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Re: [ST] ST cutting out
- Subject: Re: [ST] ST cutting out
- From: Ben Snyder <bensnyder@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 21:08:53 -0800 (PST)
Both the dealer mechanic and I have checked the tubes
for obstruction of any kind (including
pinching)...nothing can be found and the bike sitll
does it.
- --- "Anderson, Neil G (CPR)" <andersng@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Ben Snyder wrote:
>
> >I had the same problem with my '10 ST...the dealer
> I
> >bought from was unable to figure anything out. The
> >mechanic told me that sometimes a line to/from the
> >tank gets pinched, said it was a 'breather' hose
> and
> >he thought that's what was doing it...it still does
> it
>
> So does the '10 ST have even more power than the
> 2002? ;-)
>
> Seriously, I wonder if this is going back to the
> problem that some of the
> original 99 STs had, where the non-return valve in
> the tank breather line
> was the wrong way round? You can check - run the
> tank low, then open the
> filler cap slowly and listen for a sucking sound.
> If you hear one, then a
> vacuum has built up in the tank. Could be the
> non-return valve the wrong
> way round, or it really could be that the breather
> tube is pinched somewhere
> - that should be easy to fix though, undo the bolts
> under the seat, lift up
> the tank gently and check the hoses on the right
> hand side. They may need
> to be rerouted to stop them pinching.
>
> Neil
>
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