STUPID...STUPID...STUPID

Just when you think you've tried everything, 

you take a second look, and 

discover how stupid you are.

It's been along while since I've worked on the K. I did swap spark plugs about a month ago. When I put it up for sale a fellow "K"er offered the load of mass airflow sensor to see if that was the problem. It didn't start the K up. I have to return the sensor to him. He was then going to lend me a computer to see if that was the problem. 

But, I started thinking about the whole thing; turning the systems over in my mind. I'd tested the plugs and the new coils, they worked. I put in the new plugs, they worked. So if the system is getting fire...what's the problem?

I never did test the injectors singly to see if they were squirting. Winter was coming on and I sure didn't want to squirt gas all over the garage, so I never checked. Each time I tried to start the bike I smelled gas, the ASSumption is that gas was getting to the cylinders. 

So, again, letting the system roll around in my mind. Did I make the hose connections properly inside the gas tank? I took a peek in. 

This is what I found...

If you can't tell. That's a Detached fuel hose from the back of the fuel filter. Yes, I smelled gas, the fuel pump was pumping it right back into the tank!

I'm sure that all you "good" mechanics are out there saying, check everything, then when you're very sure it's all correct...check it again. That's probably how you get to be a good mechanic!

Had I checked this I might have saved myself countless hours of frustration and a couple of hundred dollars. I might not have broken the coil.

I now have to disconnect the battery, pump all the gas out of the tank. sop up what is remaining and then connect up the fuel hose and see if it will start. If not, check everything again and start at the beginning.

I am going to try and key the starter to see if gas is in fact pumping through the system.