Some of you may remember that I bought an SRX400 with strange running problems - it still continues!
From starting won't pull above 35mph for the first five miles, then as if a switch has been flicked runs fine. As soon as you turn the motor off its back to square one, and 35mph for the next five miles. Have had carbs off and they seemed OK, no crud or anything sticking. Next changed the CDI unit, again no difference, and just this Sunday borrowed ignition coil from SteveH and that made no difference either. I do have a replacement alternator which will be changed next, but before I tackle that it occured to me that it might not be electrical after all. My reasoning being; the SRX is a single cylinder and surely if there was a very weak spark it would either work or not. As it seems very willing to start then might it be some other quarter playing up! This then really only leaves the fuel, and possibly the fuel tap. I noticed that mine has a new fuel tap, and what with it being reliant upon inlet pressure to work properly, could this be the culprit? Have any other SRX owners had trouble with the fuel tap that might have exhibited similar symptoms?
Then there is the possibility that the Japanese only models 50mph light might be the source, (mine has been disconnected), again any one have any experience of this?
It sort of reminds me of a friend who could never get his VW camper van running after he put a new petrol tank on it. Ran fine for a few miles and then ran like c**p, after stopping same again, fine for few miles then c**p. Turns out a label had falling inside the tank and was being sucked over the fuel outlet by the fuel pump, as soon as he stopped it floated about and let fuel back into the carb. Only by chance did he find the problem, and a long grab pulled the label out.
Any thought or solutions to my SRX problem greatfully received......
BB
