phoenix216
04-12-2010, 10:15 AM
This was supposed to be the weekend! I was planning a victory parade around the neighborhood and everything.
I finally got the mess of wiring straightened out on Friday (thanks Spokes). On Saturday I charged the new battery and put the last few pieces on the bike. Sunday morning I said a prayer to whatever deity might be listening, turned the key and hit the start button. The starter kicked in and didn't stop. I'd had to make my own contact plate and bracket and my bracket had bent and was touching the contact plate. Oops! Fixed that and tried it again. Starter kicked in but the engine didn't turn over. Turned it off and was getting ready to check for spark when fuel started rapidly dripping out of the side of the tank. I had tested the tank several times with water but there must have been enough paint in this tiny crack to keep the water in until the gas melted it. After some fun cleaning up gasoline (which blistered some of my fuel and oil resistant paint) I got around to checking the coil. I'm only getting spark on one side. I imagine one of the wires I replaced isn't making contact inside the coil. Not a big deal - but obnoxious. It should be fun to see what goes wrong next.
I finally got the mess of wiring straightened out on Friday (thanks Spokes). On Saturday I charged the new battery and put the last few pieces on the bike. Sunday morning I said a prayer to whatever deity might be listening, turned the key and hit the start button. The starter kicked in and didn't stop. I'd had to make my own contact plate and bracket and my bracket had bent and was touching the contact plate. Oops! Fixed that and tried it again. Starter kicked in but the engine didn't turn over. Turned it off and was getting ready to check for spark when fuel started rapidly dripping out of the side of the tank. I had tested the tank several times with water but there must have been enough paint in this tiny crack to keep the water in until the gas melted it. After some fun cleaning up gasoline (which blistered some of my fuel and oil resistant paint) I got around to checking the coil. I'm only getting spark on one side. I imagine one of the wires I replaced isn't making contact inside the coil. Not a big deal - but obnoxious. It should be fun to see what goes wrong next.