EC300 Problems starting hot

[J D]

Hi,

I've got a 07 EC300 that is extremely hard to start when the engine is hot.

Any idea what may be causing this?

I've got to get this sorted, otherwise it's back a e-start 4T.

Thanks.

 

[mountain thumper]

how hot are we talkin here, normal use, boiling over?
id be much more worried about it on a 4t, all of mine have been mothers to start hot. but every 2t ive ridden have been butter, even ancient, and ridden into the dirt.
ive heard that(off road) e start is VERY succeptable to heat, and force a kickstart warm anyway.
all of my offroad bikes have been kick, and all of my street bikes have been e start. and ive had trouble with all of them (granted all were at least 10k miles and or 15 years old!)

 

[iancp5]

Hi,

I've got a 07 EC300 that is extremely hard to start when the engine is hot.

Any idea what may be causing this?

I've got to get this sorted, otherwise it's back a e-start 4T.

Thanks.

That's very unusual. Have you tried pulling the choke on to see what difference it makes - better or worse? Obviously you know 2 strokes and that they often need a bit of throttle to start them? I sometimes forget this if I've been on 4 strokes for a while which are the opposite. Other than that I'd check the plug gap. If it's opened up it may be struggling to drive a spark at kick over speed.

 

[rpduc]

I don't know why yours would start hard, but I will say that my MC always starts very easily, hot cold, after a crash. You've definitely got an issue. Obvious stuff would be check compression, timing, plug condition, jetting. Maybe something goofy in your stator causing weak spark?

I sure as heck wouldn't go to a 4T for easy starting...

 

[Keg]

Hold the throttle (don't pump it) wide open and kick it. If it starts better it is jetted too rich. Wind out your air screw.