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This! Going to 12 volt system is not going to fix a parasitic ground problem. The bike is simple enough that it shouldn't take over 10-15 minutes to find the problem.
I that's what i thought too. Admittedly I'm not that great with a multimeter. Im used to working on MX bikes with basically no electrical systems . I do understand that changing to 12v will not solve the problem.
Is it possibly that I could be the battery since I assumed it was good because it took a charge?
Absolutely possible its the battery. But its more likely that you have a parasitic draw and you need to eliminate that drain or rule out the possibility before putting a new battery.
I have had multiple cheap lead acid batteries that have been bad right out of the box.
So I went to 2 auto stores and the looked at me weird and said they "couldn't test 6v" so I went batteries + bulbs and they tested it and as soon as they put any load on the battery it just took a dump and dropped to 1v .....so there is that
So it starts right up.......but the problem persists. I do think I found something though. When I tested the back of the plug that connects the harness to the rectifier with the key off I was getting battery voltage at the red/white (6.4vdc) and .7vdc at the green, yellow and pink. But when I unplugged it and tested the same wires on the harness side there was only the batt voltage at the r/w and 0 at all the other 3.
Then I tested the rectifier on it's own w the diode function and I got 3 readings in one direction (none of which beeped) but they were .546, .530, and 1.262 the last one raises a red flag because everything I have read about testing them says that the numbers should be the same
I feel like I'm getting somewhere (I could very well just be a complete idiot)
Please bear with me I'm trying here.
Still dosent explain the signals not flashing though
Alright so I ordered both. And could anyone tell me what i should see for AC voltage out of the stator wires ? I'm getting 1 (cant remember if it was the yellow or white) at about 40 ish at 3k rpm and the other 2 are 5vac
SOS! I dont get it. I got the draw to go away, re adjusted valves and re checked points gap and timing cleaned carb again for no reason. New battery. New rectifier. New blinker relay (they work now). I DO NOT GET IT . I literally feel like an idiot that this little simple bike is stumping me.
When I take the boot off the carb I can see fuel blowing backwards out of the back side of the carb and I have tired all the needle positions and 90, 98, and 100 main jets and all settings with air screw WHAT AM I MISSING!?
At least I thought the electrical checked out until I tested the main fuse and I have 0 power at the fuse.
It does not take more than like 1/3 throttle. It is spitting fuel backwards out of the carb I clean the carb again last night and triple checked valve clearance. Getting discouraged it will idle ALL DAY but the riding good for a mile had stopped and nothing I do has any effect at all on it.
I did not do the strobe but it would not run the horrendously. There is something else going on.
And I agree that I don't think it's the top end either. I'm just running out of ideas.
It is spitting fuel backwards out of the carb I clean the carb again last night and triple checked valve clearance. Getting discouraged it will idle ALL DAY
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