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- Sep 4, 2011
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So, my commando ran great last year. I dusted it off this year, drained the sump, topped off the oil and it fired up and idled for a couple minutes, then quit. It won't start now. I get a pop or it fires a couple times but does not even really try to start. Last year i put a new Mikuni single carb kit on it and a good fuel filter. It also has a Pazon ignition. I pulled the plugs and got a nice bright spark with them laying on the head. I pulled the carb and took the bowl off and it looks new in there. I sprayed it out and hit with some compressed air before putting it back together for good luck. I pulled the drain bolt on the carb and gas was flowing out of there well.
Next i pulled the points cover, put the motor at TDC and checked the red dot on the rotor lined up with the hole in the Pazon PCB. I sprayed some starting fluid in the plug holes put the plugs back in gave it a kick. It did not even burn the starting fluid off.
It really acts like the ignition timing is way off but it appears it is set correctly. I have had similar symptoms if the battery gets low. The Pazon ignition module will not fire the plugs at the correct time. The battery is charged up (headlight burns bright) and i tried connecting the charger and starting it with the same result.
I guess i'll get some new plugs for it tomorrow. I also tried advancing and retarding the ignition as far as the Pazon PCB would allow with no change in results. The Pazon kit (coils, module, plug wires) is a year old. I can't see any arcing or cracks in the leads.
Any ideas on things to try? Thanks for your help!
Next i pulled the points cover, put the motor at TDC and checked the red dot on the rotor lined up with the hole in the Pazon PCB. I sprayed some starting fluid in the plug holes put the plugs back in gave it a kick. It did not even burn the starting fluid off.
It really acts like the ignition timing is way off but it appears it is set correctly. I have had similar symptoms if the battery gets low. The Pazon ignition module will not fire the plugs at the correct time. The battery is charged up (headlight burns bright) and i tried connecting the charger and starting it with the same result.
I guess i'll get some new plugs for it tomorrow. I also tried advancing and retarding the ignition as far as the Pazon PCB would allow with no change in results. The Pazon kit (coils, module, plug wires) is a year old. I can't see any arcing or cracks in the leads.
Any ideas on things to try? Thanks for your help!