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Anyone want to come over and help, I have Red Stripe and New Castle in the fridge and I can have my wife pick up some steaks. Save my sanity!!!!

Darrin
02 FX 650
NineTwoEight-SixSixZero-TwoSixFiveZero
 
DaleEO said:
have you checked the spark plug cap for resistance? It should read 5K ohms.

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Ok well I am trying to test the cap for resistance, and maybe I am doing it totall wrong, but I am not getting any reading. I have tried a reading with the stator hooked up and with the coil standing alone.....red lead of the multimeter in the cap and black lead on ground. I get no reading.....maybe I am trying to test this wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Darrin
 
Darrin the rocker cover can be removed with the motor in the bike. I find it easiest to remove the tank and radiator gives abit more room. Also try to PM JoeUSA he helped me with all the electrical readings and I hate motorcycle/ auto electrics. Verify one thing at a time check all the elect. first then if that all checks out move on to valave adjujstment and timing. Next time don't stress metal in the oil unless it is steel
 
Yes I know now and that is a lesson learned.....I have checked all the electric....the bike fired...but will not run...thus I have stripped the bike back down again, and I am getting ready to remove the rocker cover after lunch. We will see what happens....if I can't find the problem, I might be renting a trailer and comming up to visit you Stoveguy....if I can't find the problem, I am just going to have to get help.
 
drdfblackm said:
DaleEO said:
have you checked the spark plug cap for resistance? It should read 5K ohms.

join me in the chat room.
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Ok well I am trying to test the cap for resistance, and maybe I am doing it totall wrong, but I am not getting any reading. I have tried a reading with the stator hooked up and with the coil standing alone.....red lead of the multimeter in the cap and black lead on ground. I get no reading.....maybe I am trying to test this wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Darrin
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Darrin,

The way you are doing it you will get no reading. Try this method.

Unscrew the plug cap from the high voltage lead.

Set your multimeter to the Kilo Ohm range..

Put the black lead on one end the cap and the red lead in the other end.

The reading should be around 5Kilo ohms.
 
drdfblackm said:
Yes I know now and that is a lesson learned.....I have checked all the electric....the bike fired...but will not run...thus I have stripped the bike back down again, and I am getting ready to remove the rocker cover after lunch. We will see what happens....if I can't find the problem, I might be renting a trailer and comming up to visit you Stoveguy....if I can't find the problem, I am just going to have to get help.
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Did you clean your carburettor? If the bike starts but does not idle, it's often the carb. If the bike was sitting for a long time with old gas, the jets may need to be cleaned. Compressed air and/or brake clean.
 
LeFrog said:
You can at least remove the rocker cover and verify the position of the cam lobes with piston @TDC / Compression.

Dots on the cam gear must be aligned and the piston has to be right at TDC. The lobes have to be at 2 and 10 o'clock. Seen from the right side, your eye aligned with the cam shaft, they should look like Mickey Mouse ears.

I will post some photos on the subject pretty soon.
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It apprears that this is done correctly....lobes are at 10 and 2....had my wife verify. So now what???? I am going to check valve clearance once it is back together. I would imagine that they are ok, but triple checking is never bad. Any other suggestions before I put the rocker cover back on??
 
Ok, checked timing....appears that it is good
Checked valves....out of adjustment by far....now adjusted
Could not check the coil resistance (honestly could not understand what DaleEO was saying) but had the wife hold the plug against the engine and slowly pull back while I was kicking.....plenty of spark.

So with all this being said...appears that valves were the culprit....but I am going to start putting the bike back together....maybe I will get lucky and it will start. Fingers crossed.
 
drdfblackm said:
Ok, checked timing....appears that it is good
Checked valves....out of adjustment by far....now adjusted
Could not check the coil resistance (honestly could not understand what DaleEO was saying) but had the wife hold the plug against the engine and slowly pull back while I was kicking.....plenty of spark.

So with all this being said...appears that valves were the culprit....but I am going to start putting the bike back together....maybe I will get lucky and it will start. Fingers crossed.
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Great news!! Sounds as though you've tracked it down!!

Just to clarify: Your spark plug cap has a sheet metal screw stud on the end where the lead from the coil connects to it. You simply unscrew it, counter clockwise, and the plug cape comes off of the lead. Now the plug cap is in your hand.

Now then, you put one lead of the multimeter on the sheet metal screw, the other up inside where it connects to the top of the spark plug and take your reading. I don't know for sure, but, I assume that the resistor is there for one of two reasons: 1-to help the coil build up more of a charge on the secondary, or 2- to help with Radio Frequency interference.

I hope you have solved your problem!!

Dale
 
Ok, well I cannot get it to fire now at all, no sputter no nothing. However I don't have a clue how to adjust the auto decomp thingy.....I don't think it is allowing any compression to build up at all.....I can kick through everytime.....I can see the manual lever clicking everytime I kick....I am almost 100% postitive that is not right. So I am going to search how to adjust it. However if anyone wants to point to it or give me a walk through, I would appreciate it. Still depressed.
 
SPARKS, SPARKS, SPARKS! How do I get in touch with SPARKS?

I just bought a used 2000 Husaberg FC501 and it won't start. I checked the stator and between the Red and Black wire it only reads 1.8 Kohms. It has a weak spark and only intermittent. I want to sent out the Stator to SPARKS but I can't find an email, phone# or address to send it to. Please HELP!!! Thanks in advance. Tom
 
drdfblackm said:
Ok, well I cannot get it to fire now at all, no sputter no nothing. However I don't have a clue how to adjust the auto decomp thingy.....I don't think it is allowing any compression to build up at all.....I can kick through everytime.....I can see the manual lever clicking everytime I kick....I am almost 100% postitive that is not right. So I am going to search how to adjust it. However if anyone wants to point to it or give me a walk through, I would appreciate it. Still depressed.
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When you kick it, do you ever hit a wall of compression? By that I mean that you cannot keep pushing the kick start down without pulling the lever?

That would mean that your cylinder is bot building any compression, which means a leak. If the valves were adjusted properly (1/8th or 1/6th turn out at TDC on compression stroke), it should build compression fine and also the decomp lever should allow releasing a bit of it.

When you remove the spark plug and push on the kick start while putting your finger on the plug hole, do you eventually feel compressed air forced its way around your finger?
 
I mean it is building compression, never get a wall of compression. I am still drawing blanks. I really feel I need a fresh set of eyes to take a look at it. I have written Sethro an email both here at over at AdvRider.....he is local to Flag and has a Berg 650. If I can't get in touch with him I don't know what I will do....hopefully Ned37 might be able to help, shoot I know you said that you were not a mechanic, but I would love anyone else to look at it Mr LeFrog. I mean if you are going to be up here anytime soon I would serve you a frosty one. I just don't know anymore.
 
Re: SPARKS, SPARKS, SPARKS! How do I get in touch with SPA

y2motoskier said:
I just bought a used 2000 Husaberg FC501 and it won't start. I checked the stator and between the Red and Black wire it only reads 1.8 Kohms. It has a weak spark and only intermittent. I want to sent out the Stator to SPARKS but I can't find an email, phone# or address to send it to. Please HELP!!! Thanks in advance. Tom
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You can always send Sparks a PM he is on here everyday. His website is:
http://www.uk-motoplat.com/

He will get you fixed up.

Darrin
 
RE: Re: SPARKS, SPARKS, SPARKS! How do I get in touch with

Darrin, so it seems this is a compression issue.

I guess you indeed need a mechanic to look deeply into the problem.
 
RE: Re: SPARKS, SPARKS, SPARKS! How do I get in touch with

I am not sure, I mean there was not a compression issue before. Seems like the compression is releasing out the exhaust valves....I still think that the decomp is not working correctly, but I don't know how to troubleshoot it. I mean I adjusted it to about a 2mm slack. Seems like the decomp is always working....meaning it is not allowing compression to build up. Maybe I am not just looking at it right. I am not finding any leaks anywhere, it does build up pressure, but I am not getting that wall. Just seems like the decomp will not allow that to happen. Once again....I don't know.
 
I think you need to look at your valve adjustment again. You said they were way out. This bike ran when you bought it right? I think I would revisit the valve adjustment.
Just to refresh us, what was the original problem?
 

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