this is my first bike i dont know whats wrong with it at the beginning it was fine ,well right now it runs fine but sometimes when im at a red light it dies on me but not all the time i looked at it today in my garage and it seems like when its in neutral it idles fine for about 2 minutes after that ithe idles goes down a bit then it dies i payed attention to it before it dies and it seem like air ps getting into the system cause after 2 minutes the tempature goes down and it feels like the bike its trying not to die but it does
any help would be appreciate
also i tried to take ooff the seat to look at the engine and i couldnt , theres no hook to pull or somewhere to put the key into it does anyone know how to take off the seat

 

it might help you to read my recent post title 04 zx636 idle/shift issues. I posted pretty much this exact same problem so you might find something useful there! Goodluck to you, let me know what you find out and i'll keep you posted as well

 

hm... on that seat you gotta take off therear set first, then theres gonna be a lil loop under that you yank on to release the latch for the main seat..

won't see much, tho.. gotta take off the tank to really see anything useful.. and even then, it's hit-and-miss on what you can actually access and see..

sounds a a little like fuel starvation.. maybe a low speed circuit/jet clogged, incorrect float height.. ect..

i'd look at what sould pose the possibility of faulting on a thermal defect as well.. like if the coils are heating up, expanding, and theres a break in the coil that only shows when hot.. same with the CDI..

i found that compressed computer duster stuff in a can is AWESOME for thermal testing..

eh? doesn't come out cold..

nope.. BUT, if you hold the can upside-down, it comes out at a below-freezing temperature.

chill a suspect part with your inverted lil can of goodness and se what happens.. just be careful not to shock the part into breakage..

check your carbs and fuel delivery tho.. make a few noteson if it runs while choked, or in different ambient temps, and get back to us here..

 

theres two hoses from the coolant reserve tank one goes to the engine and the other one where does it go its a really long one also on my gas tank theres a outlid without a hose i think a hose goes connect it there also when i push the bike it turns on and when i tried to to put the idle to its regular position 1200 or 1000 it dies today i went to turn it on and it doesnt turn on i connect it the hose that goes nowhere to the outlid of the gas tank does that hose goes there i havent turn on the b ike since i connnect that hose there cause i wanted to make sure .

 

ok guys i took off all the fenders and the gas tank im sending it to the body shop to get it paint
now that the bike doesnt have the fenders what should i check t,the only thing that i saw wrong was the big hose from the reserve tank that doesnt go no where also theres to cables green and white that are loose but atached together

 

clean jets
synch carbs
fuel filter
plugs
oil and filter
air filter
coolant system aas well

what i did and it worked. just my .2

 

how do you synch the carbs and clean the jets also from where can I get the spark plugs and filters

 

wow, good learning right there.

Synch the carbs, explained in your manual.
"Clean the jets", also explained in your manual.
Plugs and filters as in (Oil?) is a shopping preference. I normally buy a dozen for each ride from a favorite vendor that is not a sponsor here.

Have fun and take your time on the ride synch and carb cleaning.

 

i yhink i know what happened now i put an entire bottle of stp to clean the gas i told my uncle this and he told me that the stp boyyle is for 10 gallons do you guys think this is the problem and also i think i played to much with the idle screw

 

The idle screw will do it, check your manual and reset it properly. If you dilute the gas too much you could have an issue, but it shouldnt be intermittant like what your seeing. I doubt your additive is causing your problem.