Acts like its running out of Gas
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I have a 2000 VStar 1100 Classic. Occasional at highway sppeds it will act like its running out of gas. It will run poorly for a miute or two as I slow down from lack of power. Without me doing anything it has always come back to life. Has anyone experienced this, and do you think it could be a partially clooged fuel filter. I'm thinking that at high speeds it's not getting enough fuel to keep the engine going that fast. Other then that problem the bike is a dream.
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water in fuel, water in fuel
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Change the fuel; and change the fuel filter. It's either bad fuel, water in the fuel or a plugged fuel filter. After that's all said and done put some seafoam in the tank.
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Seafoam!
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had that problem was water in the fuel
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seafoam?
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seafoam?
Fuel treatment, wally world $7 a can.....works good.....
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Not to be confused with foam from the sea.
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Did you get your problem solved? Sea Foam is a decarbonizer/ conditioner primarily developed for the marine engines. works great for almost anything. Look in the marine section at Wal Mart or your local auto parts. comes in a spray can for direct carb spray and a pourable liquid to add to the tank. The pourable one is what you want. change the fuel and filter like Mikey said. Hope it works for you.
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A couple of scenarios. It could be a carburator problem, it could be electrical, check your rectifier, it might not be working properly by not sending enough juice to the coils. Could have a bad coil. Might need new plugs. A vacuum problem. You're gonna have to look at all these until you find the problem. I'm willing to bet it's more electrical than a fuel problem.
Check voltage on your battery. If low, either the battery needs replaced, or like I said, your rectifier is toast. Low voltage will cause that type of hesitation at high speeds. I had that problem with a Suzuki.
Just my opinion.
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