike off this dealer?  More info needed - is bike kept somewhere very hot so that fuel can evaporate quickly?

There would be a lot of people moaning if vehicles stored for a few weeks fouled their carbs.

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  • Posted 157 days ago (13 December 2012 18:17)
paulderekjohnson

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paulderekjohnson says:

Hmm?

Not enough specific details to believe anything up to now. I think some more in depth details may help,such as how often are you running it,how many miles are you doing,what fuel have you got in it,and just how bad were the carbs before they were cleaned?

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  • Posted 157 days ago (13 December 2012 18:25)
jaffa90

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jaffa90 says:

Ethanol

Welcome with a hidden profile:blink:,it sounds to me that your 11 year old tank:unsure: has been sealed and the ethanol is killing it.Who ever:unsure:cleaned the carbs twice since spring is taking you to the cleaners.:shock:

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  • Posted 157 days ago (13 December 2012 23:58)
kcmc

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kcmc says:

Why you

runnin on Ethanol ? :blink: is it a speedway bike :lol:

Sounds more like your people are misdiagnosing the problem?.

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  • Posted 157 days ago (14 December 2012 02:18)
clarles

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clarles says:

St1100 and Ethanol

What option do i have?  What do you mean that my tank has been sealed?  I have access to a 1 quart tank that was used as a fuel source when balancing carbs on mysons old Suzuki.  I was thinking that i might try using it to try to start it, as even with all of the attempts to start it, i do not get a smell of gasoline, so i don't think it is flooded, altho it should be after all of this time trying to start it

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  • Posted 157 days ago (14 December 2012 02:27)
oscarthegrouch

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oscarthegrouch says:

Have you tried

Flushing the tank ? or fitting  an inline filter

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  • Posted 157 days ago (14 December 2012 03:56)
jaffa90

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jaffa90 says:

tank

It should have an in line filter,

it can`t be the fuel so i suspect your tank,pipes or filter is being affected with ethanol.

http://www.burtonbikebits.net/ethanol-in-fuels.htm

No smell of fuel,have you disconnected the fuel pipe at the carb inlet and switched on to see if the pump and tap diaphragm (if fitted) is working?

 

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  • Posted 157 days ago (14 December 2012 10:39)

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