Spark and fuel but no fire?

allicat · Post by **allicat** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:20 am

Hey guys.

I recently picked up a bandit that had been standing for about 5 years.

Replaced the side cover gaskets, it needed a cdi and I went over all the wires. Bought a new battery, changed the oil and filters.
Last night I finally got it to spark and fuel.

But it just won't start.

This is the first bike I've bought as a non runner, and my first Bandit.

So I recon I'll get the carbs off and clean them, then go from there.

Any other suggestions?
The pickup, coils and igniter all tested fine.

Post by **willandrip** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:46 am

Rinse out the fuel tank and ensure you have good fuel filtration so you don't contaminate your freshly cleaned carbs.
Good luck with it.

Post by **dobbslc** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 11:10 am

The carbs will need a good clean and probably new O rings too. Those carbs can be a right pain to set up and get running nicely. I think Litetek do a set of carb O rings and other seals you will need for the job assuming they are the same or similar to GSXR 400 ones.
Good luck.

allicat · Post by **allicat** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:01 pm

Thanks for the reply.
The suspence is killing me.

I'll buy new NEW plugs again tomorrow and some new plug chords too.

I see I'm not getting proper blue sparks.

allicat · Post by **allicat** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:09 am

While looking through the manual today I noticed that my HT Leads might be swopped around?

Coil on the left is (according to the manual) for cylinders 1&4 while the right is for 2&3.

Pretty sure my left connects to 2&3 and right to 1&4.

I'll go check it out tonight when I get home and see what happens.

Also noticed last night that my fuel petcock is leaking. So I'll see if I have another lying around or if I can fix this one...

allicat · Post by **allicat** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:18 am

Once I get it running the next step is to replace the fork seals.

SevenThreeSeven · Post by **SevenThreeSeven** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 4:10 pm

Also noticed last night that my fuel petcock is leaking. So I'll see if I have another lying around or if I can fix this one...

It might not be the petcock itself that is leaking. The gasket between the tank and petcock is notorious for failing as the bike ages.

allicat · Post by **allicat** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:54 pm

Hi SevenThreeSeven, I've noticed that it didn't work tonight. The carbs aren't getting fuel now. Think the diaphram might have cracked because it doesn't hold a vacuum.