ucmgrad
Well-known member
Hey Everyone,
Looks like I need the BARF collective wisdom and I'm seeking your advice. After I re-shimmed the valve (bike has 103k miles) I noticed the bike is starting to have cold-morning starting issues. Bike doesn't want to fire or when it does it sounds like it's missing. Fueling was never an issue but I have a strong suspicion it's a spark issue, I gapped the spark plugs on the smaller end of the spectrum. But I feel it could be this issue:
When I reinstalled the coil packs, a couple of them didn't have that satisfactory "clicking feeling" when the coil pack grabs onto the metal threaded terminal. Once the bike warms up completely it runs fine and even during the middle of the day when I get off of work it doesn't have this issue and it starts without issue. Just to get it out of the way, is there anyway to repair the little metal connecting part of the coil pack that grips the spark plug since it's loose?
Thanks!:cool
P.S. I circuled the part of this generic coil pack picture of the metal connecting part that doesn't grip the spark plug tight anymore is that makes sense.
Looks like I need the BARF collective wisdom and I'm seeking your advice. After I re-shimmed the valve (bike has 103k miles) I noticed the bike is starting to have cold-morning starting issues. Bike doesn't want to fire or when it does it sounds like it's missing. Fueling was never an issue but I have a strong suspicion it's a spark issue, I gapped the spark plugs on the smaller end of the spectrum. But I feel it could be this issue:
When I reinstalled the coil packs, a couple of them didn't have that satisfactory "clicking feeling" when the coil pack grabs onto the metal threaded terminal. Once the bike warms up completely it runs fine and even during the middle of the day when I get off of work it doesn't have this issue and it starts without issue. Just to get it out of the way, is there anyway to repair the little metal connecting part of the coil pack that grips the spark plug since it's loose?
Thanks!:cool
P.S. I circuled the part of this generic coil pack picture of the metal connecting part that doesn't grip the spark plug tight anymore is that makes sense.