03-20-2015, 03:22 AM
(03-20-2015, 01:51 AM)treytexag_imp Wrote: I just got off the phone with the Service Manager - he does not have my plugs yet. Since I found 8 in stock at a nearby Honda dealer, I asked him if he wanted me to go get them. He said he would "track" the ones he ordered and call me back. In the meantime, I asked him what the technicians have checked so far. He said they confirmed that each cylinder had fuel and fire - so that is something. He said they did not check compression, but that it seemed OK.
He said the thought was, and this of course is just a theory at this point, is that gas got old sitting in the tank while the bike was on the showroom floor for a few months, and then when it was initially fired up, the bad gas fouled the plugs at that point.
I don't know if this is a likely scenario, I'm not a trained Honda tech. Anyway, we certainly cannot proceed until he gets 4 new plugs, so hopefully that can happen soon.
Team, y'all been great here - really appreciate the support. I'm still loving my new "not-currently-in-my-garage-for-me-to-look-at" CB1100 DLX . . . . ;-)
No guarantee that the gas was even fresh when it first went in. I would guess that dealers keep gas around for fueling new bikes. Then, the bike sat for roughly 6 months with the gas in it. Ethanol absorbs moisture, which settles to the bottom. You finally show up to buy her, and she is trying her best to run on watered down swill. Very likely that the injectors and plugs suffered in the process. Hopefully, they will have you on the road soon.