Re: 84 Vmax won't start
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 5:56 am
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Re: 84 Vmax won't start
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:15 am
Sounds like it is running rich on one or more cylinders. Check that all 4 floats float at the same height. These are famous for getting fuel logged. Check to see that the fuel pump diaphragms are not cracked and letting fuel run into the case.
Re: 84 Vmax won't start
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 10:43 am
same...tries to start and kicks, but no start. Haven't looked into since we last spoke....getting the Odyssey and quad ready for spring. I am looking for someone local who knows the Vmax to get it professionally serviced as this is now beyond this stupid bankers tech level. 
Thanks for all your assistance
Thanks for all your assistanceRe: 84 Vmax won't start
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 10:44 am
Thanks. Will have it checked out.tfin wrote:Sounds like it is running rich on one or more cylinders. Check that all 4 floats float at the same height. These are famous for getting fuel logged. Check to see that the fuel pump diaphragms are not cracked and letting fuel run into the case.
Re: 84 Vmax won't start
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 10:15 pm
rebuilt the carbs, floats were whack..running BR9EG's...vroom vroom 
Re: 84 Vmax won't start
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 6:00 am
Good deal !
Re: 84 Vmax won't start
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 3:24 pm
new issue...been running like a raped ape since the carb rebuild for the past 100 mi or so...NOW, when she heats up, she bogs down and dies..let her cool, fires up, runs great til gets hot again and bogs and dies...rinse and repeat...ANY THOUGHTS, my Vmax genius"
Re: 84 Vmax won't start
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:39 am
I personally have seen two intermitten CDI's that would run fine for 15 minutes or so then cut out and eventually shut down until it cooled off then start back up.
Re: 84 Vmax won't start
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 9:11 pm
yeah...sounds like my issue....but the CDI is new from the last issue...maybe i'll swap in the old one and see if I the new one is bad....but, it was fine for the past couple hundred miles..thanks
Re: 84 Vmax won't start
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 11:04 am
I went through hell with mine. turned out to be one wire in the loom that broken inside, couldn't see from outside.
Re: 84 Vmax won't start
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 2:19 am
wire in the loom?Bob Vehring wrote:I went through hell with mine. turned out to be one wire in the loom that broken inside, couldn't see from outside.
Re: 84 Vmax won't start
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:32 am
84STEALTH wrote:wire in the loom?Bob Vehring wrote:I went through hell with mine. turned out to be one wire in the loom that broken inside, couldn't see from outside.
Re: 84 Vmax won't start
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:03 pm
For some reason, before I owned it, someone had moved the box to under the plastic over by the left side foot well. To do that he made basically an extension cord for all the wires to run over there, it ran under the engine. the wire was not worn through the colored plastic, but was broke inside the outer casing and would cause a intermittent short
Re: 84 Vmax won't start
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 10:49 am
thank you sir