750 wont start

[Chuck Bachus]

I had the bike running very well and sounding great. I went clean it up and used the hose to lightly rinse the lower areas of the bike and now i am not able to start it. I can smell the fuel but will check spark later today. It acts as if there is no spark but will confirm. Any thoughts on what may have happened. It has been a full week anything that may have gotten wet should have dried by now.

[LukeM]

I'd check the spark plug wires, where they connect to the plugs.  Older rubber doesn't seal as well, and it's possible either the boot is still wet, or the connection between the boot and the wire got compromised.

Easy enough to check: pull a spark plug, connect the spark plug wire, press the plug to the engine case with an insulated object, and crank the engine.  If you see a spark, check with another plug that's connected to the other coil.  If both spark, then your ignition is good. If not, then you'll need that in order to make the 4 Horsemen (suck, squeeze, bang, blow) work.

I don't think there's a whole lot else on the bottom part of the engine that has to do with ignition...unless somehow you got some water inside the side cover where the points are.

If you're smelling fuel, it's possible the plugs may be fouled.  Pull one, and give it a good visual inspection.  It doesn't take a lot of fuel to mess these plugs up.

Hope this helps.  Keep us informed.
Luke M

[TOOLS1]

Ditto what Luke said. When I first got the Toolmatic if I just thought of giving it a bath it would not run Turned out the coil wires were bad.
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[Chuck Bachus]

Thanks guys for the input. Will keep you posted

Chuck

[Lucky 1]

Sometimes when the engine has been running and it is warmed up
If you put cold water on it ,it gets condensation inside the sheet metal points cover.
Or it can even leak and get water in the points cover.
Does it have points or electronic ignition.

[Chuck]

I wanted to follow up with you from the great info from last week. I checked and it looks like there is no spark. Any suggestion where to start the trace of  lost power.

Chuck

[TOOLS1]

Start with the fuses. Then the black/white wire to the coils, for power. then check, for power to the points.
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[Chuck B]

I have checked the plugs and have no spark. I have checked all the fuses and all check out good. Any suugestion on where to look next or what points to trace the voltage from.

Chuck

[shinyribs]

I lost connection one morning on just one coil.It would run,but not very good.I had lost connection one the harness running from the points(mine's electronic,but same difference)to the coils.Wiggled it and it took off.Remade the connections and it has been fine so far.You may have accidentally just bumped something loose.Not real hard to do.The harness comes out of the bottom of the points cover by your right toe,runs kinda under the motor,loops behind the right side foot peg,up by the rear brake light switch,makes a connection here(where I lost connection was here)then continues along the frame from here to the coils.

[Burro]

I would also try the kill switch, make sure it's not grounding itself out on the handlebars. Mine likes to do that from time to time. Turns a easy bike to start into a lump of useless.