Restore compression in Enfield

white-rabbit · 15th September 2011, 19:50

Guys,I met with a minor accedent last week from my Electra 5s.I hit a dog on wet road,which resulted in braking of gear lever,foot rest bend and LHS mirror broke.I drew the bike home immediatly after accident.After a week,today,I tried to start it.Kicker is having less load.But it is not completely free.Any Idea,how to get it running?To add,Self is not running(hope because of long time no start).Any help is greatly appreciated.I tried adjusting decomp cable etc.
I feel it has lost some compression.Does push starting will do the job?

bblost · 15th September 2011, 19:53

I hope the dog is fine.

Check the play in the clutch cable.
If clutch is engaged then the starter feels like its got less or no load.

Why don't you take the bike to the nearest mechanic.

white-rabbit · 15th September 2011, 20:08

bblost,Dog is fine,As i saw it only once.
I got lot of scratches over my body, (lost lot of 'company paint' from my body ) . Today I wanted to take it to get its Disk brake checked.The same day of accedent I had changed the disc pads.I think it didnt work well.For anything I need to get the bike started.

white-rabbit · 16th September 2011, 00:22

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IronWolf · 16th September 2011, 01:41

White rabbit,

Please take it to a good mechanic. I think its tough to speculate what the problem could be.

Do let us know what the problem was though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by white-rabbit

bblost,Dog is fine,As i saw it only once.
I got lot of scratches over my body, (lost lot of 'company paint' from my body ).

a) As you saw the dog only once, how sure are you he is fine?

b) "lost lot of 'company paint' from my body" - Priceless

white-rabbit · 16th September 2011, 14:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by IronWolf

White rabbit,

Please take it to a good mechanic. I think its tough to speculate what the problem could be.

Do let us know what the problem was though.

a) As you saw the dog only once, how sure are you he is fine?

I meant after accident,I saw the dog running away..I hope it is fine(At least it ran away,which I couldnt do at that time

.So better than me)

white-rabbit · 16th September 2011, 14:34

Guys,I started it.I calledup one of my friend(who is a bullet mechanic,but not authorized.Got good knowledge on bulls).The asked me to push start it.My physical condition doesnot allow me to do that.
He said,this happens some time when there is a low compression bulds up(due to cold wether and no warm up.).Once started,it will emit some smoke and carbon.He advice to add some 2T oil in petrol tank(5-10 ml to a full tank).Instead of push start,I kept on kicking and kicking,applied some time self also.Slowly I could make out kicker load increasing,and Yeah!!It started up

.I let it for Idling for some time then switched off,As i was getting late for office.

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white-rabbit BHPian Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 282 Thanked: 35 Times View My Garage	Restore compression in Enfield Guys,I met with a minor accedent last week from my Electra 5s.I hit a dog on wet road,which resulted in braking of gear lever,foot rest bend and LHS mirror broke.I drew the bike home immediatly after accident.After a week,today,I tried to start it.Kicker is having less load.But it is not completely free.Any Idea,how to get it running?To add,Self is not running(hope because of long time no start).Any help is greatly appreciated.I tried adjusting decomp cable etc. I feel it has lost some compression.Does push starting will do the job? Last edited by white-rabbit : 15th September 2011 at 19:51.
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bblost Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 11,006 Thanked: 15,316 Times View My Garage	Re: Restore compression in Enfield I hope the dog is fine. Check the play in the clutch cable. If clutch is engaged then the starter feels like its got less or no load. Why don't you take the bike to the nearest mechanic.
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15th September 2011, 20:08	#3
white-rabbit BHPian Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 282 Thanked: 35 Times View My Garage	Re: Restore compression in Enfield bblost,Dog is fine,As i saw it only once. I got lot of scratches over my body, (lost lot of 'company paint' from my body ) . Today I wanted to take it to get its Disk brake checked.The same day of accedent I had changed the disc pads.I think it didnt work well.For anything I need to get the bike started.
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white-rabbit BHPian Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 282 Thanked: 35 Times View My Garage	Re: Restore compression in Enfield Note from Mod: There are several spelling & grammatical errors in your posts. This negatively affects the board experience for other readers. Kindly ensure that you proof-read your posts prior to submission. Also, it would be a good idea to use spell-checkers. Last edited by GTO : 16th September 2011 at 17:26.
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16th September 2011, 14:34	#7
white-rabbit BHPian Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 282 Thanked: 35 Times View My Garage	Re: Restore compression in Enfield Guys,I started it.I calledup one of my friend(who is a bullet mechanic,but not authorized.Got good knowledge on bulls).The asked me to push start it.My physical condition doesnot allow me to do that. He said,this happens some time when there is a low compression bulds up(due to cold wether and no warm up.).Once started,it will emit some smoke and carbon.He advice to add some 2T oil in petrol tank(5-10 ml to a full tank).Instead of push start,I kept on kicking and kicking,applied some time self also.Slowly I could make out kicker load increasing,and Yeah!!It started up.I let it for Idling for some time then switched off,As i was getting late for office.
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