Popping and surging 01 RMK

[NoCoastNesse]

This may be as simple as changing the gas and cleaning the plugs...but it's never happened before.

Got the sleds out of "summer storage" and they fired right up...but ran like azz. My RMK was popping, having power surges, and the lights all went out and back on again...it was strange.

I only rode it about a mile from my summer storage spot to winter...and and it was on last years gas and after being fogged...but it still seemed strange.

It was -2F out, and feathering the choke on and off had no impact.

You think it was just bad gas and fouled plugs??

 

[Scott]

Post a video.

 

[NoCoastNesse]

haha, I did have my GOPRO on...but I had the 100mph case on so sound is pretty much eliminated...

I will try this way...

<da ding ding ding ding ding, BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP POP! da ding ding ding >

 

[draginrmk]

take a good look..mice make a nest in airbox? inside the silencer or maybe have chewed thru wires?..it does happen.if not clean the carbs..good luck

 

[X2Freeride]

Clean carbs, new plugs, new gas, then update. As it stands too many variables to make a prediction on what it is.

 

[ice man]

my01 800 rmk did the same think a few years back poping,farting lights off,on would stall ,changed stator and pickup,fixed problem

 

[Scott]

Is the temp sensor in the head bad? They tend to "bend" and break after time.
They sure run like crap when that happens...almost like the choke is in and out.

 

[Built not bot!]

Deff. Start with cleaning the system before throwing any money at it..
Gas is crape now days, it goes bad in no time!!! Had the same prob. With mine had to clean the carbs 3 times before it went away... little chunks in the pilot is all it takes!

 

[WyoUltra]

And while your at it it wouldn't hurt to change the fuel filter.

 

[NoCoastNesse]

Thanks for the suggestions. As I started to pull the airbox I noticed both vac lines that run from the carbs to the box were unplugged AND my fuel petcock wasn't fully open. DEE DA DEEE.

Back to running like a raped ape.