if you think it has stock ignition as far as you kinow and youve had this bike for a year i think its about time you removed the points cover and find out?
Thanks for smart-a$$ comment, but it isnt needed here, try another thread, maybe someone else will like being treated like an idiot while trying to get help and learn something, i dont. I know what kind of ignition my bike has, i just dont know if the points are stock or aftermarket, now for those who are actually trying to help, heres whats happened so far....
First i drained and flushed the tank. There was some debris/ rust flakes in there, but the filter was clean. The flakes most likely came from the underside of the gas cap, as the tank has been sealed with caswell kit. (putting cleaning underside of lid on my to do list.)
I pulled the plugs, i didnt get a pic, but they looked like the bike was running a bit rich, but they werent too bad, cleaned them and put them back... didnt help
Pulled off points cover and checked gaps, they were off, but not much. reset them to .014 plus or minus a thousandth... didnt help
Re-timed ignition using timing strobe... didnt help
Replaced both coils with spares... didnt help
Replaced all 4 spark plugs... didnt help
Pulled the carbs (twice actually). Jets were dirty, and turns out were oversized (110 instead of 105). Must be because PO had pods on when i bought the bike, but i switched to stock box. This also explains why the bike was running rich i suppose. Cleaned the carbs, put in 105 mains, set screws to 1.75 turns out per the manual as a starting point. Cant get the things tuned because the bike still wont idle steady or long enough.
Bike is still running rough and fluctuating RPMS at idle, but it does start and run now, so i guess i am getting somewhere cause it would hardly do that before, it just doesnt want to run well. plus i am getting pretty good at pulling and re-installing my carbs (push-pull cables are a pain to get on) quickly.
The only thing i am still weary about is the points. How much spark am i supposed to be seeing between the contack points when they are open? 1-4 is sparking quite a bit, whereas 2-3 is sparking hardly at all. I still have spark at the plugs, but it seems wrong for them to not be sparking equally. Do i need to replace and start again from there?
Total cost so far... $11 bux for 4 D8EA plugs, and a crap load of frustration burning my hands tring to adjust the carbs... seriously... who put the adjusters on the bottom?! Not to mention the PO had a serious over-tightening problem, thank god for impact drivers.
I do not feel like that comment was a smart ass comment. He stated the facts.
He is asking you a question.
QUOTE: "as far as you kinow and youve had this bike for a year i think its about time you removed the points cover and find out?"I believe the comment was honest and that you do need to find out some of the info on the bike since you are asking forum members for their opinion.
Some mechanics would not be that nice. They would just say, "When you find out what you have, then comeback and we can help you.?
About the points....
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"The only thing i am still weary about is the points. How much spark am i supposed to be seeing between the contack points when they are open? 1-4 is sparking quite a bit, whereas 2-3 is sparking hardly at all. I still have spark at the plugs, but it seems wrong for them to not be sparking equally. Do i need to replace and start again from there??What matters with the points is that they are not burned with a mound on one contact face and a hole on the other contact face. The gap must be correct and they must start to open at the correct time. They must have the minimum amount of dwell.
They are not like spark plugs.
The job of the points is NOT to produce spark. The function of the points is to open and release the field of energy to the spark plugs at the right time.
