Hi guys,
Ive been having a little problem...
I went out on a ride the other night and mid way through, the engine stopped sparking/igniting. I had to walk the damn thing home. I have a few ideas of what went wrong but I would like some input before I go buying replacement parts.
First off, one of ends of the cables from the kills switch is completely fried off. Its now just a melted end of a cable but still, I wouldnt think that this would stop the bike from igniting, and instead, it would only prevent the kill switch from working. The other one is fine. Am I wrong? Does the kill switch need to be connected perfectly for bike to "spark" (ie. turn on)
Second, my spark plug is basically beaten to ****. Its pretty damn dirty too. In addition, the black plastic cable/thing that comes from the little black box (I know, sorry, don't know what to call it) just barely sits on top of the spark plug. It doesnt screw into the spark plug or click in. It just barely relaxes on top of it. The weird thing is that the bike sparked/ignited fine with it just like that. Do you think that is the problem?
Should I buy a new spark plug? How bout a new kill switch cable? Perhaps something else?
Everything other electrical cable seems to fit in nicely. For example, the black cable from the engine fits nicely into the black cable from the little black box thingy, as does the blue/green cable.
I'm not the most sophisticated bike engine guy, as evidenced by my post, but am I missing something?
EDIT: I am also missing the spark plug boot cdi boot cap. The plastic thing. Is that the problem?
Thanks for your help.
Dave
Ive been having a little problem...
I went out on a ride the other night and mid way through, the engine stopped sparking/igniting. I had to walk the damn thing home. I have a few ideas of what went wrong but I would like some input before I go buying replacement parts.
First off, one of ends of the cables from the kills switch is completely fried off. Its now just a melted end of a cable but still, I wouldnt think that this would stop the bike from igniting, and instead, it would only prevent the kill switch from working. The other one is fine. Am I wrong? Does the kill switch need to be connected perfectly for bike to "spark" (ie. turn on)
Second, my spark plug is basically beaten to ****. Its pretty damn dirty too. In addition, the black plastic cable/thing that comes from the little black box (I know, sorry, don't know what to call it) just barely sits on top of the spark plug. It doesnt screw into the spark plug or click in. It just barely relaxes on top of it. The weird thing is that the bike sparked/ignited fine with it just like that. Do you think that is the problem?
Should I buy a new spark plug? How bout a new kill switch cable? Perhaps something else?
Everything other electrical cable seems to fit in nicely. For example, the black cable from the engine fits nicely into the black cable from the little black box thingy, as does the blue/green cable.
I'm not the most sophisticated bike engine guy, as evidenced by my post, but am I missing something?
EDIT: I am also missing the spark plug boot cdi boot cap. The plastic thing. Is that the problem?
Thanks for your help.
Dave
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