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Re: Motor cuts out
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 7:05 am
by Holysmoke
Here's the cause for the lack of spark. Mice took home in the engine. I vacuumed it out. There was still stuff in the generator above the points. When I ran it with the front engine cover off, a small amount of this stuff worked it's way into the points creating extra circuit path, impacting spark. You could see addition arching activity around the points. Replaced the points and she's running the best I've seen so far
Re: Motor cuts out
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 7:46 am
by SteveD
Yep, that'll do it!
You need a cat! 
Re: Motor cuts out
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 8:50 am
by bbelk
SteveD wrote:
You need a cat!
No. No you don't
Re: Motor cuts out
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 11:13 am
by Ken in Oklahoma
bbelk wrote:SteveD wrote:
You need a cat!
No. No you don't
I like rodent poison placed under the hood of a car or in some strategic place on a motorcycle.
Ken
Re: Motor cuts out
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 12:59 pm
by Major Softie
That's a hysterical/horrific picture.
Coulda been worse - coulda been spiders.
Re: Motor cuts out
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 1:05 pm
by Rob
I can't believe you didn't take the front cover off before now!
Re: Motor cuts out
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 2:51 pm
by Holysmoke
Rob wrote:I can't believe you didn't take the front cover off before now!
I've actually had it off for a week or so now. Having the cover off actually created this problem. Ca't wait to find the next hiding place for mice. So far it's been tool kit, exhaust pipe and front engine cover. It's amazing the bike runs at all!
Re: Motor cuts out
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 3:05 pm
by Ken in Oklahoma
Holysmoke wrote:Rob wrote:I can't believe you didn't take the front cover off before now!
I've actually had it off for a week or so now. Having the cover off actually created this problem. Ca't wait to find the next hiding place for mice. So far it's been tool kit, exhaust pipe and front engine cover. It's amazing the bike runs at all!
That means the mice should be able to find the poison easily.
Ken
Re: Motor cuts out
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 4:29 pm
by daz
Major Softie wrote:That's a hysterical/horrific picture.
Coulda been worse - coulda been spiders.
Snakes
Re: Motor cuts out
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:14 pm
by Major Softie
daz wrote:Major Softie wrote:That's a hysterical/horrific picture.
Coulda been worse - coulda been spiders.
Snakes
I have had it with these muthafuckin snakes on this muthafuckin motorcycle!