kc5deb wrote:
I'll be quick to the point, but, first I'll describe how I got to this point.
About a week ago, I was riding, and the bike just decided to start running like crap; popping, and wanting to die at every stop sign. I was also smelling gas.
I was able to make it to my house, and kill it for the night. The next day, I rode it to my neighbors house to let him listen to it, and by the time I got there, I had oil with gas dribbling out the bottem (draining out the airbox).
Taking the carbs apart, I found nothing wrong except for the drains for the bowls were plugged. I cleaned up the carbs, and changed the oil and filters a few times, and put everything back together.
I also realized that I had sometime or another left the pitcock on "prime", and when on the kickstand, it overflowed the bowls, and since the overflows were plugged, it dumped more gas into the oil via the cylinders. That was my own dumb mistake...
Now, after getting it back together, it runs rough, and we're to the point to where I'm at now.
I have discovered that the 1 and 4 plugs weren't getting fire, and after cleaning the points, none of the plugs are getting fire now... The 1 and 4 points aren't sparking, and now, neither are the 2 and 3. Good time to upgrade to the dyna s ignition system, I thought. So, I'm ordering it today.
NOW, to my questions.
Would the points failing on the 1 and 4 cause the problems that started all this, and be the reason as to why gas was dumped into the oil? It makes sense; no fire, gas doesn't ignite, and goes past the rings into the oil.
Will the Dyna S system be an easy install and easy to time? What performance/starting differences will I see?
I see also the MK 3 ignition kit. Is it comparible to the Dyna S, better, worse?
Thank yall all in advance!
Besides ignition issues, would also consider the following:
FLOAT LEVEL --
Here's a link to one of several informative threads about this. Easy to find more help and pictures by doing a search for "float level" or "clear plastic tube."
float level
It's a quick easy
check without removing anything from the bike. But the
adjustment, if needed, is more involved.
FLOAT NEEDLE/SEAT INTERFACE --
Here's a link to some info regarding fuel in the airbox and crankcase.
fuel in boots
A search on
float needle or other key words should produce several more helpful links.
If the float bowls have overflows, one or more may be obstructed allowing fuel to keep on rising upward in the carbs. With carbs equipped with overflows, excess fuel should escape from the float bowls through the overflow outlets (before rising high enough to reach the carb throat).
Good luck with the repairs.