During my recent trials with carb issues, I have noticed some problems with starting. I rarely have had issue with excessive and prolonged kick starting events, not to mention kickbacks.
Putting the carbs aside I will focus on the ignition having had a SureFire and deciding to try the PowerArc.
Setup was a cinch and has been great until I started suffering from an occasional kick back and bouts of 6 to 10 kicks to get it started. Because I have rearsets, I occasionally hit the shifter peddle with my shin. Having to kick excessively, I have a scab on my shin bone.
Anyhow, I decided to check the strobe timing to troubleshoot possible causes. I found that there was a 5 to 7 degree different from left to right. This is the anomaly. I rechecked static timing and it was still right on. Also having to kick so much, kick back have been numorous. I had hoped that I received a unit with the update. Maybe something else has gone bad with it.
Another odd thing is that the PowerArc wab site shows how the three spark per stroke shows such a steady mark under a timing light. I did not find this to be true either.
My conclusion is that something has gone wrong in the program or something within the unit. This was somewhat confirmed when upon reinstalling the Pazon surefire, it fired first kick, idled smooth and ran like a Swiss watch.
I will send the Powerarc back to Fred and see what he says. He’ll make right.
Putting the carbs aside I will focus on the ignition having had a SureFire and deciding to try the PowerArc.
Setup was a cinch and has been great until I started suffering from an occasional kick back and bouts of 6 to 10 kicks to get it started. Because I have rearsets, I occasionally hit the shifter peddle with my shin. Having to kick excessively, I have a scab on my shin bone.
Anyhow, I decided to check the strobe timing to troubleshoot possible causes. I found that there was a 5 to 7 degree different from left to right. This is the anomaly. I rechecked static timing and it was still right on. Also having to kick so much, kick back have been numorous. I had hoped that I received a unit with the update. Maybe something else has gone bad with it.
Another odd thing is that the PowerArc wab site shows how the three spark per stroke shows such a steady mark under a timing light. I did not find this to be true either.
My conclusion is that something has gone wrong in the program or something within the unit. This was somewhat confirmed when upon reinstalling the Pazon surefire, it fired first kick, idled smooth and ran like a Swiss watch.
I will send the Powerarc back to Fred and see what he says. He’ll make right.