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Taking it for a good, hard, pedal-to-the-metal thrash. Works wonders!
On 3 October 2016 14:24:57 BST, eric@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@gmail.com>
>To: eric@megageek.com
>Cc: "shop-talk@autox.team.net" <Shop-talk@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@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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<html><head></head><body>Taking it for a good, hard, pedal-to-the-metal thrash.
Works wonders!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 3 October 2016 14:24:57 BST,
eric@megageek.com wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt
0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<font size="2" face="sans-serif">The spark plug looked normal, but the new
one fixed the problem.</font>
<br />
<br /><font size="2" face="sans-serif">BTW, Neil suggested an
"</font><font size="3">Italian
Service</font><font size="2" face="sans-serif">". I'm an Italian
Jersey boy and I never heard that term. I thought any service I did
was </font><font size="3">Italian Service</font><font size="2"
face="sans-serif">.
8>)</font>
<br />
<br /><font size="2" face="sans-serif">What's an </font><font size="3">Italian
Service</font><font size="2" face="sans-serif"> (don't worry, you can't offend
me.)</font>
<br /><font size="2" face="sans-serif"><br />
<br />
Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.<br />
Eric P<br />
"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 </font>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br /><font size="1" color="#5f5f5f" face="sans-serif">From:
</font><font size="1" face="sans-serif">Jeff Scarbrough
<fishplate@gmail.com></font>
<br /><font size="1" color="#5f5f5f" face="sans-serif">To:
</font><font size="1" face="sans-serif">eric@megageek.com</font>
<br /><font size="1" color="#5f5f5f" face="sans-serif">Cc:
</font><font size="1"
face="sans-serif">"shop-talk@autox.team.net"
<Shop-talk@autox.team.net></font>
<br /><font size="1" color="#5f5f5f" face="sans-serif">Date:
</font><font size="1" face="sans-serif">10/03/2016 08:38 AM</font>
<br /><font size="1" color="#5f5f5f" face="sans-serif">Subject:
</font><font size="1" face="sans-serif">Re: [Shop-talk]
Engine idling problem</font>
<br />
<hr noshade="noshade" />
<br />
<br />
<br /><tt><font size="2">What did the spark plug look like when you pulled
it out?<br />
<br />
-- Jeff<br />
<br />
On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 4:02 AM, <eric@megageek.com> wrote:<br />
> I have a 2009 Kawasaki KingQuad 750 that I use for work on my property.<br
/>
> It's garage kept and I had it since it was new. (so it's well
taken care<br />
> of.)<br />
><br />
> Recently, I've had a problem with it starting and taking off (it
has an<br />
> auto clutch and it dies when I try to put it under power.) A
search on the<br />
> web has these problems listed from anything from a spark plug to a
new<br />
> computer (and none seems to have enough followup to let me know what
works.)<br />
><br />
> It got really bad and a new battery and plug seemed to fix it.
Problem
is,<br />
> it's starting to happen again just a few months later.<br />
><br />
> Now, I really don't ever open the throttle up. It's mostly used
at slow<br />
> speed or it's idling while I'm nearby. I'm guessing this is
part of the<br />
> problem.<br />
><br />
> Since it's such a beast, opening it up full throttle would take a
small<br />
> runway. I did make a race track in one of my fields to run it
more, but I<br />
> was wondering if there was a better way.<br />
><br />
> SO, my questions are...<br />
><br />
> Is it my low speed/idling use that is causing the issue?<br />
><br />
> Is there something else I can do to keep it from happening?<br />
><br />
> Thanks in advance.<br />
><br />
<br />
><br />
><br />
</font></tt>
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