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Old 08-22-2009, 02:25 AM
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I'm not sure of the year of my kx80 but i believe it is a 94'

I have tried everything i can thing of to start it and i cleaned the carb
but now, it still won't start, when i take the spark plug out it has the gas/oil mixture on the threads of the spark plug but not a single drop on the actual sparking area... I don't know why... please help me

edit: The engine does turn over when i kick and it sounds fine... it just doesent start.
 

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Old 08-22-2009, 02:28 AM
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Also, the gas mixture is 32:1 , if that helps anything =\
 
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Old 08-22-2009, 03:52 AM
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Welcome to KF Penguin.

You checked your boot and wire?
 
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Old 08-22-2009, 03:57 AM
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Ok, i don't know what either of those are O.o
 
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Old 08-22-2009, 05:24 AM
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Just spark plug wires
 
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Old 08-22-2009, 05:49 AM
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i had checked the spark to see if it does actually spark and it does its just the gas does not get on the tip of the plug , only the threads
 
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Old 08-22-2009, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Penguin
i had checked the spark to see if it does actually spark and it does its just the gas does not get on the tip of the plug , only the threads
what? if the threads are getting wet with fuel, then the plug electrode should be seeing fuel as well. Unless the threads were wet to begin with and you did not wipe them down prior to your test. Sounds like after your carb cleaning that the float is stuck or something along those lines and not allowing fuel to flow.
 
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Old 08-23-2009, 01:13 AM
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I clean it everytime i test it , it gets fuel, just not on the electrode
 
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Old 08-23-2009, 02:23 AM
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any engine modifications? This is not making any sense to me at the moment.
 
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Old 08-23-2009, 03:40 AM
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Average Racing modifications , that's all i took out the spark plug and looked in the slot and it has gas, the electrode just does not get the gas , maybe the spark plug is too long?
 


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