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Muddy
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Re: CA77 spark issue

Post by Muddy » Sat Aug 19, 2017 10:22 pm

LOUD MOUSE wrote:MUDDY he has a NO SPARK problem one side.. ....................lm
G'day Loud Mouse

Yes, I was mistakenly thinking this was due to a fouling plug and as you rightly taught me - you gotta get the valve and ignition timing right before looking at the carb. ;-)

Mkaz54 wrote:Thanks muddy,
The plug thats not firing is soaked with fuel, I was playing with it a little more tonight and put in a fresh plug. It started right up and was running good at high rpm's, when I try and let it idle.... the left side stops firing. I can tell by the sound and looking at the tailpipe, when I give it gas, it comes back on....I'm sratching my head.
Hmm, strange one. Plugs seemed to be gapped correctly. You say the problem is not transfering to the other side when you change the plug lead and plug cap? What sort of plug caps are you using - could one be faulty?
Thanks.

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Post by Mkaz54 » Sun Aug 20, 2017 7:12 am

Thanks guy's
I'll check the compression, could I have created this problem? I put fishtail straight pipes on her
Thanks, Mike

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Post by LOUD MOUSE » Sun Aug 20, 2017 7:47 am

I doubt the exhaust has anything to do with this problem.
One side runs and other only at high revs. NOT THE CARB.
Single set of points. NOT THE POINTS.
Transferred the plug wires and problem didn't transfer. NOT THE COIL
Only runs at high revs. COMPRESSION,VALVES? ......................lm




Mkaz54 wrote:Thanks guy's
I'll check the compression, could I have created this problem? I put fishtail straight pipes on her
Thanks, Mike

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Post by Mkaz54 » Mon Aug 21, 2017 11:05 pm

Hey guys, well I pulled the carburetor and went through it again, put an in line filter on, cleaned the new plugs and it ran amazing for about 15 minutes. I had to then petal the throttle to keep it running, waited about an hour and it ran great again. Like the first time it was short lived.....coil??
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Mike

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Post by LOUD MOUSE » Mon Aug 21, 2017 11:11 pm

Remove the gas cap from the tank. ....................lm
Mkaz54 wrote:Hey guys, well I pulled the carburetor and went through it again, put an in line filter on, cleaned the new plugs and it ran amazing for about 15 minutes. I had to then petal the throttle to keep it running, waited about an hour and it ran great again. Like the first time it was short lived.....coil??
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Mike

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Post by catterar » Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:17 am

As I read this you have tried switching the plug wires with no difference in operation. Have you tried switching the plugs for cylinder to cylinder? Just a thought.

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Post by Mkaz54 » Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:34 am

Hey guys, just a quick update, I ordered a new coil as I think mine weakens when it gets hot. Also I am going to remove the carburetor again and double check the float level, I'm noticing some gas coming from the over flow tube.I'll keep you all updated as things progress.
Thanks, Mike

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