Strange issue
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ok let me re phrase that
Unthread (take out) the spark plug!!
..put the black boot back on the plug as if it were still in the motor " making sure no spilled gas anyplace near plug end"
rest spark plugs threaded end on something metal like the head it goes into & then lift the rear of the bike and spin tire with the clutch lever being the out position see if there is spark.
Unthread (take out) the spark plug!!
..put the black boot back on the plug as if it were still in the motor " making sure no spilled gas anyplace near plug end"
rest spark plugs threaded end on something metal like the head it goes into & then lift the rear of the bike and spin tire with the clutch lever being the out position see if there is spark.
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Definitely getting spark. Definitely getting fuel, as when I throttle up (while pedaling) the revs increase. But still, as soon as I disengage the clutch, the engine dies as if it was never running.
Did you see the spark or are you assuming? Any motor will turn over even with out the plug in it while engaged to the rear wheel. and when you give it gas the sound will change. Is the choke lever pushed down or is it up?
I sold this kid a bike a month later he calls me up ...he told me it was running & idling fine but just wouldn't rev up when he turned the throttle so I brought him over him a new throttle cable ...come to find out it wasn't even starting at allg when he pedaled around he thought it was running as he put it " the motor made the sound as if it was running" but it wasn't firing up he had me so confused Come to find out he fried he magneto
Thats why I ask are you sure your getting spark you need to physically see it.. If your getting spark and fuel then my guess would be the choke is on
I sold this kid a bike a month later he calls me up ...he told me it was running & idling fine but just wouldn't rev up when he turned the throttle so I brought him over him a new throttle cable ...come to find out it wasn't even starting at allg when he pedaled around he thought it was running as he put it " the motor made the sound as if it was running" but it wasn't firing up he had me so confused Come to find out he fried he magneto
Thats why I ask are you sure your getting spark you need to physically see it.. If your getting spark and fuel then my guess would be the choke is on
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I physically saw the spark. And the choke isn't making a difference, I'm not THAT new to this, Haha.(I've tried with the choke on and off)
You might try reading through this informative link:
http://www.grubeeinc.com/USA/Magneto Mystery.html
have you tried adjusting the float? you said before you thought it might be flooding, if the float is too high it will flood at idle.
Is it possible the choke screw fell off and the lever is doing nothing Igf you have spark and fuel the only thing left that it could be is air!
to much or too little
I replaced the air filter assembly with another one I had laying around, and the choke is doing its thing as it should.
How do I adjust the float? What should I be looking for?
How do I adjust the float? What should I be looking for?
Sorry, I should have worded this differently. It would've sounded better to say "I've found quite a bit of useful information in this link".
Hang in there Tom, you'll get this thing figured out.
