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Offline Jet86

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Re: dropped cylinder
« Reply #20 on: September 06, 2016, 11:45:13 AM »
But will it stick to the cover? that's the goal because i may have to take the cover a few times.

Also how do you set the pickups air gap? the book tells me what they need to be set to but not really how to do it.
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Re: dropped cylinder
« Reply #21 on: September 06, 2016, 12:02:57 PM »
The sealant is like tough RTV and you would need to redo it each time.  If you buy some, the tube is the size of a medium tooth paste tube so you have plenty.  As for setting the gap, I've not done it.  However, I think you rotate the engine until the tab is at the sensor to set or check the gap.  If they need adjusting (in your case replacing), you loosen slightly the two mounting bolts, insert something of the correct thickness (feeler gauge or correct thickness of cardboard), push it lightly up against it, then tighten the bolts back up.  Check again for follow-up (after tightening).
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Re: dropped cylinder
« Reply #22 on: September 06, 2016, 01:12:09 PM »
This may help for the gap adjustment.....

If you need to turn the crank shaft, rotate/rock the rear wheel while shifting up to 6th gear then rotate/bounce the wheel until you get things lined up (it will take some force to do this with the plugs installed, or use the starter which is probably the easiest way to do it.  I believe there is a possibility of damaging a shear pin if you try to turn the crank with the nut pictured.  That's a pretty wide range for the gap, .0197 - .0354 inches, so it should be pretty easy to come close just as long as both coils have equal gaps.
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Re: dropped cylinder
« Reply #23 on: September 10, 2016, 02:48:52 PM »
got my pickup coils in today and they read .453 & .452 is this good?

my old coils was .195 & .0

book says 390 - 590
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Re: dropped cylinder
« Reply #24 on: September 10, 2016, 07:07:16 PM »
That sounds good. I never tested them, but the engine they came out of ran fine except for having a bent rod. If one of your pick-up coils read 0 ohm's, it is bad. As far as setting the air gap, take a regular business card and fold it in half. Put it between the pick-up and the ignition rotor, tighten the screws and forget about it.
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Re: dropped cylinder
« Reply #25 on: September 10, 2016, 07:50:37 PM »
Thanks, gonna work on it tomorrow and will report back how it goes.  8)
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Re: dropped cylinder
« Reply #26 on: September 10, 2016, 08:40:31 PM »
Very easy to set gaps. 
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Re: dropped cylinder
« Reply #27 on: September 11, 2016, 10:13:39 AM »
I am back on the road, Thanks to all of you and a Special thanks to txfatboy for sending the parts...

First i installed the pickup coils and put it back together and started it up, still running on 2 cylinders so i swapped the CDI Box and it fired up on all cylinders and ran fine, i have not went for a test ride yet but i am going riding now to have some fun.

Oh the cover gasket came off clean and went back on clean, but if it starts leaking i have 2 new gaskets in my tool box

So i think when the CDI box went bad it took out the pickup coils with it, is that possible, has it happen befor? because the old pickups had bad readings, one tested .0 and other was .195
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Re: dropped cylinder
« Reply #28 on: September 11, 2016, 11:29:33 AM »
More likely it was vice versa... the bad coils roached the cdi box... which came first, the chicken or the egg scenario...

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Re: dropped cylinder
« Reply #29 on: September 11, 2016, 12:45:36 PM »
ah ok  8)  i just got back from a 25 mile ride and its all good now  8) :banana
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Re: dropped cylinder
« Reply #30 on: September 11, 2016, 04:26:48 PM »
Sweet. Glad all is well.
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Re: dropped cylinder
« Reply #31 on: September 11, 2016, 11:40:37 PM »
Quote from: txfatboy on September 11, 2016, 04:26:48 PM
Sweet. Glad all is well.

+1, glad you are sorted
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