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Azrider04

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Hi everyone,
Just picked up this beautiful ‘04 FJR1300 last week. No issues with it before.

It had some corrosion in the tank so I took it off and lined it with POR15, I also changed the fuel strainer on the pump with a generic one from autozone. And now it doesn’t start. It will run on starting fluid but without it it kind of sputters and won’t stay running. I have verified the pump is working and that I have fuel flow to the fuel rail.

I feel like it’s something obvious! Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Here is a video of the issue:


Here is a video of it running before I touched anything:
 
Are all four header pipes the same temperature (or at least close) while it is running badly. First thing I might look for is a plug wire that isn't making good contact. With the cruddy tank, there is a possibility that your fuel injectors got messed up.
Couple of things to think about anyway...

Good luck - and WELCOME.
 
I checked the header and all pipes were equally warm. I pulled the injectors and all of them are functioning.

Next thing I’ll try is to throw a fuel pressure gauge on there and see if the pump is creating enough pressure. That’s the only other thing I could imagine going bad.
 
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