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FJ1100 Won't Run

Started by SpazmaticAA, March 30, 2020, 09:21:51 AM

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SpazmaticAA

#15
March 31, 2020, 11:33:56 PM
Quote from: T Legg on March 31, 2020, 09:45:40 PM
Copper is right. Amazon and eBay don't give good solid advice that is worth more than the cost of the bag of o-rings and stainless steel screws.And you can depend on RPM not to sell crappy parts.

That's not the issue. I'm not sure how my Dad feels giving out his debit card info since we don't use credit card for anything. But I still need to talk to him about it. I'll post something if it still won't work or whatever.

Bill_Rockoff

#16
April 01, 2020, 08:50:28 AM
RPM is a real business, it's not just "some guy online, who takes your money and promises to send your parts out any day now." They have been doing this for years.

If your dad has ever paid at a restaurant (*in the US) using his debit card, he has been more unsafe with it than he would be entering its info into the RPM check-out site. (*)Because for some reason, the US method is still to give your card to a server, who then walks away with it to run it through their point-of-sale terminal, and then brings it back to you. Everywhere else I've ever been, they bring the point-of-sale device to you and you insert the card yourself, it never leaves your sight.

Amazon and eBay are fine in their own way, but they're always a crap-shoot that depend on the individual seller, who you don't ever really know. Did you order a motorcycle part but some guy 10,000 miles away shipped you a box of dog turds and cancer-AIDS instead, because it was cheaper? You can submit your complaint to eBay or Amazon, wait a while, see how it turns out, they may tell you "we have evidence your package was delivered, you're out of luck if you weren't happy with your package."

By contrast, RPM is a member of this community, they are known to us, they are trusted by us. These may not be folks you know, but they're folks *we* know, and we vouch for them. They're not gonna order an Xbox on your dad's debit card.
Reg Pridmore yelled at me once

Motofun

#17
April 01, 2020, 09:46:23 AM
On the internet there's a few good guys, a few bad guys, and a whole lot of unknowns.  RPM is a good guy and has proven it over and over.  I've pretty much given up on ebay and Amazon when I know I can get the right stuff from Randy.
'75 Honda CB400F
'85 Yamaha RZ350
'85 Yamaha FJ1100
'89 Yamaha FJ1200
'09 Yamaha 125 Zuma
'09 Kawasaki KZ110 (grand kids)
'13 Suzuki GSXR 750 (track)
'14 Yamaha FZ-09
'23 Yamaha Tenere 7
SOLD: CBX,RZ500,Ninja 650,CB400F,V45 Sabre,CB700SC,R1,GSXR1000R

Carson City Paul

#18
April 01, 2020, 12:27:56 PM
Randy and Robert of RPM are the real deal... I've done business with them numerous times over the years and NEVER had a problem.
You will NEVER find a more thoroughly stocked "HONEST" FJ distributor anywhere!

Pat Conlon

#19
April 01, 2020, 01:17:01 PM
Quote from: SpazmaticAA on March 31, 2020, 11:33:56 PM
I'm not sure how my Dad feels giving out his debit card info since we don't use credit card for anything.

1) Order the RPM parts online (with sales tax and shipping cost) then
2) print the page.... then
3) cancel the online order, then
4) mail RPM a check with a copy of the online order printed page, then
5) wait.

You are in for a long road of recovery if you think you will be able to get your dad's bike running without help from RPM.

Best wishes
1) Free Owners Manual download: https://tinyurl.com/fmsz7hk9
2) Don't store your FJ with E10 fuel https://tinyurl.com/3cjrfct5
3) Replace your old stock rubber brake lines.
4) Important items for the '84-87 FJ's:
Safety wire: https://tinyurl.com/99zp8ufh
Fuel line: https://tinyurl.com/bdff9bf3

fjaap

#20
April 01, 2020, 03:15:28 PM
Stupid question perhaps, but did you plug the vacuum hose that normally connects to the fuel tap during the starting attempts ?

FJmonkey

#21
April 01, 2020, 04:04:40 PM
The 1100's don't use the vacuum petcock.
The glass is not half full, it was engineered with a 2X safety factor.

'86 Ambulance - Bent frame, cracked case, due for an overhaul
'89 Stormy Blue - Suits my Dark Side

Sparky84

#22
April 01, 2020, 04:21:25 PM
Quote from: FJmonkey on April 01, 2020, 04:04:40 PM
The 1100's don't use the vacuum petcock.
I thought all 1100's had the vacuum petcock,
I know mine does  :scratch_one-s_head:
1984 FJ1100
1979 Kawasaki Z1300
1972 Honda CB750/4 K2

oldktmdude

#23
April 01, 2020, 04:30:55 PM
Quote from: Sparky84 on April 01, 2020, 04:21:25 PM
Quote from: FJmonkey on April 01, 2020, 04:04:40 PM
The 1100's don't use the vacuum petcock.
I thought all 1100's had the vacuum petcock,
I know mine does  :scratch_one-s_head:
I think the Monkey Man may have just had a senior moment. All the 1100's had the vacuum petcock from the factory.
1985 FJ1100 x2 (1 sold)
2009 TDM 900
1980 Kawasaki Z1R Mk11 (sold and still regretting it)
1979 Kawasaki Z650 (sold)
1985 Suzuki GSXR 400 x2 (next project)
2001 KTM 520 exc (sold)
2004 GasGas Ec300
1981 Honda CB 900 F (sold)
1989 Kawasaki GPX 600 Adventure

FJmonkey

#24
April 01, 2020, 04:31:33 PM
OOps, was thinking of the electric reserve shut-off. As you were gents...
The glass is not half full, it was engineered with a 2X safety factor.

'86 Ambulance - Bent frame, cracked case, due for an overhaul
'89 Stormy Blue - Suits my Dark Side

Dieselman7.3

#25
April 01, 2020, 05:19:14 PM
I've done business with rpm with no problem 7 years ago with my old bike and in the last year with my current Fj he is reliable... and if you have trust issues get a pre paid credit card from pretty much any store.  Just my two cents. 
Current:
85 fj1100
89 fj1200 - was for parts now a new project
16 Versys 650 - for off payment riding
Past:
86 fj1200
05 ex500
78 Ltd750

Sparky84

#26
April 01, 2020, 11:28:33 PM
Quote from: FJmonkey on April 01, 2020, 04:31:33 PM
OOps, was thinking of the electric reserve shut-off. As you were gents...
1100's have a 'electric reserve shut-off '...
I never noticed it on my 1100,  :unknown:
I didn't even know I had a reserve, Thanks
1984 FJ1100
1979 Kawasaki Z1300
1972 Honda CB750/4 K2

FJmonkey

#27
April 02, 2020, 12:05:10 AM
Quote from: Sparky84 on April 01, 2020, 11:28:33 PM
Quote from: FJmonkey on April 01, 2020, 04:31:33 PM
OOps, was thinking of the electric reserve shut-off. As you were gents...
1100's have a 'electric reserve shut-off '...
I never noticed it on my 1100,  :unknown:
I didn't even know I had a reserve, Thanks

The electric part was only on the 86/87 years.
The glass is not half full, it was engineered with a 2X safety factor.

'86 Ambulance - Bent frame, cracked case, due for an overhaul
'89 Stormy Blue - Suits my Dark Side

SpazmaticAA

#28
April 02, 2020, 08:52:16 AM
Quote from: fjaap on April 01, 2020, 03:15:28 PM
Stupid question perhaps, but did you plug the vacuum hose that normally connects to the fuel tap during the starting attempts ?


Nope. Stupid me also forgot to take pictures of vacuum hoses and I might have lost the hose too. That said is their a vacuum diagram available?

T Legg

#29
April 02, 2020, 10:23:19 AM
There is a vacume port nipple on each carburetor intake boot. The two nipples on the right should be capped. One of the uncapped nipples connects to the vacume port of the fuel tank petcock and the other one connects to the tci unit on the left side of the bike just below the seat to control the timing advance when the throttle is closed. The bike will still run fine with the tci line disconnected if the vacume port at the intake boot Is capped.
T Legg
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