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I finally got the "Grey Goblin" back together today. Well, less the plastics, they won't be done until friday.
I went to fire it up for the first time and it's not happening. With the key on, switch in the "run" position, and a brand new battery (now dead), it will pop when the button is pushed. It sounds like it's not popping on all cylinders, and dies instantly after releasing the start button.
When I bought the bike it ran on 3 cylinders for the 15 feet it took to get it into the garage. On closer inspection that night I found one of the coil wires was pulled out of the coil. Despite removing the engine for the required stator change, I didn't mess with any of the ignition parts. I left the carbs and everything above them on the bike.
Theoretically, it should have fired right up.
I did have to "relocate" all the wiring in the front weight box. All I did though was run the required plugs and connections behind the new headlight assembly and alonside the headstock. It seemed pretty straightforward. Disconnect, reroute, reconnect. I'm, afraid something in there controls, or connects to the starting circut and I messed it up.
Any clues on where to go from here?
I finally got the "Grey Goblin" back together today. Well, less the plastics, they won't be done until friday.
I went to fire it up for the first time and it's not happening. With the key on, switch in the "run" position, and a brand new battery (now dead), it will pop when the button is pushed. It sounds like it's not popping on all cylinders, and dies instantly after releasing the start button.
When I bought the bike it ran on 3 cylinders for the 15 feet it took to get it into the garage. On closer inspection that night I found one of the coil wires was pulled out of the coil. Despite removing the engine for the required stator change, I didn't mess with any of the ignition parts. I left the carbs and everything above them on the bike.
Theoretically, it should have fired right up.
I did have to "relocate" all the wiring in the front weight box. All I did though was run the required plugs and connections behind the new headlight assembly and alonside the headstock. It seemed pretty straightforward. Disconnect, reroute, reconnect. I'm, afraid something in there controls, or connects to the starting circut and I messed it up.
Any clues on where to go from here?