justin_o_guy2
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East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
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YOu may have a new battery, but if its not fully charged & youre having problems starting it, youve gotta get a charger on it, You have to have a voltmeter to play mechanic., The batter needs to be at 12.5 volts to be Hot. IDK what the least it can be & still have the power to spin the starter AND fire the ignition. Get some ether, get the carb to air cleaner tube , not all the way off, just part way, so you can put a little squirt in. Just see if it gives ya a hint, some kinda proof it will fire ether & make the motor sputter or poot or Something,, just any sign of life..BUt dont go spraying that stuff in there like WD40 on a rusty hinge,, its Highly combustible & can hurt an engine when it ignites,
Yep, gas Can go bad,, yours is probably okay, BUT,, you need to empty the tank anyway to pull the petcock & check out why its dripping, Soi, get fresh gas, get the petcock off, make sure the gasket has a smooth, clean surface to mate to, study where that oblong O-ring thing is sitting. Gotta be flat. Make sure theres no low spot in that O ring lookin thing,
Hard start issues with these are common,, & once the battery has been asked to spin it over a while, It Has to charged up or its just not gonna fire. YOu could have a crappy connection in the ignition circuit making it require a bit more voltage to get it to fire, IDK, wouldnt hurt to pop the seat & unplug & study & reseat connectors. Now is a good time to build a pig tail on the battery with a clip together connector for a float charger. Radio Shack has packs of 2 for $1.50 IIRC. Need a solderin gun,, yea, the little pencils are cheaper, but take too long to get hot. Get a Weller Gun, 2 stage, some paste flux & a roll of solder. BUild the connector onto wires & solder them to washers to put on the bolt or solder to the bikes battery cables. YOu can strip the wires long enough to wrap & twist so it has good physical connection, then, just enough solder to secure it where its twisted & go around the battery cable on the ppigtail wire. If you can still see the shape of the wire & its individual strands, but theyre silver & shiny, covered in a thin film of solder & you can see the solder flows onto the cable its wrapped around, youre there,, Gobs of solder isnt a good job, A real battery charger to pick a "Too low to turn the lites on" battery up is a necessity. A float charger to heat it back up after a few minutes of trying to start is handy,.
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