my 2000 indy has 7500 miles, top end was rebuilt at 5200
last year it would not idle down on its own, I sprayed started fluid everywhere except under the lower crank cover with recoil on it with no effect, I assumed I had a bearing going out behind the cover...
last week I got it out and it was running on one cylinder. I found 2 wires from the cdi had been rubbing on the pull chord and the rubber was wore through.
I repaired the wires and suprise, it ran great and even idled down on its own for some reason, (probably coincidence?)
I decided to take it for a ride, put new gas in and left only to have it die 15 minutes later....
it only has about 85 psi compression
it has spark and appears to be getting fuel
when you pull to start it, the lights only barely glow which is unusual
did I just have something else go out or did the rings just finally burn up?
what causes the lights to power when you pull start it, what does the stator or magneto do on a sled without batteries to charge, does that run lights and would it have anything to do with starting?
I am baffled but I came here first without even looking up schematics yet...
I have owned it since new and it was rode extremely hard most of its life but it is mainly just used by the kids to play around or me to go cut wood at this point, its definately worth a complete rebuild I think....
Thanks ahead of time for your ideas and opinions, I am sure that I will get a bunch of them to try!
last year it would not idle down on its own, I sprayed started fluid everywhere except under the lower crank cover with recoil on it with no effect, I assumed I had a bearing going out behind the cover...
last week I got it out and it was running on one cylinder. I found 2 wires from the cdi had been rubbing on the pull chord and the rubber was wore through.
I repaired the wires and suprise, it ran great and even idled down on its own for some reason, (probably coincidence?)
I decided to take it for a ride, put new gas in and left only to have it die 15 minutes later....
it only has about 85 psi compression
it has spark and appears to be getting fuel
when you pull to start it, the lights only barely glow which is unusual
did I just have something else go out or did the rings just finally burn up?
what causes the lights to power when you pull start it, what does the stator or magneto do on a sled without batteries to charge, does that run lights and would it have anything to do with starting?
I am baffled but I came here first without even looking up schematics yet...
I have owned it since new and it was rode extremely hard most of its life but it is mainly just used by the kids to play around or me to go cut wood at this point, its definately worth a complete rebuild I think....
Thanks ahead of time for your ideas and opinions, I am sure that I will get a bunch of them to try!
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