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orrick, mo | When I start my bike it starts fine but once it settles into the normal idle speed it stumbles and dies. If I touch
the throttle that also makes it die. Sometimes i can get it to run a little longer if I mess with the throttle but It usually just dies. It all started about 2 blocks from home when the bike gave a small bang and lurch. I babied it
home and the bike seemed to idle fine and run fine with a light load on the engine but give a little spirited throttle and it would just stumble until the load was relieved from the engine.
I had just replaced the plugs and wires the day before and the bike ran great to work and almost all the way home. I got looking around and discovered that the exhaust crossover pipe was cracked around the welds and was leaking so I removed the exhaust and fixed all the leaks. After reinstalling the exhaust the bike is still doing the same thing so as much as it burns my A** I'm going to have to haul it to the dealer and hope they can diagnose and fix it. I had hoped to never have to see my bike on a trailer but not much choice. |
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Mechanicsville, VA United States | It could be the fuel pump! |
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orrick, mo | Is there any way to check the pump? If so how and how much pressure is it supposed to have? |
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New Bohemia, VA | sounds like pump also. Try merging on to the interstate in front of a tractor trailer and have the fuel pump go out. Don't know the details of check but I think the psi is 15. |
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New Orleans, La, | Behind the right cheese wedge is a schrader valve, looks like a tyre fill valve. Take the cap off and bleed it like a tyre valve. The fuel should shoot out preety forcefully, if not the pump may be bad. If I remember correctly the pump operates at 38 psi.. If you have any early 09 or 08 Ma Vic had a batch of bad pumps installed in alot of them and replaced many under wrranty, |
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| I though the fule pump should be putting out 50psi. Could all so be bad hoses at the isle air valve |
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orrick, mo | Checked the pressure at the valve and there wasn't hardly any pressure. I didn't have a gauge but a 90yr old man
pees with more pressure. Local dealer wants about $700 to put a new pump in. So I got to looking and started to disassemble the bike and had the pump out in less than an hour. I am amazed at how fast it came apart. I know it will take longer to put back together but until I get the new pump for now all I can say is the beer tastes better. Thanks for the tips. I will update when I get the new pump installed.  |
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New Mexico | Is there a fuel filter attached?
Is there any way you can take a few pics and document your process?
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New Orleans, La, | Rylan Vox at the Vic Shop rebuilds and improves the stock pump you might want to give him a shout out, Just saying. |
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Mechanicsville, VA United States | Save your money and get Rylan Vox.....The Vic Shop.....great guy to deal with! |
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New Bohemia, VA | johnnyvision - 2013-08-16 7:44 PM I though the fule pump should be putting out 50psi. Could all so be bad hoses at the isle air valve Ooops, Thank goodness for tech manuals. |
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Broken Arrow, OK | This Vox guy may be good, but Rylan Voss is excellent! |
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Pittsburgh, PA | What year was it that victory charged how the stator charged off idle insteas of at a certian rpm? |
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| say long as you have the pump out why not go to NAPA and see if they can match it up |
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Mechanicsville, VA United States | okie, my bad! Voss not Vox! |
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North Cackalackey | Vic Shop - Rylan Vos
Vic Shop - Fuel Pump Rebuild
Jim,
Hope you get your bike back on the road.
jamesp
Edited by JamesP 2013-08-19 9:23 AM
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Fryeburg ME | The fuel pump does have a Bosch Part # stamped on it, so trying the auto parts store could be a lower cost option. |
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orrick, mo | pump is supposed to be in tomorrow. hope to have it installed asap I really could use some stress free time out on the bike asap I will do a write up on it after I get that ride in |
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orrick, mo | Got the pump today and got it installed. Wasn't too bad took about an hour and half to get everything back together and buttoned up. Rode it for about 4 blocks and everything felt great. Felt good to be back on the road.
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New Bohemia, VA | excellent. I know the feeling. Also, you probably notice it's much quieter now before starting. |
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