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So I finally got the second parts bike home. It's the one with the better looking ignition parts. The difference was more than I expected. I already knew the vacuum pump in the pickup coil plate was frozen and I already knew someone had repaired - or attempted to repair, I don't know which - the wires to the pickup coils. When I pulled the timing plate off, however, I made two unexpected discoveries. The first was a big piece of broken porcelain, triangular shaped, measuring about two inches at the wide end and about 1.5 inches long.. I have not found, yet, the porcelain motorcycle part that this piece broke off of, but I swear it is much to big to have accidentally slipped into the crack between the timing plate and the crankcase. I am not sure what PO was doing.
Second, I discovered that the advancer unit was a solid piece of rust. You could barely see the joints. After I pried it off it it first looked like the rust also had damaged the end of the crankshaft. I was lucky. The crank is apparently made of better steel. It polished up fine. I replaced the timing plate and the advancer with parts from the second parts bike.
Hit the starter button. Spark on both one and two. I didn't check three and four, but I will give them the benefit of the doubt.
This is probably more info than anyone here cares about, but already I tried talking to my wife. If a stare was ever blanker it certainly killed the recipient. She supports my motorcycle ventures as long as I don't drag her into them.
Patrick
Second, I discovered that the advancer unit was a solid piece of rust. You could barely see the joints. After I pried it off it it first looked like the rust also had damaged the end of the crankshaft. I was lucky. The crank is apparently made of better steel. It polished up fine. I replaced the timing plate and the advancer with parts from the second parts bike.
Hit the starter button. Spark on both one and two. I didn't check three and four, but I will give them the benefit of the doubt.
This is probably more info than anyone here cares about, but already I tried talking to my wife. If a stare was ever blanker it certainly killed the recipient. She supports my motorcycle ventures as long as I don't drag her into them.
Patrick
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