New ST owner here and I haven't yet taken anything apart to see what may be going on - too much fun just riding this beast... (2005, with just 18,000 miles on it!) I'm posing this question to get the starting point for my investigation...,
Here's the symptom so far: Fuel pump runs on longer than I'd expect and doesn't stop abruptly at start-up AND starting is harder than I'd expect UNLESS I open the throttle a little while I'm cranking it. (I don't like to do that because I think it's probably loading the bearings more than necessary before the oil has circulated.) Once started it runs great; no missing, no stumbles, no stalling, lots of power, no black exhaust.
No gas leaking out of the system (I'd smell it.) I haven't looked at the plugs yet to see if any are wet. I haven't run a full tank of gas yet to see what the fuel mileage is.
I'm suspecting an injector that can't hold pressure and that's where I'm likely to start looking unless the seasoned advice of this message board suggests another path. What do you think?
Thanks,
Jack
Here's the symptom so far: Fuel pump runs on longer than I'd expect and doesn't stop abruptly at start-up AND starting is harder than I'd expect UNLESS I open the throttle a little while I'm cranking it. (I don't like to do that because I think it's probably loading the bearings more than necessary before the oil has circulated.) Once started it runs great; no missing, no stumbles, no stalling, lots of power, no black exhaust.
No gas leaking out of the system (I'd smell it.) I haven't looked at the plugs yet to see if any are wet. I haven't run a full tank of gas yet to see what the fuel mileage is.
I'm suspecting an injector that can't hold pressure and that's where I'm likely to start looking unless the seasoned advice of this message board suggests another path. What do you think?
Thanks,
Jack