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  6. Posted

    Not a ride report since the bike was at home in a bunch of pieces (sad face) but was anyone out in Ocotillo Friday night?

    I headed out in the jeep friday evening to test out some new camp gear and do some shooting the following morning. Set up at around 8pm (still 107 degrees) about 8 miles north of shell canyon rd in the mud hills. Made some dinner and relaxed, few beers around the fire with a buddy, not a soul in sight. At around 1 am we got hit with the nastiest sand storm Ive ever been in, out of nowhere. Demolished parts of camp and I had to pack the rest of camp up to save it from littering the desert. Since it was so dark I couldnt really tell how bad the visibility was but the sand was blowing something fierce and just kept blowing. 

    Woke up early the next morning and headed to Corral Canyon to escape the heat and possibility of another nasty sandy night.

    Im just curious to see if anyone else was out and experience this beast on Friday night

  18. Posted

    35 minutes ago, 350thumper said:

    1. stop throwing money at it .

     

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     you can spin the motor with the spark plug out and it will fire-off the spark plug if the bike is on a stand ,turns rear wheeel in gear . better to have an assistant @ this task

    EDIT lets first control the starting curcuit like bp was saying 

     

     

     

    I will stop throwing money at it haha. I wanted to replace these small maintenance parts anyways since I bought it used and don't know last time they were checked/replaced.  But now I just want it running again. She has been down a month now and I am getting frustrated.

     

    How do I control the starting circuit?

  19. Posted

    3 minutes ago, Bp619 said:

    Find a hill and try bump starting. If your bike won't turn over with button you can't check spark unless like thumper said has a kicker. If bikes starts up being bumped then you know if has to be starter or electrical going to starter

    Tried to bump start it last night on my street 3 times. No success. I could hear the motor turn but it didnt even try to crank over and fire up

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    1 hour ago, 350thumper said:

    how are you checking spark? i dont remember the klx 250 having a kickstarter in 2010. 

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    i checked, this guy doesnt have one either 

    Correct - No kickstarter.

    Correct - He doesnt have one and Im pretty sure he doesnt need one with that rear rack attachment! haha

     

    Removed plug, put spark plug wire on it, key "on", hit starter button. No spark with my plug so I swapped with an old one neighbor had in the garage. Same plug just older. Did the same process and no spark with that either. Just ordered 2 CR8EIX NGK plugs for replacement

  21. Posted

    UPDATE: Last night I replaced battery with a brand new one. Still no start. Same click noise coming from the starter relay area. All fuses good, battery good, full tank of gas, fresh oil and oil filter, fresh air filter, all wire connections are tight. I pulled out the spark plug and it was a little dirty so I sprayed some starter fluid on it and wiped it down. Seemed to be in good shape but NO SPARK! Swapped it out with an old matching one that my neighbor had pulled from his KTM a while back and that one gave no spark either. I know its a long shot that they both randomly went bad but I am going to replace it tonight with a freshie and see if I get spark. 

    What would cause no spark and no starting given all the things I have checked? Bad starter maybe? The fact that there is no spark is concerning to me

  22. Posted

    Haven't tried to bump start it yet because the seat, plastic, and guards are all off of it right now. The battery seems fine but I do not know how old it is since I bought the bike used. Maybe I will just buy a new battery cuz it cant hurt. Since I got sparks when I bypassed the starter relay, does anyone know if that means the relay is bad? The battery is bad? Stator is bad? 

    I am horrible at troubleshooting electrical issues

  23. Posted

    On 6/3/2016 at 8:54 AM, 350thumper said:

    ya those two metal tabs leading to the actuator (solinoid). run your screwdriver between those . no need to hit the button.

    what im concerned about is the bikes ability to maintain the charge .

    im out in the field today with a service truck text me on my cell if you  get baffled maybe i will pop by.

    but not till i get done lowering a cbr over in clairmont and fixing their  sticky brake .

     

     

     

     

     

     

    I crossed two screw drivers to connect each screw on the starter relay with the key on. Got Sparks and the click but the bike didn't start. To me it seems like battery is fine , could it be the starter?

  25. Posted

    22 minutes ago, 350thumper said:

    ya those two metal tabs leading to the actuator (solinoid). run your screwdriver between those . no need to hit the button.

    what im concerned about is the bikes ability to maintain the charge .

    im out in the field today with a service truck text me on my cell if you  get baffled maybe i will pop by.

    but not till i get done lowering a cbr over in clairmont and fixing their  sticky brake .

     

     

     

     

     

     

    I will try that when I get home form work. I am taking off for the weekend on a surf trip but Im gonna PM you. Maybe you and your skills can meet me sometime next week when it works for you. 

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