New engine won't start!

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triride

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Hi, decided to buy my 2nd 2 stroke engine kit off Ebay (Skyhawk Gt5).
Now unable to start having checked spark,compression, etc.
The only thing I have noticed is that I am not getting fuel/air to the cylinder due to dry plug after several attempts with/without choke etc

Was wondering if anyone out there has had a similar issue with a new engine?
Thanks, Pete..crt.
 
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Start here > http://motorbicycling.com/showthread.php?t=35090
then let us know what you find.

Remove the fuel line from the carburetor, open the tank petcock and see if fuel flows. It doesn't need to be a gusher but only a steady stream. If you didn't clean and flush the fuel tank before installing it there's a good chance the petcock or the in-tank filter is plugged with trash from the tank. All of them have dirt from the factory and need to be cleaned.
An in-line fuel filter is a good idea also. Good luck and let us know what you find.

Tom
 
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dry plug usually means carb/fuel problem, but new motors are dry inside and can take a lot of pedaling to get first start out of them
 
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triride

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Cheers guys,managed to sort it

Whilst plug was out, engine sounded good on cranking but when I fit plug obviously more compression I could feel engine was slipping on clutch

I removed magneto cover first to confirm if this was the case?
On realising it was slipping I then increased the clutch compression by one notch which sorted out the slipping issue and give me my first ride out :)
Thanks again for your input guys!
 
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