20 Most Recent 2002 Yamaha V Star 1100 Custom - Page 2 Questions & Answers

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problem is probably the fuel petcock try this test disconnect the fuel line and get a good length of clear line enough to reach a container hook it up to the petcock and turn the petcock in the on position and observe the flow of fuel to see if it is flowing freely try this in the on and the reserve position.
if it id restricted remove the petcock and clean the obstruction of rebuild or replace it.

Have the battery checked. may not be holding a charge and is discharging during use. all seems to point to poor batt status

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Did you also drain the carbs when you drained the tank? You may have a vacuum controlled fuel valve which won't let the new gas into the carbs. If you can crank the motor long enough it should open and fill the carbs. Otherwise you can **** on the vacuum hose for half a minute and open the valve to fill the carbs that way. If it was sitting for a year or more it will likely need a carb cleaning, but it should run on new gas if it ran on old gas. Also if there is a fuel pump make sure it is working and any filter or screens in the tank fitting or inline that they are not blocked.

It's sucking air somewhere around the intake. The easiest way to find it is to let it idle and take a can of wd-40 with the straw attached and work your way around every possable conection from the head to the carb spray a little and listen alot. It will speed up when you find the leak.

Buy a gas can and pull hose off fuel filter and put it on reserve and let er rip. then drain all the float bowls bowls too! Buy some seafoam and add a little to your tank to clean out the vanish.

Just remove the left cover. The stator is bolted to the cover on the inside. Could you take a moment and rate my answer? Thanks!

Hi and welcome to FixYa,

To your query, there are 2 major components of the charging system:

• stator - left side of the engine itself;
  
• regulator - right side, below the seat; would be behind the chrome cover below the battery.
  

A common problem with a VStar is burned, pitted or corroded terminal pins/connectors from the stator to the regulator.

Good luck and thank you for asking FixYa.

Hi Dalemcin,
I had simillar problem,
what I did is I checked the level of fluid in battery and noted that it was drain ( probably evaporated, because the weather temp. where I live is above 40 C) so I replenished the battery with destilled water. Now it works perfect.

Common problem with poor quality parts, the regulator is the problem, the generator is working other wise you would not have fried the wiring, you answered your own question. someone telling porkies to get more money from unsuspecting client?
The regulator controls the voltage not the generator, the generator only supplys the voltage it cannot overcharge unless the regulator is not working properly, simple!