[Ducati] 1/2 dead duc

[Ronald Betts]

Hey Wendell did you have the left side cover off recently?



Peace...Ron"Desmohead"Betts 95 900 SP
I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!





>From: Rich Roberts <bigredxrunner at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
>To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
>Subject: Re: [Ducati] 1/2 dead duc
>Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 15:04:57 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Fuel filter? vent line pinch, fuel pump injector relay bad 
>connection....but that will typically kill it entirely. Split fuel line 
>losing fuel pressure to one cyclinder, trash in injector, bad connection to 
>an injector. Bad connection at sparkplug, figure out which ion not firing 
>and take it form there checking all fuel and ignition. Checking all 
>connectors not a  bad place to start.
>
>"Wendell S. Martin" <WENDELL at amcoprod.com> wrote:  I road the 999r hard 
>Saturday morning about 120 miles. Then on a
>long "down hill" "backed off" section leading down into Paris, it died.
>Then it re-started. off/on off on.. then stayed on or 1/2 on I
>should say. I continued thinking that I am low on gas and 20 miles
>from gas. In town, I fill up and find I had half a tank. I leave
>continuing on toward my destination. Fayetteville, AR the University
>and my daughter's graduation from Law School. I am in that "must get
>there at all cost" mind set. I thought maybe I have some bad gas.
>Water maybe, so I stop at a drug store and buy a pint bottle of rubbing
>alcohol to pour in the tank and absorb the possible water. Hey! I am
>running more on two than one. but alas, it was short lived and I am
>back to one cylinder. I wonder if I could abandon and rent a car in
>this town of 5000? "NO WAY" I have one and a half hours to travel
>90 miles. I press on and jump on the interstate. I can do 85 on the
>flats and 60 up hill at about 6500 rpm on one cylinder. The temperature
>shows 160. It had been 208 earlier that morning during the two cylinder
>thrashing. There were split seconds during the next 90 miles when the
>bike would die completely, but restart at It seemed less than 1
>cylinder, then pick up to a full 1.
>I made it to the graduation in time, changed clothes in the parking
>lot, met the wife at the door and dashed in. As I sat there and
>listened to that "We can this world a better place by blah...blah..."
>lawyer bull-shat, I thought "why did I feel the need to get here on
>time so desperately"?
>After a considerable dose laude and honor, I rode over to my
>daughter's house and left the bike in her garage. I rode home with the
>wife who was totally unsympathetic with my plight and the angst of
>getting to the event on time. "You should have stayed at home and
>ridden with me." " UH hUH. yes dear. "
>I wish I had examined the bike more before I left. The dying
>seemed like gas starvation as the throttle positioning seemed to precede
>death. If I really opened it up on the one cylinder, it would only pick
>up at its own pace. What thinkest thou OH Ducatisi?
>Wendell
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