Curing Bradex Addiction

[stuartadair]

Hi

We've had a problem with a Gilera Coguar 125 cold starting for the past 3 weeks or so and have been feeding it Bradex to try and get it going while trying out different things.

Eventually found the problem after a compression test showed 30psi. Inlet valve was set too tight so when I adjusted it the bike went back to 150psi and runs lovely now.

Only problem is it still wont cold start without a little squirt of Bradex.

I've head of 'Bradex addiction' and I think I've got a bad case of it.

How do I wean it off?

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18 Supplies Needed for the Sick Boy Method of Quitting Bradex

1) One room, which you will not leave
2) Soothing music
3) Tomato soup, ten tins of
4) Mushroom soup, eight tins of (for consumption cold)
5) Ice cream, vanilla, one large tub of
6) Magnesia, milk of, one bottle
7) Paracetamol
8) Mouthwash
9) Vitamins
10) Mineral water
11) Lucozade
12) Pornography
13) One mattress

[Rogerborg]

You'll want quite a large bucket too, or that could get messy.
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[WD Forte]

Cold turkey/tough love
Easy start type stuff is usually ether which ignites at low pressure
and should only be used in extremis as it can wash oil off bores
and increase wear.
It was used instead of fixing the underlying problem.
So, find and fix the problem.

What is the problem?
phuctyfino, but its possible the tight tappet damaged the integrity
of the seat/seal on the valve so it may need lapping in
Try a new plug first and check the choke is actually enriching the mixture, you may be lucky
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[bikenut]

choke, old fuel, air filter missing................poor cdi connections................not kicking/whizzing it over fast enough........but it has some compression now.........how is the plug and spark?
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nuts about bikes

[Taught2BCauti...]

I'm addicted to Brake Fluid - but at least I know I can stop at any time
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[andys675]

put some octane booster in the fuel

old petrol may be stale
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[Dave_R]

I was addicted to shampoo a while ago, I've been clean since.

[Pete.]