I'm losing my mind over this and cannot figure it out.
03 LTZ400. Sat in a garage for 5 years not completely assembled.
I got it home and cleaned the carb a few times but there was some corrosion in there. Got it to fire and run and drove around the yard pull starting it (I had no battery for it at the time)
I ran it like this for a few hours in total to make sure the machine would run. Machine had lost brakes, the master cylinders had dried up.
So, since it was running ok with pull starting it just to run around the yard, i figured it was time to fix the necessities.
Ordered a new carb, a new battery, and a new master cylinder for the front and rear.
Took gas tank off, replaced carb. Installed brake components. It now has brakes!
Put tank back on. Machine wouldnt start. Figured i will need to make carb adjustments so thats ok.
I pull the plug, its covered in fuel. Make a couple of adjustments. Check for spark. Spark is no longer existent.
Lost spark completely. Ordered a new coil pack. Nothing. Ordered a new "black box" or ignition control box. Still nothing. I'm losing my marbles trying to figure this out. What would suddenly cause this? I've gone over the harness about 20 times now looking for broken wires etc.
Can i somehow see that the spark signal is going to the black box with a multimeter?
I just dont understand. Help please! thanks.
03 LTZ400. Sat in a garage for 5 years not completely assembled.
I got it home and cleaned the carb a few times but there was some corrosion in there. Got it to fire and run and drove around the yard pull starting it (I had no battery for it at the time)
I ran it like this for a few hours in total to make sure the machine would run. Machine had lost brakes, the master cylinders had dried up.
So, since it was running ok with pull starting it just to run around the yard, i figured it was time to fix the necessities.
Ordered a new carb, a new battery, and a new master cylinder for the front and rear.
Took gas tank off, replaced carb. Installed brake components. It now has brakes!
Put tank back on. Machine wouldnt start. Figured i will need to make carb adjustments so thats ok.
I pull the plug, its covered in fuel. Make a couple of adjustments. Check for spark. Spark is no longer existent.
Lost spark completely. Ordered a new coil pack. Nothing. Ordered a new "black box" or ignition control box. Still nothing. I'm losing my marbles trying to figure this out. What would suddenly cause this? I've gone over the harness about 20 times now looking for broken wires etc.
Can i somehow see that the spark signal is going to the black box with a multimeter?
I just dont understand. Help please! thanks.