1978 liquifire wont run when hot
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Re: 1978 liquifire wont run when hot
I have not checked the cooling belt. But now that you mentioned that i smelled rubber burning and i thought it was my drive belt. I will look at that belt right now
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Re: 1978 liquifire wont run when hot
I just checked my belt and it is still good and is not broken or worn, i took the cover off and started it and it looked like the cooling belt was running right and all. How do i check if the water pump is working?
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Re: 1978 liquifire wont run when hot
I'm having the exact same issue with a 1980 liquifire. Could the CDI need replaced?
Re: 1978 liquifire wont run when hot
Liq-Zach,
The symptoms you have can be hard to diagnose remotely. From reading the posts and what others have suggested, here is my best guess. The high speed winding on the stator may bad. To diagnose, you must have an Ohm meter and pin out the connections on the motor harness. I don't remember the values, but Harleysportster (Pat) suggested the Hewtech drawing, and that has the values on it. I would look in this direction also.
Good luck and keep us posted.]
The symptoms you have can be hard to diagnose remotely. From reading the posts and what others have suggested, here is my best guess. The high speed winding on the stator may bad. To diagnose, you must have an Ohm meter and pin out the connections on the motor harness. I don't remember the values, but Harleysportster (Pat) suggested the Hewtech drawing, and that has the values on it. I would look in this direction also.
Good luck and keep us posted.]
Kenny Waters(boy)
Rochester, NY
Mechanic for founding VDR teammate JDJR
Opinions are worthless...Education is priceless
Aspiring to be the Charlie Daniels of the torque wrench
'74 X-6
'75 X-8
'75 340S
'77 340 Liquifire
'78 440 Liquifire
'80 Spitfire
'80 Liquifire (completed VC and sometimes raced)
'81 Liquifire (bib #212f Red Lake Vintage CC Sled)
'82 Liquifire
'83 Liquifire
'83 Sprintfire (1 runner +2 parts sleds)
'96 Indy Storm (hated by JDJR and Thundercats)
Rochester, NY
Mechanic for founding VDR teammate JDJR
Opinions are worthless...Education is priceless
Aspiring to be the Charlie Daniels of the torque wrench
'74 X-6
'75 X-8
'75 340S
'77 340 Liquifire
'78 440 Liquifire
'80 Spitfire
'80 Liquifire (completed VC and sometimes raced)
'81 Liquifire (bib #212f Red Lake Vintage CC Sled)
'82 Liquifire
'83 Liquifire
'83 Sprintfire (1 runner +2 parts sleds)
'96 Indy Storm (hated by JDJR and Thundercats)
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Re: 1978 liquifire wont run when hot
I had someone else this site tell me by replacing the CDI they corrected the issue. Does that sound like it makes sense?
Mike
Mike