So yesterday my new engine came! Needless to say I was extremely excited, though I did take the time to open it up and look for anything weird the factory might have missed. So far so good so I installed it on the bike with a new clutch, heavy duty cable, new throttle, Dax RT carb, etc. I mixed up 2 gallons of 24:1 and filled that bad boy up.
Coasting down the street for a few moments before letting off the clutch and BAM! Nothing. No spark, no fire, and no joy for me. I started by checking/re-stripping and attaching the ground wire. Nada. I then changed the spark plug. Still nothing. The only other three things I can think that would cause this unfortunate turn of events are the CDI, killswitch, or magneto. Last night I took my replacement CDI and replaced the wire/plug with a better quality Magnecore one and sealed it up with pematex. When I get home it should have dried and I will install to see if that is the cause of this. If not that I will disconnect the killswitch.
The magneto is brand new as it came with the new engine. Do you think the factory may have installed it upside-down? I've done that before and it was the source of a previous issue, embarrassing to my pride as it was.
Coasting down the street for a few moments before letting off the clutch and BAM! Nothing. No spark, no fire, and no joy for me. I started by checking/re-stripping and attaching the ground wire. Nada. I then changed the spark plug. Still nothing. The only other three things I can think that would cause this unfortunate turn of events are the CDI, killswitch, or magneto. Last night I took my replacement CDI and replaced the wire/plug with a better quality Magnecore one and sealed it up with pematex. When I get home it should have dried and I will install to see if that is the cause of this. If not that I will disconnect the killswitch.
The magneto is brand new as it came with the new engine. Do you think the factory may have installed it upside-down? I've done that before and it was the source of a previous issue, embarrassing to my pride as it was.