[Dutch900]

At the beginning of every winter I:
· top off fuel
· turn the fuel pet cock off
· add fuel stabilizer
· turn the bike on and burn the fuel out of the lines
· pull the battery, top it off and place it on a battery tender in the basement
I have done this for the past 10 years and never had a problem starting it up in the spring.
This year I did not burn the fuel out of the lines… Now of course I can’t get her to start up. She turns over very strong, put it just doesn’t want to fire up. So I pulled the plugs, which are 2 years old and UGLY. I cleaned them up and tried again to no avail. (Of course the local auto shop didn’t have replacements on hand, so I have to pick ‘em up today.) So, if I replace the plugs today and she still won’t fire up, what should be the next course of action?

 

[Dutch900]

That would be to disassemble the carburetors and clean them.
HMMMM, this might be the reason I have been looking for (to tell the wife) that I NEED new 41mm flatsides!!!! So what your telling me is that the carbs are shot and NOT rebuildable?

 

[Dutch900]

I have never touched my carbs myself. Is this something I can do myself? What is it that needs to be done and can it be explained in such a way that I could do it?

 

[Dutch900]

If you go for the Kehein FCR's, do yourself a favor and mount them on Malossi short intakes. That eliminates the plumbing and the fuel pump since it will all be gravity feed. It also gives you more HP according to folks I spoke to before I did it on my '96 SS.

bruce19

So, are the Malossi short intakes included in this "package"?
http://www.ca-cycleworks.com/shop/catalog/ducati/fuel.html Or do I have to get them in addition to this?

 

[Dutch900]

New plugs did it. Now I NEED a reason to get those darn FCR's....