>>So what do you do if you flood it?
With my Norton you take a plug out and hold a match near the hole. Of course, things *might* have change a little bit since the 50s.
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So what do you do if you flood it?
Granted, that'll probably clear the flooding, but you'll have to shut the throttle down again before it'll start.
But how can the bike become flooded after being parked for ¼ hour, and generally starts at the 2nd attempt?
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>>how can it be flooded?
If it's over rich. So restarting when hot, it's always flooded. Wait 15 minutes & it's no longer a problem as the petrol drains into the sump.
I had a Renault 21 that started beautifully from cold, but when hot & recently running it would be over rich (you could smell it) & so foot on the floor made it start first time every time, otherwise it would only go second or third time.
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But how can the bike become flooded after being parked for ¼ hour, and generally starts at the 2nd attempt?
Easy - heat from the engine is reaching a fuel line. The fuel in that part of the line evaporates and forms a gas plug behind the fuel further down the line. This plug expands as the fuel evaporates and forces the fuel into the cylinder, flooding it.
Hands up everyone who learnt to fly the Bulldog light aircraft. The starting procedure for this was very involved and required you to know EXACTLY how long the aircraft had sat since it last ran.
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