ytm electrical question

[Jim mac]

do these things need to have a battery in it for it to run? guy I got it from said the thing would get spark when he jumped the sol. but the solenoid gets real hot. but if he pulls the recoil theres no spark. thanks jim

[Yamada]

No the battery is not necessary.
Change the spark plug for a new one.
I bought a ytm engine and frame a couple years ago and the previous owner had jumped the wire. There was only the coil and cdi on the plugged to the wiring and it had spark.

[Jim mac]

Im charging the battery now. I have a new plug for my 200X not sure if its the right one, but I stuck it in the plug wire and pulled and still no spark. I checked all the connections sprayed wd 40 into them. what do I need to bypass all the charging stuff? I got a wiring diagram off this site. thanks for all the help. jim

[thefox]

Like Yamada said they don't need the battery to run. Have you tried searching? I remember someone else had a very similar problem but I don't remember how it was fixed.

[Jim mac]

okay, I unpluged all the connectors except the one from the pickup to the CDI box. hooked up a plug and it sparked right up. So now, im going to hook things back until it quits. I think I can get her to fire up now! Jim

[bigreddaddy]

okay, I unpluged all the connectors except the one from the pickup to the CDI box. hooked up a plug and it sparked right up. So now, im going to hook things back until it quits. I think I can get her to fire up now! Jim

Thats called TROUBLESHOOTING bro!

[Jim mac]

it runs! now I just have to get the starter solenoid wired properly. but no smoke! Jim