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Projects / Re: My long awaited 88 R project

« on: November 07, 2021, 12:23:26 AM »

Almost finished, although I do plan to get whit plastics for it.

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Engine and Bottom End / Re: Ignition problem/bad cdi

« on: October 23, 2021, 01:26:12 AM »

That’s what I’m afraid of as well, I am capable of checking it but don’t know what it should be. I’ve acquired a original OEM box as well as a OEM stator I should have late next week so these will just be back up parts. The box I have also kicks back but it’s manageable, temporarily, everything is new so there won’t be any hard running until after I get the OEM parts, even then “hard” is a relative term as my age, arthritis, back issues, neck surgeries limit what I can do. This build is something I’ve been wanting to do for 29 years and with the exception of the ignition issue it’s been lots of fin.

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Engine and Bottom End / Re: Ignition problem/bad cdi

« on: October 22, 2021, 11:57:38 AM »

After speaking to a engineer that works for electrosport who made the stator I have, the pulse coil polarity was reversed , after swapping pin locations at the connector , now blue goes to green and green to blue it runs great. He explained that due to the types (quality/cost) of components used in the cdi’s that most are polarity sensitive, that there are more expensive higher quality components (prob what the Japanese use) that make the cdi not polarity sensitive, which may explain why different cdi’s behaved differently with this pulse coil being wired backwards.

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Engine and Bottom End / Re: Ignition problem/bad cdi

« on: October 21, 2021, 09:54:17 AM »

Well I just got back to this, are your voltage numbers ac or dc?

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Engine and Bottom End / Re: Ignition problem/bad cdi

« on: October 10, 2021, 02:44:03 AM »

Yes it is, I have my fluke and peak voltage reading adapter (from suzuki iirc) and will test tomorrow then report back, thanks!

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Body and Controls / Re: 88 replacement gas cap

« on: October 07, 2021, 09:48:09 PM »

I missed that, thanks!

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Engine and Bottom End / Re: Ignition problem/bad cdi

« on: October 07, 2021, 06:16:43 PM »

Everything checks out per the manual, the source coil is a little higher than specified but according to electrosport it’s good, they also had me check peak ac output which is good at 30+ vac. I got Ricks to send a cdi since it came with one of theirs  my buddy had that was new and did not run correctly but the second one is a lot worse…..going to go ice my ankle now, never even got it to start. Who’s got a used OEM cdi for sale? The used cr ignitions I’m seeing are not even a option at this point, too much $.

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Body and Controls / Re: 88 replacement gas cap

« on: October 07, 2021, 06:11:00 PM »

Great, what year xr250? If I ever get a ignition that will make it run right I’ll replace the cap🤬.

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Body and Controls / 88 replacement gas cap

« on: October 06, 2021, 08:10:54 AM »

Is there a Honda cap that crosses over? I saw mention of 450r or 400ex but there was no answer. Thanks

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Engine and Bottom End / Re: Ignition problem/bad cdi

« on: October 05, 2021, 10:37:53 PM »

👍

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Engine and Bottom End / Re: Ignition problem/bad cdi

« on: October 05, 2021, 05:07:18 PM »

Exactly which years can be used to do the swap?

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Engine and Bottom End / Re: Ignition problem/bad cdi

« on: October 05, 2021, 04:52:52 PM »

I actually just finally found the manual a few min ago👍

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Engine and Bottom End / Ignition problem/bad cdi

« on: October 05, 2021, 12:16:42 PM »

I’ve just about got my 88 build together. I got this R from a buddy who’s had it for a long time but never did anything with it. He bought from previous owner who brought it into the shop for a no spark issue. When I got it the OEM stator was gone, it had a new aftermarket cdi (red CDI 10197 found out that it a Ricks) and a new Electrosport stator in box from Tucker Rocky. It’s very lazy and seems rich but it’s def not fuel system, it misses on hard acceleration and at 1/2 throttle or more spits and pops from exhaust. I’ve read about LOTS of bad cdi problems here, the stator tests 115 ohms on pulse coil and 291 ohms on source coil , which I believe should be 190 ohms. Flywheel magnets seem to all pull the same and are evenly spaced with no rattle. I’m hoping to not have to convert it over, but have read a little about the cr250 conversion and haven’t found a real good “how to” that explains what’s involved. It seems all I find are posts with questions but never a complete description. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

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Wanted / Re: Wtb air intake/snorkel parts

« on: October 04, 2021, 11:00:56 PM »

Great!!! You have the rubber part of the snorkel that fits the airbox too? As long as they’re in good shape that sounds good to me sir, I’ll take them, send your pp info. I ordered new clips already but I’ll find out tomorrow am if they were actually available. 

Anyone out there I’m still in need of a airbox lid.

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Suspension and Chassis / Re: Rear hub question

« on: October 04, 2021, 06:45:35 PM »

That is them, not sure why they don’t fit, they weren’t on it before, they were in a box and it had my buddies cannondale hubs on it.