turnips48

Members - I have inherited this 'challenge' from my son with the words- could you just sort this out please Dad......... The bike has been a runner but has stood for a long period of time without use during the winter. When the ignition is turned on, and with the fuel switch in either ON or RES, the petrol pump starts ticking and does not stop, after a few seconds fuel starts spewing out of the lower of the two parallel chrome pipes on the RH side and ends up in a pool on the top of the crankcase/gearbox area. So my question is why is this happening? should there be another rubber pipe connected to the bottom of the chrome pipe to run it off or return it somewhere? how does the fuel pump know when to stop delivering fuel to the carbs? Also, I am not sure if this a separate or associated problem, but when the ignition is switched on the radiator fan starts running and the engine is stone cold. Help Please! Thanks

Yes Ian - just up the road from us, we are in Willingdon just north of Eastbourne and often pass Mayfield (by-pass now) and Five Ashes on our rideouts

Well not exactly a new boy but a sixty year old and retired and I have 'inherited' a project from my son to restore an almost running 86/87 FZX700. Being a Honda ST1100 PAN European rider/maintaniner (sorry Yamaha owners) I know nothing about FZX's yet so looking to all you expert members to help please. Cheers