Hello,
I've been reading these forums for a while, and in an attempt to reclaim a portion of my youth, I spejt some money on an not quite running FL250 which came with a parts buggie. It was sold with no spark, and having worked on a few engines over the years, I figured 'how hard can it be' and went to work on it. I wound up solving the spark problem (bad/broken wiring), and brought the buggie back to life, but I still cannot get it to really 'go'. It idles fine (maybe a lil fast), has good compression (150 warm), I'm using the miniki(sp?) aftermarket pump, tried br9es plug gapped correctly, tried br8es plug, uni air filter (oiled), aftermarket coil, honda
CDI (Capacitor Discharge Ignition) (Capacitor Discharge Ignition) box, nkg boot, and stock exhaust. There is an exhaust leak at the head, cant seem to get that metal seal to fit in the pipe correctly. I took the carb apart, re-set my float level, gave it a good cleaning, and put it back together with the stock parts. I did a pressure check, sealing the intake and exhaust, gave it both + and - test, passed both.
The closest I got to it running 'right' was when I figured out my spark plug was gapped wrong, so I took it out and put a fresh one in with the proper gap set, and it opened up for a bit. I took it for a short ride down the street, and it was really running well. I hit a few bumps, and all of a sudden it started feeling sluggish and lacked power again. Even with new plugs, havent been able to get back to that point. Plenty of low end power, but when I pull the throttle it seems like it wants to go, but just wont. This lil 2stroke
Engine looks so simple, its killing me what I could be missing.
Thanks for reading. Suggestions welcomed.
Is it the fl250 with points ?? If so check the gap.
If it doesn't have the points make sure the pick-up coil is at the right gap from flywheel.
Check to make sure your choke is not on and that the plunger is seated in the carb when the choke cable is in the closed position. Check to make sure your high tension lead is not corroded at the sparkplug cap.