03 300 not running

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tophat

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Hi guys, my first post so the drinks are on me :0)

I have recently bought an 03 300 GG. It needs some work but it was a cheap purchase.

I did have it running but it would not idle, it would just die. After some messing with the carb to clean the jets and check the float hight it now will not start for nothing. Well it does try on the first kick but just does not go after that.

I have a good spark and have checked the carb over again and all is fine. I have good compression too and each time I take the spark plug out it is wet with fuel.

Im used to KTM's and have some experience with off road/MX bikes so not a complete newby.

Does anyone have any other ideas at to what I should be looking at on the GG to help get it running again?

Cheers

T
 
Are you giving the bike throttle as you try to start it?

Have you pulled the plug to verify that you do have spark?
 
if you have good spark, and your carby is clean, next place to look is the reeds, make sure their not cracked or curling up, (my 04 had curled up reeds, just flipped them over problem fixed.)
but with the wet plug, kinda sounds like its running a bit rich....
 
was working on a bike recently that would start and then just die instantly. plug was wet.

funny thing was it had a gasgas kill switch i took off another bike. removed the kill switch and it was fixed..
 
Chers for the replys guys.

I have now changed the spark plug, the plug lead, cleaned all the connectors for the coil. Checked the reads and there ok. Dis asembled the kill switch and cleaned the carb again.

Still no joy?

Any more ideas welcome.

Cheers

T
 
sheared the woodruff key for the flywheel? That would give you nice spark,but with the timing all off.
 
But you haven't repacked the silencer yet.....tsk tsk tsk....

Try this since you won't listen to reason, just take the damn silencer off and try starting it.....but don't, it makes no difference to me....I don't care one way or the other.....you might want to wear earplugs
 
bukwheat said:
But you haven't repacked the silencer yet.....tsk tsk tsk....

Try this since you won't listen to reason, just take the damn silencer off and try starting it.....but don't, it makes no difference to me....I don't care one way or the other.....you might want to wear earplugs
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Sorry bud i forgot to say the bike came with a full new Dep system on it so shouldnt need repacking.

You still think its worth tryig to start it with the zorst off?
 
Can anyone tell me if the rectifier (black square thing connected to the coil) needs to be earthed? The reson i ask is the holder has snapped off and it is just hanging down on its wires at the moment.
Also how comon are failures with the coil and rectifiers on these bikes?
 
bukwheat said:
If it was me, I would....;)
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Ok so a strange thing happened tonight. I removed the zorst and tried to start the bike. It would try to fire on like the first revolution but wouldnt go any further. So I put the zorst back on and it now starts first kick every time, and I mean I tried 5 times and it started first time every time????

Now Im not 100% convinced it was the removing the zorst that solved this issue but im open to being convinced :0) Im going to play with it some more before im convinced this issue has been resolved completely.

Im now in a better mood with this bike lol, and ready for a full strip down and clean before putting it back together ready for the winter.

Thanks for all the help guys, no doubt i'll be back with more questions before im finished.

I'll get a pic up once I have it fully back together.

Cheers

T
 
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