Sorry i havent been online in a bit guys, looks like lots of talk going back and fourth in this thread, im glad to see it! :) Donald, i have...
magnavmx5, thanks for the advice on checking into the cdi boxes and coils. Is there any way to test these items properly, ive done any and all...
Thanks for the tip on checking the ignition pulses with a timing light Jamie. Maybe i will give this a shot tomorrow evening. I guess its going to...
Jamie, are you being sarcastic or serious about the coils? I will be sure to check the timing with a timing light, what would i look for, just the...
Thanks Jamie, if i can narrow it down to being a fuel source problem for sure then i might just go ahead and do this modification. What kind of...
What are these diaphram cover gaskets that your speaking of? Im pretty sure that all thats under my diaphram covers is the diaphrams themselves,...
Thanks volks6000 for the link, i will check that out a little later!
Thanks for the heads up Kundalini, i appreciate it. Im actually thinking more and more that its got to be ignition system somewhere. I just tried...
The thing with this engine is that its been sitting since 1988. But otherwise it only has 10,000 original kilometers on it. The only thing i had...
Hey guys, yeah its plugged into the one on the end cap so no worries. If you suck on the other one with a vacuum pump nothing happens so i know...
Thanks for the replies airgreesemonkey and Pcohen. The test that i did on the coils was a resistance test, so im not sure that it proves that the...
Perfect, thats all i needed to know, thank you!
So did we come to the conclusion that leaving these vent tubes open to atmosphere, and not tied into the holes in the intake plenum is ok? I just...
Just an update... so i just pulled the carbs off and checked the float height adjustments. 2 of the float levels were off by 1mm but thats...
Im not totally ruling out the carbs just yet, actually i might even pull them off again today at some point and check the float level to be sure....
Thanks Crusty, how would I go about testing the coil outputs? The only tests for the coils in the manual were resistance tests, which are pretty...
Matt, i don't have a torn slide diaphram, as i just checked them all today, and replaced the one that was torn. There was no change in the way the...
Thanks Stewart, that actually crossed my mind that it might be something electrical. Im not really sure where to start with that though. I just...
Hey Guys, As most of you know im restoring this bike for my dad. Im dealing with a very frustrating problem right now and i just can't seem...
Im having a very similar problem, did you find a fix to this yet?
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