Needless to say, I fought it all day and missed my races.
I called around to try to find an ignition box to try as a last ditch effort to fix it, and the guy at the shop says,"Unplug the Tach."
I fired up my 325 single and unplugged the tach and suddenly I had a V-twin again! I guess the Tach runs off the front cylinder, and apparently the Tach shorted out when it got either a loose connection or got wet from the liquid sunshine we enjoy here in the North West so much. This broke the circuit and no fire to the front plug.
Just thought you guys should know so you don't pull your hair out like I did.
ALSO....
Thursday, April 22, 2004
Front spark plug drain hole
Someone on Orkut's SV community posted yesterday, inquiring about the front spark plug drain hole. It prompted me to finally go take a picture of the one on my bike, as this hole is a well-kept secret that can save a lot of headaches.
If you own an SV(S), go out and find this drain hole . It's a small hole about halfway down the righthand side of the front cylinder.
This drain hole ostensibly drains the front sparkplug well. Unfortunately, the SVs' front sparkplug seals have a tendency to leak water in heavy rain, which means that dirt and grime can get down into the well and clog up the drain hole. Water then pools up in the sparkplug well, eventually "drowning" the sparkplug and causing misfires (or a complete lack of firing) in the front cylinder.
So: if your SV ever acts like total shit in the rain (or just after a washing/rainstorm), pull off the front sparkplug boot and re-seal it. Then, shove a pipe cleaner up that drain hole and clear it out. Nine times out of ten, this will solve your wacky engine behavior.
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Jeg skjønner hva som er problemet her, men jeg er såpass rusten at jeg ikke heeelt skjønner hva det er han har gjort...
Om noen kunne fortelle meg kort hva det er han har gjort fornoe, ville jeg bli sjeleglad!
Tusen takk på forhånd!
\\Romy
