1998 kawasaki VN 1500 Vulcan Classic - Answered Questions & Fixed issues
Problem with second gear
i will tell u first the easy fix Before you do your next oil change, try adding some SeaFoam to the crankcase and ride for 50 to 100 miles. This should help remove any junk on the clutch plates. I'd also switch to another oil brand and see if it makes any difference.if it will still do the same:maybe the engagement dogs on the gears are damaged and probably the shift fork as well. The gears will stay engaged at lower torque but when the torque is great enough it causes them pull apart.And get the service manual it i help you a lot you can download it from the below link:
http://goo.gl/HyxTzrGood luck
I ran low on oil and the valves became noisy, I
noisy cam followers or hydraulic lifters from lack of oil indicates that the bearings also were short of oil
yes the valve train is the last to get oil but if they had none then there would be little for the big ends and mains so if it appears to be short of oil up top , it may be because the bottom end has suffered damage
Gas not flowing to carburator I took petcock cover
Try berrymans b12 and some fresh gas through the tank and into the carb. Let it sit for 24 hours and see if that clears up the problem if not you will need a rebuild of the petcock. K&L has rebuild kits. Refer to the manual for removing the tank and petcock. Its a pretty straight forward procedure.
Back wheel will not go backwards
Sounds like a drive shaft problem. Could be bent teeth that only mate properly when moving forward and jam up when moving backwards. Easiest thing would be to remove the rear wheel and check the condition of the drive teeth on the inside of the wheel hub and the output face of the shaft. If they look okay, try turning the shaft without the wheel attached. If this sticks in either direction it will require a strip down and may even be back at the gearbox. Sorry, but it could be a big and costly job.
Motorcycle acts like it is running to hot
you may have an air lock try opening your rad cap when cold and running your bike @ idle to circulate out air and ?or you may have an overheating problem caused by your fan not coming on and worse case scenario your engine has lean issues or lack of oil causing the engine to overheat
Seized engine?
Never heard of any car or bike that automatically shuts down when out of oil.
Kawasaki vulcan 1500 classic just clicks when
Hi and welcome to the site,
Initially, have the battery externally charged and/or load tested.
Offhand, with a freshly charged or new battery and clicking sound persist, then possibly a faulty starter relay. To confirm, temporarily jump the 2 big terminals of the starter relay. If the starter motor spins, then the fault on the relay has been confirmed. Should still be a no go, then a likely concern with the starter motor or more particularly, the carbon brushes and/or the commutator segments.
Good luck and thank you for asking.
Miss at idle
Replace the old fuel with fresh..make sure its completely warmed up, and take it for another ride. See what it does then.
Might need the carbs cleaned again, sometimes it take a few times and get the service manual for it it will help you a lot you can download it from the below link:http://goo.gl/HyxTzrGood luck
Ignition switch anti theft system
hello look at the kickstand if you have a alarm switch on the motorcycle it will be a switch near the kickstand maybe that is broken and it will not let you get a spark, follow the cable that goes to the switch and unplug the cable then in that cable it will be 2 wires just tape them together and it should work, you should get the service manual for the vn1500 vulcan from the below link it will help you when u have other problems:Download Link:
http://goo.gl/S3IEvThanks
How do you check the oil level
on the right had side of the motor there should be a glass site toward the bottom....get someone to sit on the bike and stand it up......look through the site and the oil should be between the two marks
hope this helps
Sub ject: kawasaki vulcan classic 1500 - 1998
It is possible that your head gasket is blown. If you blow your head gasket usually you will get water in the oil. The boiling of the water is not necessarily the water boiling as the compression from the cylinder getting pushed passed the head gasket. Causing bubbling. I would start by checking the oil. If the oil is white milky then for sure you have a blown head gasket. Not every time the oil will turn white. But usually it will.
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