Bike Sat in the Rain for 2 days and Now Won't Start

[lhaolpa]

Try putting a new boot on the wire to that plug[or both].Some times,with a bad connection like that one obviously has,a jumping spark will run better while jumping around the bad spot. lha

 

[Charles]

I have new boots on there. Doesn't make sense.

 

[drewpy]

I've these "spark boosters" which are basically a gap in a glass tube and its supposed to increase the volts (which it does i suppose by shooting all the volts across in one go).

I wonder if the coil is weak or the spark plug defective!

 

[lhaolpa]

That's kinda in a round about way what I was thinking,that making the spark jump a gap amplifies the voltage,making a stronger spark.Thanks Drewpy for articulating it so well. lha

 

[Dwayne1981]

I have a 1981 XS400h Special II that I am starting to take the motor apart to repair the trans. The manual says remove the two screws holding the contact breaker cover. I can only find one and the hole where you would think another would be is plugged with a disc of some kind, so no screw. Is there something I should do to remove the disc? Manual doesn't mention it. Also, the breaker here could be the source of this thread's problem.

Thanks

 

[domains]

place crazy glue on your spark plug shafts so the spark does not jump

 

[xschris]

dwayne you will need to drill out the plug that covers the screw, its brass so it will be easy.

 

[Dwayne1981]

XSchris, thanks for the quick answer. I had scratched it and saw that it was brass and figured that I would be drilling, but was waiting for a knowledgable confirmation.
Thanks