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It starts and runs great when warm. It will not start at all when cold.

Choke fully open. Cranks but does not catch. Put it in the sun for a while and starts right up & runs fine.

I did not drain the carbs. I only removed the rear clamps and got the carbs to sit further back in the boots. No gas leaked, so I didn't worry about it. The vacuum line is certainly not kinked or anything (I checked that), but I didn't remove them. I will remove it and re-attach as well as spray som...

Postscript. Rode to work 3 times last week. Left the lights on one evening for a few hours and it was dead. Jump started it and put it on the trickle charger overnight. Worked on the carbs...redoing the brackets and getting it to sit further back into the boots. Did not remove the carbs. Will not st...

I am up and running. Rode my Vulcan to work today for the first time this year. Purchased new float pins and replaced the old ones, even though they looked fine. Purchased fuel valve petcock rebuild assembly. Replaced the spring and gaskets from the kit. Still have an issue with the carb not sitting...

The fuel valve - I assume is this: http://www.bikebandit.com/k-l-fuel-petc ... t?m=149292

I guess I will replace that, take apart the carb again and perhaps replace the float pins.

#1 sounds like a very likely culprit. The gas line continued to flow even when it was disconnected from the carbs.

If the fuel valve is indeed not working, could that cause everything? Or do you suspect the floats also? Are there instructions on replacing the fuel valve?

Thanks so much!

HELP. This is driving me insane. OK, not quite insane. Yet. Bought my 2001 Vulcan 500 last spring (May, 2012) and rode about 2000 miles on it without ever needing a 2nd crank. Put it up for the winter in December (I live in Michigan). Filled the tank, put Seafom, covered it, put in garage on a carpe...