After a decade in storage, not getting fuel. Any ideas?

JackMcCornack said:

[B]Kevin frazier[/B] is right, the injector nozzles were so gunked up they won't even weep, and I'll call RC Injectors in the morning. Meanwhile I'm letting one injector soak overnight in Gunk-brand carb cleaner to see if it'll soften up enough to squirt. Am I doing something stupid here? I removed the O-rings, but there are still a lot of plastic parts on those nozzles, I'd hate to wake up and find them gone, like the tooth a teacher left in Coca-Cola overnight. I think I was 50 before I learned that "experiment was fraudulent, but that's beside the point; is a night in carb cleaner going to damage those nozzles?

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Kevin frazier said:

Fuel injectors gunked up, RC Injectors 100 bucks and same day turn around.

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JackMcCornack said:

Advice followed, injectors sent to RC Injectors, and yesterday (Friday) I called and the secretary said (if I may paraphrase) Oh yes, those are done, they cleaned out fine, they're ready to ship back as soon as you pay for them.

The 24 hour turnaround (as advertized) was just what I wanted, and she dug down and made it happen.

She hadn't called, as she'd been off work for a bit and had a lot to do on her desk, but now that I was on the phone, she took my debit card info and told me they'd go out Priority Mail that day and I'd see them Tuesday. So I'll probably be running this bike on Tuesday night. Woohoo!

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JackMcCornack said:

First of all, it's not the fuel that was left in it; I drained the old fuel by removing the fuel pump from the bottom of the tank, and replace it with fresh gas.

It cranks fine, has good spark (it vroomed nicely when I gave it a shot of starting fluid in the airbag, but quit immediately after), but no fuel I can detect.

It's a 2005 Rocket III, the grey engine version, it ran fine circa 2008 when I ran it last. Other than new fuel and a new battery, it had nothing done to it while it was sitting; the tank was off so it isn't a bad fuel issue.

I'd love to hear some insight from more experienced riders and wrenches.

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Joesmoe said:

Do we have a link/infor for "RC" ? I'd like to add them to "Resources".

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Elric McCloud said:

Check fuel pump

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JackMcCornack said:

Fuel pump replaced last week. It wasn't working either--fifteen years immersed in stale gasoline will do that. I didn't know the injector nozzles were clogged until I gave it a fresh fuel pump. Plugging away, one surmountable problem at a time. Right now the only thing keeping me from putting the plenum and fuel tank back on is the mysterious Vent Hose To Nowhere I found in there (see other thread, appropriately named <Mysterious air hose under tank> or some such).

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