Guest Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 hi there. i'm new to this site and wondering if any one can help. i've got a 1996 cr 250 and it was running fine till a couple of weeks ago. i've put new spark plug in but the spark is very weak i'm no machanic so can any one point me in the right direction. cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 say hello in newbies if ya intend on sticking around check the plug gap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 welcome and quick question Had you done anything to the bike prior to the problem beginning ... fitted anything , taken anything off , Pressure washed it ... things to check Plug Gap, Plug , Plug Lead ( Best time to check for any Plug lead problems is at night in a dark place as if the lead has broken down ( or even the cap) you may sometimes be able to see blue "tracking lines " along the lead .....itg may even be a dodgy kill switch shorting out slightly Failing that you are entering the realms of .. Weak Coil , and if fitted CDI unit or pick up coils and as you say if you are not really mechanically mindedto test these are very hard to do and easiest way is if you can narrow it down to a certain thing then try replacing that with a replacement "ebay/breakers /friends" unit Best thing to do is Buy a Haynes Manual it will help in the long run as you will gain a great insight to what you can actually do and how easy a lot of it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 They haven't got a bit damp by any chance have they. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 cheers for your replys. no hadn't added any thing or done anything different before problem one minute was running fine the next it wasn't. i'll have o look at the lead an other stuff tonight after work. an the kill switch cos i,ve had problem with that before. i'll let you know how i get on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 wot's the little box called that the plug lead goes into? don't worry haynes manuel is on the way so will stop asking silly questions soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_on_a_bike Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 wot's the little box called that the plug lead goes into? don't worry haynes manuel is on the way so will stop asking silly questions soon. Distributor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 you mean the coil i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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