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Side By Side / Re: UXV won’t start and barely turns over...interesting update
« on: September 19, 2019, 11:05:05 PM »
I have an interesting update, I have not installed the new camshaft yet. I kept going back to the fact that the previous owner said that the engine always turned over nicely. The cam that is in there is a racing cam and the decompression mechanism was removed on purpose.
BUT,
I discovered by accident if I pull the spark plug wire but leave the plug in it turns over just fine. When I attach the spark plug wire the engine really struggles to crank over. After trying to crank two or three times it will start however.
Attaching the spark plug wire makes the engine hard to crank.
An electrical issue maybe?

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Side By Side / Re: UXV won’t start and barely turns over
« on: September 10, 2019, 04:40:16 PM »
I finally got around to pulling this apart and inspecting things. The timing is perfect. The cam appears to be in aftermarket performance cam. There is an oval slot that looks like it is missing something. I have attached a photo.

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Side By Side / Re: UXV won’t start and barely turns over
« on: September 01, 2019, 12:07:55 AM »
 How can I tell whether the compression reliever is functioning properly? I will check all the battery connections as well as starter connections and get a voltage when trying to turn it over. Thanks for all the help

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Side By Side / Re: UXV won’t start and barely turns over
« on: August 30, 2019, 03:42:44 PM »
 I forgot to mention that I installed a new starter as well.  Due to the teeth being scored. It is a single cylinder.

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Side By Side / Re: UXV won’t start and barely turns over
« on: August 30, 2019, 02:07:24 AM »
With the plug pulled it turns over without stopping. Seems to blow a lot of air out the spark plug hole

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Side By Side / UXV won’t start and barely turns over
« on: August 29, 2019, 10:50:22 PM »
I recently bought a UXV 700i from a co-worker. It was not running. It would not turn over, it seemed locked up.  I took the generator cover off to reveal a stripped starter reduction gear. It had sheared teeth off. The new one I installed has heavy teeth now. The unit is now not locked up, but turns over extremely hard, like turn some stop....turn some stop. There is also some relay clicking sounds near the battery. I have hooked up a brand new huge car battery I still have the same results.
This engine does have a high compression head, but started fine before the broken stater gear issue.
Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated as I am a newbie.

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