Lawnmower Flywheel

tjscott2012 · 07-02-2008, 08:10 PM

hey guys, after taking it back apart 3 times, the lawnmower is finally ready. i know, sad. but ive only touched it for like 1 hour per weekend cause i was busy. but anyways, it runs a little pooey. knocking and backfiring, and its got 91 in it. im thinking flywheel gap is wrong off of the coil. i know we never acurately gapped it, and i know one side is gapped more than the other. do you know if this could be the problem? do you know what it gaps at?

turtlemann14 · 07-02-2008, 09:00 PM

get the magneto as close to the magnets as possible with out touching within .02"

sputtering back firing sounds like valves in the wrong place?
can you adjust the cam moving it advanced and retarded?

tigmaster · 07-02-2008, 09:12 PM

To gap the magneto, slip a business card in between the flywheel and magneto and turn it until the magnet is pulling the magneto towards the flywheel with the card in between.. Timing can be off if you put it together wrong. Usually a alignment mark on the cam gear.

tjscott2012 · 07-02-2008, 09:16 PM

yah, there was a dot on the cam gear and crank gear, and we lined them up perfectly, i will try that and let you know

tjscott2012 · 07-03-2008, 03:23 PM

just gapped it with a thin piece of cardboard. didnt have much battery, so i will jump it later and see what happens

turtlemann14 · 07-03-2008, 04:29 PM

what you don't spin start yours?

the battery in mine is so dead (done) that once you let it sit for more than 24 hrs you have to hold the starter on and spin the engine by hand to get over the compression strokes

Hardtail · 07-04-2008, 07:37 AM

Use a folded dollar bill

tjscott2012 · 07-04-2008, 09:22 AM

halps please is a little more updated

Hardtail · 07-04-2008, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by tjscott2012

halps please is a little more updated

uh....what?!!!lol

turtlemann14 · 07-04-2008, 11:27 AM

he got her running lol

07-02-2008, 08:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
tjscott2012 The Spam man Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hurley, Mo Posts: 4,867 iTrader: (0)	Lawnmower Flywheel hey guys, after taking it back apart 3 times, the lawnmower is finally ready. i know, sad. but ive only touched it for like 1 hour per weekend cause i was busy. but anyways, it runs a little pooey. knocking and backfiring, and its got 91 in it. im thinking flywheel gap is wrong off of the coil. i know we never acurately gapped it, and i know one side is gapped more than the other. do you know if this could be the problem? do you know what it gaps at? __________________ 87 Banshee Red Frame, Black plastics. bone stock (for now) -Life is full of ups and downs, so I say, get a quad and jump those mother****ers

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turtlemann14 Pro Mototips Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 3,990 iTrader: (0)	get the magneto as close to the magnets as possible with out touching within .02" sputtering back firing sounds like valves in the wrong place? can you adjust the cam moving it advanced and retarded? __________________ If it does not move at first, get a bigger hammer!! Myspace Yamaha 1982 xj550 under bike lights Kawasaki klx250 1979 custom fiberglass silencer+ Honda xr200r 1985 stock = Dakaw Dk250 2008

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tigmaster Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Missouri, United States Posts: 7,526 iTrader: (1)	To gap the magneto, slip a business card in between the flywheel and magneto and turn it until the magnet is pulling the magneto towards the flywheel with the card in between.. Timing can be off if you put it together wrong. Usually a alignment mark on the cam gear. __________________ --'03 CRF450r-- --FMF Pipe, Pro-Tech Revavle-- --Vortex Basket With Tusk Disks And HP Springs-- --Pro Taper Triple Clamps And Bars-- --Devol Full SP With Moose HGs-- --Renthal 13/50 With R1 Chain-- --Now It Is The End, Probably...-- --'06 CBR F4I-- --Bone Stock-- Check Our Latest How-To Here

07-02-2008, 09:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
tjscott2012 The Spam man Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hurley, Mo Posts: 4,867 iTrader: (0)	yah, there was a dot on the cam gear and crank gear, and we lined them up perfectly, i will try that and let you know __________________ 87 Banshee Red Frame, Black plastics. bone stock (for now) -Life is full of ups and downs, so I say, get a quad and jump those mother****ers

07-03-2008, 03:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
tjscott2012 The Spam man Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hurley, Mo Posts: 4,867 iTrader: (0)	just gapped it with a thin piece of cardboard. didnt have much battery, so i will jump it later and see what happens __________________ 87 Banshee Red Frame, Black plastics. bone stock (for now) -Life is full of ups and downs, so I say, get a quad and jump those mother****ers

07-03-2008, 04:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
turtlemann14 Pro Mototips Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 3,990 iTrader: (0)	what you don't spin start yours? the battery in mine is so dead (done) that once you let it sit for more than 24 hrs you have to hold the starter on and spin the engine by hand to get over the compression strokes __________________ If it does not move at first, get a bigger hammer!! Myspace Yamaha 1982 xj550 under bike lights Kawasaki klx250 1979 custom fiberglass silencer+ Honda xr200r 1985 stock = Dakaw Dk250 2008

07-04-2008, 07:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
Hardtail Pro Mototips Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southeast V.A. Posts: 1,868 iTrader: (1)	Use a folded dollar bill __________________ I love the smell of gasoline!! I woke up.....life is good!!!

07-04-2008, 09:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
tjscott2012 The Spam man Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hurley, Mo Posts: 4,867 iTrader: (0)	halps please is a little more updated __________________ 87 Banshee Red Frame, Black plastics. bone stock (for now) -Life is full of ups and downs, so I say, get a quad and jump those mother****ers

07-04-2008, 11:27 AM	#10 (permalink)
turtlemann14 Pro Mototips Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 3,990 iTrader: (0)	he got her running lol __________________ If it does not move at first, get a bigger hammer!! Myspace Yamaha 1982 xj550 under bike lights Kawasaki klx250 1979 custom fiberglass silencer+ Honda xr200r 1985 stock = Dakaw Dk250 2008

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