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Old 09-05-03, 01:43 PM
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a few weeks ago I was driving and all of a sudden my 85 GS started running really ruff and had now power I had to rev up to 6k and ride the clutch just to get into the drive way. I did MMO treatment for 3 days and still drove the same, I also pulled one plug at a time and listened for the whoosh of the rotors and both sounded about the same. I then got really busy and didn't have time to work on it for about a week and a half. two nights ago I push started it and drove it around the block less than a mile and when I got back the cat was glowing hot, so yesterday I pulled the cat off which was not one bit of fun, One side was all broke up so I cleaned it out but the other half is still in good shape. So my question is should I keep the second half to help with noise until I can afford a RB header and presilencer?
I will be replacing the spark plugs and putting the cat back on today and hoping this solves the problem.
Old 09-05-03, 09:06 PM
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Best thing you could do if you don't have to worry about emissions regulations is remove all that and replace with a straight pipe exhaust of some sort.
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Well I put it all back together and it still has no power, I'm thinking the worst. I will be looking for a replacement engine because I don't have the funds for a rebuild.
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Is the tach working? Or did it die with the engine power. It almost sounds like an ignitor issue to me....
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Either an ignitor or a coil.
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While the choke is on and it stays running I put on my timng light and I have spark in all 3 coils. I then pulled the plugs and turned it over to double check and all four plugs had spark.
I had wished it was like that.
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