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biggs
11-14-2002, 06:51 AM
Hello
A friend of mine rebuilt his 200X motor and thought he did everything right and it wont kick off. What could be the problem I would like to know becuause I am rebuilding mine this weekend.
He pushed it off and it tried to start then died every time.

Thanks,
Jason:confused:
dads
11-14-2002, 06:57 AM
sounds like timeing too me
Fuzzy
11-14-2002, 12:40 PM
Could be a fuel problem also. Did he go through the carb also. Or just rebuild the motor itself?.
biggs
11-14-2002, 04:05 PM
He didnt touch the carb. should he have tuned it rich to begin with? The timing could be off should you set with the dot on the sprocket straight up with the cam lobes down and the piston at the top?

Jason
dads
11-14-2002, 07:58 PM
Carb jet screw fac set 2 1/4. start there then fine tune. Timeing thats the right way. it will be right or 180 out of time.
Ride Red and on 3
11-14-2002, 08:15 PM
Check the wires under the tank, when I rebuilt my 85' 250R I switched the wires by accident and it would'nt start. Luckily I remembered that I was not sure which way the wires went, so that was the first thing I checked when it would'nt start.
biggs
11-15-2002, 08:27 PM
Still wont start I think we have done everything I do believe its timed right and nothing, it wont kick off at all PLEASE help am I not timing right? I have lined all the marks up and cam lobes down what else??? checked the wires they seem to be connected the spark plug seems to be getting fire.

Jason
dads
11-15-2002, 09:07 PM
Do a compression test on it to make shore the valves are not bent.
biggs
11-15-2002, 09:13 PM
The valves have been completly replaced do you think it could still be bent?

Jason
ATCnut
11-15-2002, 09:19 PM
Does it have spark when you hold the plug on the cylinder and kick it over. The best way to tell is to have two people, one to kick and one to hold the plug. Do it at night because the spark is not very big.

My experence with recalcitent trikes is to drag start them. Use another trike, and quad, a car, even a riding mower. use third or fourth gear. Be carefull not to run over the rope when the trike starts, that can cause a crash. Drag it for a mile or two if necessary. I have found that after getting it to start onece, it will start bettern after that.
dads
11-15-2002, 09:55 PM
If it is out of time to fare and you kick it over you can bend the valves. tring to see if every thing machanical is working first then we cand look else ware for prob.
84200s/m
11-16-2002, 04:03 PM
drag starting can sometimes be bad
i was trying to help a friend to start his 185s we put a plug and cleaned the carb we my friend put the slide in backwards when it started it went i was on it he was towing me with a car well it wheelied and i almost went off the back when it came down i was heading for the passenger side door flatout in third luckly i got it stoped flinstone breaking and the kill switch
ATCnut
11-16-2002, 06:18 PM
I was assuming that the trike has been gone over several times for why it will not start, and that anything like a backwards carb part has allready been found. As always, you have to be carefull. Good advice tho, to have your thumb on the kill switch if something is not right.
84200s/m
11-17-2002, 01:27 PM
if the slide was in backwards it would start good too good:doh: