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Makotosun

No Start, I'm stumped

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Replied by Schu on topic No Start, I'm stumped

Sorry. I didn't notice you said impact gun. I use a half inch drive Dewalt drill motor. It doesn't have the hammer effect like an impact gun and it works fine.
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16 Sep 2025 13:27 #21

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Replied by RT325 on topic No Start, I'm stumped

I was only spin starting a little LS3 100. Doubt I could do it on a 250 but maybe if it had an automatic chainsaw style decomp in the spare plug hole it might work. Anyway I probably tighten my mag nut to twice recommended-- but I'd better not recommend that lol. Have done it on my 360 with plug out just testing spark. Think I was strobing the timing at kick start speedĀ  come to think, & made easy work of it. I saw a random video once with someone starting a bike with a flywheel using a belt around the flywheel & around his scooter rear wheel minus the tyre. Or did I dream that haha.
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16 Sep 2025 14:08 #22

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Replied by darinm on topic No Start, I'm stumped

If it has good compression and it's not firing with starter fluid you're not getting good spark at the right time, full stop. That's why two strokes are so nice to work on! Fueling is an issue (or not) that can be sorted after it fires/runs on starter fluid.
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16 Sep 2025 15:04 #23

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Replied by darinm on topic No Start, I'm stumped

"I saw a random video once with someone starting a bike with a flywheel using a belt around the flywheel & around his scooter rear wheel minus the tyre."

You didn't dream it. Snowmobiles came with a webbing strap for wrapping the primary clutch to start them when the pull cord broke, have had to do it myself, on a 900cc twin. Thankfully the clutch is pretty big so it gives a good ratio for pulling.


Like Schu I've seen it done with a drill too!
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2013 Yamaha XT250
2009 BMW X-Country

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