Bike stopped running while riding FIXED (fuel)
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:36 am
My 2004 Rockster suddenly quit running while on a ride a few days ago, just like hitting the kill switch. I went through all the troubleshooting I could find on this site...side stand, kill switch, zip tied wires. The fuel pump ran as advertised, but no spray at the injectors, and I had spark at the plugs. I pulled the tank off and took out the pump/filter assembly and actually found two problems.
The hose had come off of the pump which explained why it died suddenly, but what suprised me was the condition of the hoses on either side of the filter. They were deteriorated so much that bubbles has formed in the rubber and one had actually opened up. That explained why my bike would run like crap when the fuel level was way down...it was sucking air. Replaced all the hoses with good fuel injection hose and clamps and my bike runs great again.
Has anyone come across fuel hoses deteriorating like that before? I found that kind of surprising. I bought this bike in late 2009 from the original owner with only 1600 miles on it. Is it possible that not being ridden for so long with the hoses exposed to air would cause that to happen?
My thanks to this website and all who have posted to help keep our bikes running as they should. It would have taken me much longer to find the problem without your help.
The hose had come off of the pump which explained why it died suddenly, but what suprised me was the condition of the hoses on either side of the filter. They were deteriorated so much that bubbles has formed in the rubber and one had actually opened up. That explained why my bike would run like crap when the fuel level was way down...it was sucking air. Replaced all the hoses with good fuel injection hose and clamps and my bike runs great again.
Has anyone come across fuel hoses deteriorating like that before? I found that kind of surprising. I bought this bike in late 2009 from the original owner with only 1600 miles on it. Is it possible that not being ridden for so long with the hoses exposed to air would cause that to happen?
My thanks to this website and all who have posted to help keep our bikes running as they should. It would have taken me much longer to find the problem without your help.