?? Added flywheel weight to 2003 EC200, bike ran for test ride now wont start

[mswilkes]

Is it possible the flywheel weight has done something to the timing. Does this bike use a magnito by the fly wheel

EDIT: I have already rebuilt the carb, changed the sparkplug, cleaned the gas tank and used new fuel.

[Jakobi]

If you just rattled the nut off and put the new one on you shouldn't have changed the timing at all. Have you confirmed that you still have spark? Did you touch anything else since it was last running?

[mswilkes]

Correct, all i did was remove the stock nut from the fly wheel, screw on the weight and and new nut to torqued specifications. Cranked the bike right up and went for a ride. I will confirm the spark when i get back into town. I belie i do though because after 15 good kicks it fires a nice plume of smoke out with a little pop like it wants to start.

[gasgasman]

Sounds like the flywheel keyway is broken.

[mswilkes]

Originally Posted by gasgasman

Sounds like the flywheel keyway is broken.

If that is the case, does the flywheel get pulled to see if its broken or is there a trick.

[celler]

Yes pull the flywheel

[Caravan Monster]

There's alot of dirt on that main bearing seal and possibly oil. The dirt can damage the seal lips, causing an air leak. Is there any up / down movement in the crank bearings ?

[mswilkes]

Originally Posted by Caravan Monster

There's alot of dirt on that main bearing seal and possibly oil. The dirt can damage the seal lips, causing an air leak. Is there any up / down movement in the crank bearings ?

Just got done checking it and there is no play, i cleaned up the dirt though. I have re installed the flywheel and it does not start. How do you bypass the yellow/black kill switch wire from the CDI. I am wondering if this is the issue.

[mswilkes]

So, I have checked the timing and its correct. If you have read the prior posts, i have tried everything. Keeping in mind the bike ran perfect and shut off properly then when i went to start it 4 or 5 days later it would not start. The only thing i did was trim the green wire from the kill switch back because it wasn't connected to anything. I have looked at the CDI and the only other thing that seems odd (although it must have been this way all along) is there is a yellow wire that does not have anything plugged into it. This yellow wire is coming from the bundle of wires out of the flywheel case beside the magnito.:mad

[cbutler]

Sounds like what my 200 was doing. Just a shout in the dark but my wires were not plunged all the way in on CDI it looked like they were but weren't.