01 m900 being a #UPDATE

brix821 · October 30, 2009, 05:22:48 PM

hello all techies. OK Hook me up. My M900 has been acting up for a few weeks and now sits dead. At first the bike would run a little rough until the bike was warm, and would often stall. Now the bike will not start at all, I have a feeling that the issue is the fuel filter. On thursday afternoon, I started my bike and it was running like it was out of gas, even though the odometer was only showing 60 miles since my last fill up. ( gas light has acted up for a year or so, i started using the trip meter to gage my gas mileage. I put 2 gallons in the tank, I pulled the battery( 2 years old) and charged it, and checked/ cleaned all battery and or starter connections.... still nothing. Jump starting or push starting have not helped. Can you help me?

ducpainter · October 30, 2009, 05:39:16 PM

Changing the filter isn't all that hard, although it will suck with a full tank.

I'd siphon out the fuel and change the filter...

time to bag up.

Duck-Stew · October 30, 2009, 06:58:03 PM

If you pull the return line, you get direct access to the fuel supply so you'd be able to drain it easily.

Change the fuel filter. Sounds like your problem to me.

brix821 · October 31, 2009, 03:29:14 AM

will do gents

Slide Panda · October 31, 2009, 03:49:56 AM

Mm yeah, sounds starved for fuel. Any auto parts store should have a cheap manual pump that'll tel you drain the tank pretty quickly. Easier than pulling the line.

supertjeduc · October 31, 2009, 06:59:06 AM

temp sensor?
I think a bike with a fuel filter that's shut won't run when it's warm
You can pull the fuel line from the tank and put another piece of fuel hose on it
Then switch the ignition on and when there is no gas the filter is not working
When the gas is poring out you don't take the filter out

64duc · October 31, 2009, 08:30:31 AM

Might also check for pinched or kinked fuel lines.

Teutonics · October 31, 2009, 03:51:49 PM

Also check for a split fuel line from the pump. Had that problem on mine.

brix821 · November 05, 2009, 08:15:02 AM

i have the fuel filler cap off and the line of off the fuel filter. how do i get the filter out of the tank to access bottom fuel line?

Speeddog · November 05, 2009, 08:21:29 AM

Reach in, and pull the fuel pump out of the 'clip'.

brix821 · November 05, 2009, 08:56:19 AM

I got the clip and installed the new filter. Is there a trick to getting the fuel filler cap to sit flush with the tank?

Speeddog · November 05, 2009, 09:02:19 AM

A light coating of grease on the O-ring.

Slide Panda · November 05, 2009, 09:20:31 AM

Grease ans SD said and some coaxing. I tapped mine back in with a rubber faced dead-blow hammer - tapping lightly while moving around the circle. tap-tap-tap... Should just take a couple laps of that to get it seated.

brix821 · November 05, 2009, 09:32:34 AM

will it sit flush with the flange?

Slide Panda · November 05, 2009, 09:39:47 AM

No, it'll sit a bit above - like so:

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