New here (first post), I’ll apologize in advance if this is posted in the wrong area.
I am working on a friends 2005 Predator 50, and for the life of me I cannot get the thing to start…
Here’s the long story:
He brought it to me roughly a year ago to get it running after it had sat for a while. Easy enough, I went through and cleaned out the carb, replaced the spark plug, fresh gas, yada yada yada. After freshening up, it started first kick and ran great.
(**Note – Electric starter has a separate issue so I’ve always resorted to the kick starter).
Fast forward to now, same story. He asked me to go through and get it starting again. I’ve now cleaned the carb 3 times, gas, spark plugs, everything all over again, but it will not go.
-Has spark, new spark plug.
-Carb is clean,
-Carb is getting fuel, no obstruction from fuel line/source,
-Can visibly see fuel on the spark plug after attempting to start and pulling plug.
-I do not have a compression tester, but all signs point to strong compression, and the cylinder head gasket is in great shape.
-I pulled the exhaust and ensured it is not obstructed with mud, bees nest, etc (after reading another post here).
-Pulled the flywheel and cleaned mud/dirt that had accumulated, just for peace of mind.
-With exhaust off, and rolling over the kick start, you can see the fuel mixture leaving the exhaust port.
Here is one issue, that maybe I can get a thought on.
The battery is dead. BUT, I’m still getting spark to the plug with the kick starter which makes me believe the battery does not need any charge for the engine to run correct? This should eliminate any electrical issues right?
Any help you may have would be appreciated! Thanks!
