Getting the KTM going again.. part 2

Not having my favourite bike going was a bit of a downer, so when it only took a week for the parts to arrive from China, I  studiously replaced that fuel pump and put the bike back together.

When I turned the key on, the pump burst into life and it only took a few seconds to get up to pressure.

That lit up a few memories, because thats how it was years ago when I first got the bike.

That pump had been slowly getting blocked over time, and I hadn’t noticed the gradual change.

I thought Cool!, so I put the bike back together, and rode off into the sunset… and  it died again a few miles down the road, so I got to meet some more  of our neighbours who helped me trailer it back home.

Just like last time, the fault disappeared again for no obvious reason.

These are the hardest faults to find because there aren’t many clues, which means you have to take an educated guess as to what it could be.

I decided to get a whole pump & filter assembly from India on Ebay that has KTM part numbers on it, as I’ve found that buying cheap parts for this bike are more trouble than it’s worth.

I was a lot more circumspect riding the bike with the new parts fitted this time around, but it didn’t leave me on the side of the road this time, so it may be Ok -or not.

As it happens, the bike is almost due for a service, so I’ve given it the local agent to sort out.
It’s possible to plug a computer into this bike to read all the diagnostic errors, so the agent got a definite advantage over me taking guesses as to what the problem could be.