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Posted by 1SG CAV
- November 23, 2009, 17:16:33 PMDid your last Mechanic tell you why you needed a new ECU? With fuel only going to one cylinder, the other has to be plugged. Have you every run jet cleaner in your tank? I run it with every other tank fill. If it is the jets then make sure you find a Good mechanic.
No rain today, got it running took mine for a 35 mile spin. still acts up, will be taking it in for tuning soon I hope.
Posted by 1SG CAV
- November 23, 2009, 17:01:49 PMdoes that cylinder have good compression?
Maybe the jet is plugged.
Posted by 1SG CAV
- November 23, 2009, 16:58:32 PMAnneoakley
I pulled my plugs today they were blacker than my bike. Cleaned them up, did a mild adjustment on the power commander. O got it running where I can ride it now. SO an advance tuning will/ should fix my problem.
With the power commander I can lean it out.
Posted by annieoakley
- November 23, 2009, 11:50:31 AMI have taken the Fi2000 off completely. No difference. Okay, I printed off the self-diagnosis. This will be all new territory for me....cool! I'll let you know what I come up with. Thanks Chief.
Posted by chief
- November 23, 2009, 11:12:21 AMTo run the bike needs, fuel, spark and air... if you are getting good spark, you need to start looking at the fuel system.
The FI2000 can be disconnected to eliminate it as a problem.
The question now is that cylinder getting fuel?Are you getting any error codes on the ECU?
Posted by annieoakley
- November 23, 2009, 08:37:57 AMThanks, I put new plugs in did the check, got good spark from both, bike is still only running on one cylinder. (grrrrr) It is starting to look like I am running out of ideas.
Posted by 1SG CAV
- November 20, 2009, 21:29:44 PMpull the plug , then stick the plug wire on the plug, set it against the jugs so it is grounded, (do not hold it with your hands, unless you want YOUR battery charged)rubber handled pliers works. then turn the motor over look for spark. check with two different plugs,(one that you know works). If the good plug doesn't work then it's the wire, if it does then it's the plug.
Happy Hunting.
Posted by annieoakley
- November 20, 2009, 08:40:30 AMWalk me through the steps...do I need a special piece of equipment to check the spark? If I can avoid sending this bike back to a shop I am willing to dive in and complete this on my own. I'm a hands on kinda person so I love working on things. But a motorcycle engine is a little different than tearing apart my old 88 F-150. I knew that truck inside out before replacing it, and I never had this issue before. Thanks for your help and input. 
Posted by chief
- November 19, 2009, 16:59:34 PMAnnie - sounds like only one cylinder firing...
Pull the plugs and do a spark test.
If spark is a problem, Check the coil wires, plug wires and plugs.... I've heard of all three causing these problems.
Posted by bullride28
- November 18, 2009, 09:35:41 AMno your not the only two with this trubel . anny pull the plugs let it air out hr or so ,new plugs it works for me but its not the cure .sometimes when i start up lots of rich exhaust and smoke lights on 2000fi going nuts if i shut it off an restart its OK i know it drives me nuts .
Posted by annieoakley
- November 18, 2009, 08:20:29 AMnew battery, took off the new cobra part, checked all fuses, relocated my rectifier (hey, at least I can fix something that still works right 
) put the battery on the charger overnight, jumped on this morning and fired it up. (Well at least it started,. do I get points for that? ) Now I have a habit of polishing the inside of the tips on my pipes to keep them nice and sparkly. After firing up the beast for about 30 seconds I check the tips of the pipes. The one attached to the front cylinder is still polished, but the one to the rear cylinder was completely covered black and also what appeared to be unspent fuel. So, I let the bike sit a while, cleaned the tips again, and fired him up. Let him run for a minute and started holding onto the pipe at the rear cylinder. Within a minute the pipe is pretty warm so I don't want to keep holding on to it anymore. Reach up to the front pipe...ice cold. Front cylinder not working at all?!? 
anyone want to take a stab at that one?
Posted by chief
- November 17, 2009, 19:51:18 PMBatteries are a source for all sorts of problems on modern vehicles...
Have a look at the reference page over on the website. There are some batteries and P/N's over there. I replaced mine last Jan - with a 18amp battery - a little extra ummphh.
http://www.vulcandrifterriders.com/drifterparts.html
Cheers.
Posted by 1SG CAV
- November 17, 2009, 18:11:02 PMthe battery is a FTH16-BS as far as where you get it is your call. There are only three battery manufactures in the world (maybe four), everyone purchases from them and puts their own name to the product. NAPA is a good example, they take product out of a plain box and put it theirs and calls it NAPA parts.
i've been playing with the settings on my power commander. I can chnage the way it runs (from real shitty to just crappie) So i think an advance tuning will fix the problem. Playing with the velve trim I was able to lean it out. So to the dyno man it will go.
Posted by annieoakley
- November 17, 2009, 14:14:16 PMClipped wire...hmmmmm I have homework tonite I am going to check my fuse to my ECU and the rest of the fuses on the panel. (do you think I could get that lucky???) Now as far as the battery goes I didn't look at it when I had the seat off, what is the size or part # on that and is Walmart acceptable as far as batteries are concerned? I buy my lawn mower batteries there but this is a whole different world! I am going to unhook the fuel commander before I try restarting my bike tonight. When someone tells me $1000 I start retracking my steps and if it is something as simple as checking the wires for nicks and cuts I think I am a capable individual. Then if I find something questionable and out of my league I go to the pros.
Posted by 1SG CAV
- November 17, 2009, 13:31:07 PMI got my bike from my son-in-law. He wanted my tractor,I wanted the bike. My son-in-law put the items on the bike. The power commander is very easy to take off and reinstall. I done it several times. The hyper-charger was installed by son-in-law after his Dad dropped the bike crushing the air intake system. My Son-in-law is a horse shoer (Farrier) not a mechanic. He clipped a wire to the circuit board on the throttle body. This shorted it out. ($975.00) OUCH. The directions to install the power commander are very easy to follow and is easy to install. The maps aren't always right on though. So the best thing to do is have the bike put on a dyno and have it advanced tuned, ($245.00) I have tinker with the setting using my laptop. I found I was wrong at what the valve trim did. So today I'll play with that and see if I can make it run better. I will keep you informed.
Bob W.