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So, I installed my new points and new condensers and new points leads then laboriously retimed the engine, confident my Norton 375 would once again be a Norton 750. Imagine how I felt when the f***ing thing wouldn't start! It was the same old story - it would fire up (on both cylinders again), run for a few seconds, then die. I suppressed the urge to push it over a cliff and quit for the night.
Today I found another problem. The fuse holder is not original, it's a replacement that was spliced into the harness with a soldered connection. It must be one of those Boyer fuseholders I've been hearing about
because the wire right at the far side of the splice was mostly-broken. It only took a slight tug to finish it off. I made a temp fix by trimming the wires and resoldering them. That got the bike going! Was hard to start but once the plugs cleaned up it ran great ![Big Grin :D :D](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png)
Now for the acid test: will it start again after sitting for a few days? It's track record for that isn't good but the wire has been degrading for some time. Tomorrow I'm off to the hardware store for some crimp-on connectors and a piece of wire for a more permanent fix.
The thing that puzzles me is I thought the bike was supposed to be capable of starting and running without the battery, using the big blue capacitor. Does that mean my Blue Thing On A Spring is bad too? The battery seems to be well charged so it appears the charging system is ok.
Debby
Today I found another problem. The fuse holder is not original, it's a replacement that was spliced into the harness with a soldered connection. It must be one of those Boyer fuseholders I've been hearing about
![Smile :) :)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)
![Big Grin :D :D](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png)
Now for the acid test: will it start again after sitting for a few days? It's track record for that isn't good but the wire has been degrading for some time. Tomorrow I'm off to the hardware store for some crimp-on connectors and a piece of wire for a more permanent fix.
The thing that puzzles me is I thought the bike was supposed to be capable of starting and running without the battery, using the big blue capacitor. Does that mean my Blue Thing On A Spring is bad too? The battery seems to be well charged so it appears the charging system is ok.
Debby