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Mookie
Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 08:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
i dropped the bike a month ago and it ran a couple times after, then it wouldnt start from then on. I took the plugs out today and cleaned them up but now its only starting on one cylinder.

any suggestions to what it may be other than plugs?
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Wyckedflesh
Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 08:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
make certain the plug wires are firmly seated at both the plug and coil. Check your coil connections to make certain there is no chaffing anywhere. Those are the usual culprits.
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Jan_lee
Posted on Thursday, April 21, 2005 - 04:05 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
pull your lower airbox plate and then pull the entire coil and look it over real good.
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Race_pirate
Posted on Thursday, April 21, 2005 - 09:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
The plug wires are short and its a real tight space to get the wires secure on the plugs. When I first got my bike it did the same thing,(except for being dropped) It ran great the day I picked it up, I went to start it for my friends and it ran on one cylinder. the front cylinder wire was not "clicked" on the front plug, I slid the boot up made sure it was secure on the spark plug and slid the boot down over the porcelin, end of problem.
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Kowpow225
Posted on Thursday, April 21, 2005 - 11:44 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
While you've got all of this apart, be sure to use a dab of dielectric grease on both ends of each wire. This aids in a stronger spark and keeps various water sources from shorting it out.
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Chris_mackay
Posted on Thursday, April 21, 2005 - 06:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
My sister-in-laws Blast runs the same way. Always sounds like it's only running on one cylinder.
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Mookie
Posted on Thursday, April 21, 2005 - 08:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
chris,

I need a pic of her to believe she has a blast.


I had issues getting the wire to snap in place so i pulled the boot up at the plug side and its all good there.

Im gonna take a look at the coil this weekend./
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