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NC30 runs for a few seconds and then dies

Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:39 pm
by ireson75
All,

I recently decided to take the carbs off my NC30 and clean and service them. I have now refitted them and am having problems getting the bike to run for more than 8-10 seconds with out cutting out. I assume it must be fuel starvation as it does briefly run, and the fuel hose definitely isn't kinked or blocked, so my thoughts are;

Does the fuel system require bleeding, and if so how?
I have already run the battery flat once trying to start it, is this normal?
What does the vacum hose do? Will sucking on this assist?
I drained the fuel tank prior to refitting it, could this be causing the problem?

Could it be something else?

Many thanks for your help!

Tom

Re: NC30 runs for a few seconds and then dies

Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:40 pm
by ireson75
Just to add, it was fine before my tinkering!

Re: NC30 runs for a few seconds and then dies

Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 11:37 pm
by hunter
Have you put the vacuum pipe back in the right position on the tap.

Re: NC30 runs for a few seconds and then dies

Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 1:23 pm
by ireson75
hunter wrote:Have you put the vacuum pipe back in the right position on the tap.
Yes and checked it isn't kinked or damaged... What exactly does it do? IS this likely to be the cause of my problems?

Re: NC30 runs for a few seconds and then dies

Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 2:01 pm
by CMSMJ1
ireson75 wrote:
hunter wrote:Have you put the vacuum pipe back in the right position on the tap.
Yes and checked it isn't kinked or damaged... What exactly does it do? IS this likely to be the cause of my problems?
Which spigot is it on?

I'll bet that hunter has it right

you have 3 jobbies - large one for fuel, 2 small ones.

you put the vacuum on the outside one...not the middle one that points down

Re: NC30 runs for a few seconds and then dies

Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:43 pm
by Haydn
When I bought my NC30 track bike it had been stood for a while and would only run for a small amount of time before cutting out. The vacuum pipe was on the bottom of the tap not the right hand one, so basically the vacuum was sucking the diagram shut instead of open. Worth checking to be 100% sure.

Re: NC30 runs for a few seconds and then dies

Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 1:19 pm
by ireson75
The vacum hose is definitley on the correct spigot...

Any further ideas???

Re: NC30 runs for a few seconds and then dies

Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 1:57 pm
by magg
Tank breather working?

Re: NC30 runs for a few seconds and then dies

Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 11:30 pm
by Cammo
Flooded...

Re: NC30 runs for a few seconds and then dies

Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 12:34 am
by ireson75
Cammo wrote:Flooded...
Would it still run though if it were flooded? I will take a look at the spark plugs anyway...