June 6, 201511 yr I've broken the original plug cap on my ossa, swapped to a normal ngk rubber one, does this make any difference, as the crap starting is even more crap!! Tried iridium plug and lithium battery, waste of time!! The button for the easy start might as well be effect only as it makes not a jot of difference. This bike is the boll@@ks but the starting is rank.... Ian
June 6, 201511 yr Some of the plug caps have resistance in them to deal with non-resistor plugs. The idea of the resistor in series with the spark is to slow the rise time of the current to reduce radio frequency emissions. I don't know if the Ossa uses a resistive cap stock but it's worth finding out and replacing with one that matches the stock cap.
June 6, 201511 yr Author I called Ian a jam sport today as Birketts is shut!! He said no prob just use a normal cap. Makes no diff he thinks.. It's so crap now it's even worse???
June 6, 201511 yr http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/docs/resistor_covers.pdf Hmmm 1k, 5k or 10k It won't make a difference in how fast the spark fires but it will determine peak current and spark duration. There's always warnings about using the wrong cap damaging the ignition but the only way I could see that happening is if the faster edge rate of the spark causes a kickback in the primary of the ignition coil. A 2 cent snubber diode to absorb the kickback takes care of the problem and I'm sure there's one already in the CDI. Can you throw an Ohm meter on the stock cap and see what it's nominal value is?
June 6, 201511 yr Author No meter here!! No electrical guru either!!! Just want a easy bike to start!!! It's a right shame at mo as bike is so good....
June 6, 201511 yr Open call then to any Ossa officianado. Anybody know the resistance of the stock cap.
June 7, 201511 yr I don't know the resistance but how the **** do you manage to break a plug cap? Further, do you know you are getting a spark at the plug? If you have not installed the new cap correctly maybe you are not getting any spark. As I said in my other post, get the TPS and idle setting checked first, if TPS has been moved or is not set correctly it will always be a pig to start. It has to be something simple, my 2013 starts easy, especially with the easy start
June 7, 201511 yr After watching a friend shatter the cylinder head on a Rev3 I believe it's possible to break anything.
June 7, 201511 yr Author Hi, it's the hard plastic cap, it fits really tight under the seat, seat would not fit and did not realise it was pushing down on cap, you know the rest!! What is this tps thing? Idle seems ok to me? Ian
June 7, 201511 yr Author i think i can safely say, i have a large green and black ornament in my garage.......
June 7, 201511 yr TPS is "throttle position sensor" and is attached to the throttle body on the left side as you sit on the bike. It senses the position of the throttle butterfly so the ecu can calculate fuel delivery etc. it has to be set to 5 degrees, much variation and trouble ensues. Is the plug actually sparking? If it won't go at all and that is the last thing you changed (cap) I would start there Edited June 7, 201511 yr by canada280i
June 7, 201511 yr Author Yes guessed that now!! TPS... Yes spark no prob, will only goo if i push up slope and bump start fires straight away!! What about a more powerful Li on 12v battery?? The pump is totally silent all the time when pressing easy start, in fact never heard it apart from first time it went on first night i got it.... Was going to trial today, but couldnt stand the hassle.....looks like no riding for me....
June 8, 201511 yr Author STOP PRESS!! wires crossed on kill button/9v battery to capacitor, swapped around, the beast works!!! 2 kicks to prime good kick off she goes!!! at last a result!! im off riding......
July 6, 201511 yr I think it's an old man that can't see too good these days, put the cap on upside down inside out and smashed the seat down lol.
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