February 6th, 2007, 01:57 AM
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Junior Member
Joined: Feb 2007 From: Southern California, United States Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 I Ride: | One fix finally works
My 02 FX650E was the worst, 2 attempts at e-start and the battery is dead.
I have read all kinds of posts and used the excellent troubleshooting guide from this site. But the truth, at least in my case is there is only 1 thing keeping it from firing up instantly
I was given this tip by Z=Racing in Anaheim CA. Finally someone who had a cam out actually looked at the thing. The centrifugal decompresser goes past optimum when static. They showed me a cam and I couldn't believe it wasn't discovered before. All you have to do is spot weld a blob at the stop point and grind it to clean up the weld and perhaps adjust the stop. As they say, it starts like a KTM.
I can finally 1 kick it but I never have to. Even when cold the engine turns over at a much faster speed, and the battery does not go dead immediately. I had already committed to installing a much larger battery prior to the cam discovery. Since this fix (including battery and 8 gage wiring from - to frame, and - to engine, 6 gage from + to solenoid and then to starter. I have turned the engine over 100 times (separate short cycles) without having to put the battery on a charger once. In the past I kept it on the charger and had to wait between tests for it to give me another try or two.
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