dumped all fuel from tank and carbs. filled w fresh fuel. got bike running by spraying start fluid and carb cleaner in air box. it will run as long as you do this. kept it running several minutes this way. it started running w/o the spraying. rode bike two days total 200 plus miles. each day it made loud noise when start button pressed like hammer hitting on side of engine. then it would crank and run pretty good, but not as smooth as it should. now when start is pressed, engine will not turn over at all. battery is charged. could a cylinder full of fuel cause this? starter is trying to turn engine but engine wont move. could cylinder full of fuel cause the hammering sound when starting? thanks for help.Yes and dont do it again. Oh boy this does not sound good. Normally you smell fuel if a cylinder is full. I think something else is going on.
forgot to mention, small amount of fuel on ground day it would not turn over. thanks for help. will remove plugs, etc.Oh boy.. now it sounds more likely it was hydro-locked. hopefully you did not bend a rod. If you did not bend a rod- do not start it up again.
... doesnt explain engine not turning does it?
thanks for help. #4 has bent rod. no fuel in cylinders, or water. doesnt explain engine not turning does it? what is easiest way to turn engine manually? rolling down hill releasing clutch no help, short distance only.
thanks for help. #4 has bent rod. no fuel in cylinders, or water. doesnt explain engine not turning does it? what is easiest way to turn engine manually? rolling down hill releasing clutch no help, short distance only.I told you how to turn the engine over early on in one of my first posts.
Floats gets stuck and petcock fails to shut off. Unlike your old Z1 these carbs do not have overflow tubes in the bowls so the gas runs right into the cylinder.You hit the starter and the rod is bent. Having the carbs modded to overflow tubes eliminates that possibility.
Wayne
PS I have a 74 Z
I believe it was a regulatory thing. EPA didn't want raw gas being possibly dumped, so Ma Kaw sewed up the overflow nipples.