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by 86SPREEE
Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:22 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: help with testing carb bystarter on a spree & gyro
Replies: 5
Views: 2741

Re: help with testing carb bystarter on a spree & gyro

thanks for the suggestion- i put both on a battery- noticed the housings got warm and the slide around the needle did move foward after a min - let it cool and both returned to normal cool posistion-thanks again
by 86SPREEE
Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:09 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: help with testing carb bystarter on a spree & gyro
Replies: 5
Views: 2741

Re: help with testing carb bystarter on a spree & gyro

i did try to check ohms with a meter- i think i did it correct. it reads o -- i even set needle on meter to 4 and both bystarters read 4 which tells me theirs 0 resistance? the only setting my meter has is 1k for the ohms- is their another way to double check before i order a new one since both are ...
by 86SPREEE
Mon Nov 01, 2010 1:40 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: help with testing carb bystarter on a spree & gyro
Replies: 5
Views: 2741

help with testing carb bystarter on a spree & gyro

got a 85 gyro and 86 spree both with the carb bystarter- how do you test these to make sure their working? I was told both bikes have the same bystarter and told the gyros maybe bad . Is their a way to test without a meter? :peace: :coolcruise:
by 86SPREEE
Mon Nov 01, 2010 1:37 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: 86 Spree with possible bad starter gear & no kickstart?
Replies: 2
Views: 1132

Re: 86 Spree with possible bad starter gear & no kickstart?

Just what i was thinking- thanks for the input
by 86SPREEE
Sun Oct 31, 2010 2:22 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: 86 Spree with possible bad starter gear & no kickstart?
Replies: 2
Views: 1132

86 Spree with possible bad starter gear & no kickstart?

Just picked up a 1986 spree- emissions label and when vin ran both state bike is a 1986. Odd thing is their is no kickstart -I thought 85-86 had kickstarts . Owner says he never changed side cover. Ok then-its been sitting 3 years- owner said the drive pully(near the starter clutch) has a broken too...