help needed
- Thread starter GothTech
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Instead of replacing parts, at your expense, you need to confirm that you have the three essential things, air, fuel and ignition, that an engine needs to run.
Air: Is the choke open, air filter clean?
Fuel: Is fuel flowing from the tank to the carburetor?
Ignition: Have you tried removing the spark plug, holding it against the cylinder head fins and spinning the rear wheel with the clutch engaged to check for a spark?
Confirm these things then get back to us. Also you didn't tell us what engine you have but we have to assume that it is a Chinese 2 stroke because that is the most common.
Tom
Air: Is the choke open, air filter clean?
Fuel: Is fuel flowing from the tank to the carburetor?
Ignition: Have you tried removing the spark plug, holding it against the cylinder head fins and spinning the rear wheel with the clutch engaged to check for a spark?
Confirm these things then get back to us. Also you didn't tell us what engine you have but we have to assume that it is a Chinese 2 stroke because that is the most common.
Tom
GothTech
New Member
im getting spark its a chinagas 2 stoke from gasbikes.com or blackberry.com at this point i took the sparkplug out and did just that im thinking it might be the bad gas it did this 3months ago about not wanting to start over so i got a used cdi i knew worked and it fired right over
oldtimer54
Member
Are you getting gas to the sparkplug? If so try some fresh gas. How you been bro havent seen you around?
oldtimer54
Member
have you looked at the plug? How does it look? Wet, dry? Gray,brown or black?
oldtimer54
Member
Well if your getting spark but it wont start I would think the plug should be wet? Maybe your not getting any gas to your plug?
Mac
New Member
Just a suggestion, pick up the bike and put it in different orientations to drain whatever residual fluids are in the engine/exhaust, when your satisfied that all is drained, walk the bike with plug out and clutch engaged, let it motor over for about 30 seconds(gas off)put about 10 drops of gas directly in the spark plug hole, install a properly gaped spark plug(.025), hook up the plug wire(still leave gas off)
give it a pop and see if it fires for a bit. If it does, take your carb. apart and see what the problem is(float level, dirt, clogged jet) this is assuming you gave good fuel flow to the carb feom the tank(take line off from carb. should drizzle out regularly. Let us know. Happy holidays!!
Mac.
give it a pop and see if it fires for a bit. If it does, take your carb. apart and see what the problem is(float level, dirt, clogged jet) this is assuming you gave good fuel flow to the carb feom the tank(take line off from carb. should drizzle out regularly. Let us know. Happy holidays!!
Mac.