stanley

do you have any photos of your machine I would be very interested ?

Muchas gracias señor bondy full strip down mañana thanks once again for your input it has really helped to be continued .....

Bueños dias riders yesterday I decided to start from the beginning with my ignition system so 2.5 mm BTDC points set to 16 thou. I then renewed the earth wire from the stator plate making good connections to frame (rear of headstock) then to new coil bracket (top frame tube) turned motor over and WOW had a spark so fuel tank back on fuel line connected kick kick kick ( X 3 ) motor starts responding perfectly as I last remembered from my last Bultaco 1978, so a big thank you all for your input it has been very helpfull to me "let the refurbishement begin"

I have now fitted new coil points and condenser points gap set at 0.016th. piston at 2.5 mil BTDC also a new NGK plug and cap I have no spark at all ? however if I unscrew the plug cap and hold the HT lead when kicking over the engine I get a voltage jolt the same as if you hold the plug to the head and kick the motor over ? could this be an earthing issue ? my stator wire (green) is connected to a plate below the block connectors on the front downtube behind the head stock I know when I got the bike the 3 wires from the stator had been severed as they come out of the engine sidecase looked like they had caught on something could this have fried the LT coil on the stator plate if the bike was running at the time ie coil taking current then nowhere to disperse it due to all wires being instantly cut ? I have not touched the statorplate position on the engine it is set just over half way anti clockwise of its full movement any input gratefully received confused of Javea Stanley

Hola flint 45 I am "just back in the saddle" after35 years too with a 77 bultaco sherpa 350 its got to be easier on the bones than MX wishing you great pleasure and most of all fun all the best Stanley

thank you for the accurate info guys looking forward to my spare parts arriving

I guess I need to extend the condenser wire from the stator plate to reach the low tension wire to the coil terminal ?

thanks bondy I have just ordered points/condenser/HT coil/fly wheel extractor etc from Inmotion so I will post again after fitting new parts PS do you know if I should have points open 15thou. at 1.90 BTDC this is what I remember from my last Sherpa (38 years ago)

thanks for the response bondy and markg I have tried cutting back the HT lead still no spark, from the stator i have a black wire (ignition to coil? motoplat) yellow (lights?) to block conector behind headstock green earth? to a gold plate on a separate frame mount beneath block connector also behind headstock this plat e has a short braided wire running along its length the green earth wire is connected to this, so I would like to remove the mag/flywheel (Femsa ) and check the points/condenser/stator coils next to be continued... muchas grasias Stanley

Hi I could not find a new post in the sherpa section I hope some one can help me just got a Bultaco 350 199 (I think) to restore I have a frame No.JP-19100771 on the headstock the bike is red with what looks like an original red painted frame there is no spark at the plug so I am going to purchace a maneto/fly wheel puller and investigate more

Hi my name is Stanley living in Javea Spain have been riding bikes for many years now (45 years ) have done road racing motocross and a few trials, I have just got a Bultaco sherpa 350 199 for renavation so will be posting many questions