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Posted by Troll
- November 06, 2018, 19:42:31 PMInjection pulses...does this thing have a power commander or something like that installed?
Posted by bikerbob5864
- November 06, 2018, 16:58:49 PMOkay, since I don't have a pressure testing setup, I took it to a shop..............not a Kawasaki shop but the closest to me that handles fuel injected Japanese bikes. They could not find anything, and said they thought it was the ECM. I doubt that since the bike WILL run on an outside fuel source, and will continue to run until the fuel source is taken away.
Posted by Troll
- November 06, 2018, 16:43:00 PMIf the pump runs to prime the system, then the next step is finding out if you have sufficient pressure, and then if you have injection pulses. The system will normally pressurize to about 40# at key on.
Posted by bikerbob5864
- November 06, 2018, 15:35:06 PMIt is a 2002 1500, no it will not keep running, yes I can hear the fuel pump energize for at least 2-3 seconds when I turn the Ney on
No, I did not check the voltage at the ECM. I DID talk to a 16 year Kawasaki Mechanic at a nearby dealership and he seems to think it is the fuel pump also. He asked if I could hear it running while cranking the engine and I said I could not. Do you have any other suggestions?
Posted by Troll
- November 06, 2018, 07:53:16 AMQuote from: bikerbob5864 on November 05, 2018, 20:22:12 PMI would like to add to my situation something that I did not find in any of the other posts regarding this issue. My bike WILL start with Ether or an outside fuel source, which to my way of thinking discounts the idea that it is an electrical/fuse/relay/ECM problem. 3 things must be present for an engine to run, AIR-FUEL-VOLTAGE. Since I provided the fuel outside of that triad loop, my obvious direction is a fuel delivery problem. I was just looking for someone who might have used an aftermarket pump and what type of experience they had.
So it starts...does it keep running? Do you hear the fuel pump run for 2 seconds when you turn the key on? What year is it? Did you check for battery voltage at the fuel pump connector? One side of the plug is B+ with the switch on, the other side goes to the ECM for a switched ground. If you ground the connector lead going to the ECM, does the pump run?
Posted by bikerbob5864
- November 05, 2018, 20:22:12 PMI would like to add to my situation something that I did not find in any of the other posts regarding this issue. My bike WILL start with Ether or an outside fuel source, which to my way of thinking discounts the idea that it is an electrical/fuse/relay/ECM problem. 3 things must be present for an engine to run, AIR-FUEL-VOLTAGE. Since I provided the fuel outside of that triad loop, my obvious direction is a fuel delivery problem. I was just looking for someone who might have used an aftermarket pump and what type of experience they had.
Posted by chief
- November 05, 2018, 17:01:42 PMAnyone who has done this, we'd appreciate a write-up. I'll format it and post it in the mods area.
Posted by Pilgrim
- November 05, 2018, 14:41:04 PMI know some on here have had a good replacement with the Quatum Fuel Systems pumps. Search fuel pumps for their posts...in the search box.
Posted by bikerbob5864
- November 05, 2018, 12:07:25 PMThanks for the reply, I see several aftermarket kits available, so I'm assuming it is possible and at considerably less cost than the single unit, but we all know what assume can mean. Well, a kit is 30 bucks so if I spend that first and win.........great..............if not a win...........then I guess I chalk it up to learning.
Posted by chief
- November 05, 2018, 09:01:02 AMI haven't... but the fuel pump and plate are an assembly... one part number. Sorry can't be more help.
Posted by bikerbob5864
- November 04, 2018, 22:28:19 PMHas anyone ever replaced a fuel pump as an individual part instead of the whole tank base plate unit, and if so what problems if any did you encounter?