terry kozmo
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- Jul 12, 2016
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Hello and help, Koz here, I need some help figuring out whats up with this motor. I had a running motor, and one day, is seemed to run like it was getting no power on take off, at an idle ran great, I hear all this "ticking noise" sounded like plug wires bad.. so I got it home. and figured I'd get new 7mm plug wires and replace them (had to put them together, screw ends, and all). Got that done and put cap back on. In this process, I made note off a lot of the "common" bad wiring insulation falling off on some of the motor wires. So I proceeded to replace those wires and ends, tried to match the correct wire sizes. Now I can not get it to start, it has spark at all plugs, removed the fuel line from top of fuel pump, and getting fuel to the carbs. but it just wares the battery down trying to start, choke works, and I tried the manual 'link & sink", and still nothing. If I spray starting fluid in carbs, it seems like it try's to start, but briefly, and shakes real bad.
Thinking Many things could be wrong here. Questions, could the spark be two low? do to improper wire size (7mm, should be 8mm wires?) they look correct size, wire core wires. Could I have used wrong wires in the wire replacement areas? I have spark at the plugs? Could this be a faulty trigger? I even ordered a new coil that I am waiting on to try, but I have spark? any help here, I am very lost... This motor ran great until that one day when I lost power and it sounded like ticking plug wires when given gas. I have been unable to start it since I replaced the wires........
Thinking Many things could be wrong here. Questions, could the spark be two low? do to improper wire size (7mm, should be 8mm wires?) they look correct size, wire core wires. Could I have used wrong wires in the wire replacement areas? I have spark at the plugs? Could this be a faulty trigger? I even ordered a new coil that I am waiting on to try, but I have spark? any help here, I am very lost... This motor ran great until that one day when I lost power and it sounded like ticking plug wires when given gas. I have been unable to start it since I replaced the wires........