Had a bizaar episode with my '12 TXC310 yesterday. Background: It's been cold here for weeks, but the bike is in a heated garage and has been started every week. No problens. Yesterday I started the thing per usual ritual, it idled fine for a couple of seconds (never touched the throttle). Then it began to pop and hiccup, then finally died. I stabbed the starter again and snap, crackle, pop. Never did refire. I haven't taken a deep dive into it yet due to lack of time. But, I've got to admit I'm totally bewildered. The possible scenerios for this are almost limitless, but I'm all ears regardless, if anybody wants to chime in or give their nickel's worth.
Shouldn't be bad gas. It's started weekly and kept in a heated garage. As a matter of fact I used some of the same gas from the can, poured in a little BELRAY MC1, and took my KDX out in the woods. Ran like a champ. Battery terminals are good. No problem with cranking power either. The EFI whirs llike it should and the motor turns over strong. Just no fire. Unless you count the occasional pop. Quite dumbfounded, me is.
so ya got fuel, did you verify that the nazzle sprays?? so ya got compression? you need ignition, start from the plug and go back plug cap, wire, coil, Ignition unit (ECU?).
I ran some race gas for a while in mine that had ethanol in it. I had the tank off doing some other work and when I pulled the fuel line I noticed little goo balls in the line. When I buttoned everything back up I ran some SeaFoam through it and it cleaned everything up. I dump a little fuel stablizer and 2-stroke oil into every can of gas now and no further problems (knock on wood).
Enough spark at the cap to make you wet your britches! So, I thought, what the hell. Maybe it fouled a plug. Which would be a first for me and this 4 stroke. After performing several Houdiniesqe contortions the new plug was in. M*ther F*cker ! The thing fired right up. A freeking fouled spark plug. Go figure. Let me apply the Dumbass Ointment myself please.
