June 7, 200719 yr Hi Just spent the last 12 months restoring a TY175 nearly finished. Bike starts but wont rev cleanly and bangs and pops. Any ideas - i think its probably points / condenser - but electics is the only aspect of the bike I know nothing about. Can anyone give an idiots guide to replacing condenser and points and setting up correctly. Bike has has a nut and bolt rebuild including .25 rebore. It will start but seems to have an intermittent spark - hence the popping. Any one local to Skegness or Boston in Lincs who could help? - I can bring the bike to you - would be much appreciated. Thanks
June 17, 200719 yr HiJust spent the last 12 months restoring a TY175 nearly finished. Bike starts but wont rev cleanly and bangs and pops. Any ideas - i think its probably points / condenser - but electics is the only aspect of the bike I know nothing about. Can anyone give an idiots guide to replacing condenser and points and setting up correctly. Bike has has a nut and bolt rebuild including .25 rebore. It will start but seems to have an intermittent spark - hence the popping. Any one local to Skegness or Boston in Lincs who could help? - I can bring the bike to you - would be much appreciated. Thanks Just had similar problems with mine, replaced points, condensor and coil (not sure which was the cause but i thought might as well replace the lot in one go to be on the safe side. Idiots guide: Take the flywheel off (you will need a flywheel puller) The condensor removes with 1 screw but you will need to solder the 3 wires to the new one. The points also remove with 1 screw, and 1 bolt holding the wire to them. The timing is a bit trickier, there is a timing mark on the flywheel, it should be in the smallest of the 2 holes on the flywheel, this will line up with a small plate inside at roughly the 7 o'clock position, when that lines up your points should be open, measure them with a feeler gauge, they should be betwen 0.30 and 0.40 mm, its a bit fiddly trying to set them right through the hole but just keep trying. Haynes manual will explain it a bit better, hope this helps.
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