95' speedster starting issue :(

[beutsler]

Been working on 98 SPX for a couple of days now.... Trying to get the carb bolts off (breaking them off). Does anyone know if NAPA can get the bolts out as I do not have a drill press (both carb and flame arrestor). Trying to drill these out with hand held, the bit wants to run.. Does anyone recommend a certain bit????? What a nightmare!!!

Got to the carbs and sprayed carb cleaner in carbs then starter locks up... Carb cleaner should not cause that should it??? Is it just a coincidence... Please help...

 

[rolando14]

Been working on 98 SPX for a couple of days now.... Trying to get the carb bolts off (breaking them off). Does anyone know if NAPA can get the bolts out as I do not have a drill press (both carb and flame arrestor). Trying to drill these out with hand held, the bit wants to run.. Does anyone recommend a certain bit????? What a nightmare!!!

Got to the carbs and sprayed carb cleaner in carbs then starter locks up... Carb cleaner should not cause that should it??? Is it just a coincidence... Please help...

I use milwaukee black oxide drill bits for that kind of drilling.. just recently had to drill out a broken header flange bolt, so consider yourself lucky!! jk Idk how bad your situation is, probably a kind of tight squeeze huh? I doubt spraying carb cleaner into the carb would cause a starter to act up.

 

[cheappc]

so i yanked my starter today, cleaned up the commutator & everything else, including hardware (pb blaster soak and wire brushed).. and also soaked gaskets in oil then reassembled/reinstalled, CRANKS LIKE A MOTHA!

problem now is fuel delivery.. which I won't lie, I saw this coming. Yanking all fuel lines tomorrow (original grey lines) and then cleaning carbs out...


can anyone suggest fuel lines to substitute? thanks for all your help ocod i owe you for not leaving me alone in my thread here.

So it was a starter problem? You could have bought a new one right?, unbelievable you can take it apart and reassamble! good news..

 

[rolando14]

yep. Unfortunately this bilge has been subject to much moisture since about 2009. It's sad. The contacts and internal components of the starter were pretty funky.. I was able to clean everything up really well and reassemble.. thank the lord!

Quite honestly there isn't much to these starters. The important thing for anyone to do when disassembling a starter is to prepare a clean, flat surface to catch any parts that might come off when pulling apart. I went slow and for about 2 minutes I couldn't find one gasket but it was actually stuck to a rod so that straightened itself out.

The problem for me now is that fuel isn't getting into the engine and I don't wanna keep running this starter because eventually it will need a brush kit.. Minimization of usage is my goal but dam idk how to manage! lol

I will post back after a clean out of carburetor!

 

[rolando14]

got the port side to fire up today ran really strong ... a little smokey at first but nothing to write home about.. really happy... I actually did a small toot of starter fluid to get the engine to fire and draw fuel it worked REALLY well.


however, jinxed myself about drilling things out.. busted a bolt in the exhaust manifold (holds exhaust to engine) .. on starboard engine now.. cleaning up starter and all contacts on that one tomorrow.. probably gonna get that going tomorrow... I hope!