ok guys heres the problem very little spark 350x

[coleaclark]

is this normal or whatif not how can i fix it i just get little tiny sparks it wont even start its getting gas but not enough spark??

[chris200x]

Is the spark intermittent and orange? it should be whitish blue.

not sure if the woodruff key maybe sheared inside the flywheel or not? you might have to pull the stator cover and flywheel off and have a look? maybe some of these other 350x guys can offer some advice?

[greenhuman]

Did you get this 350X recently? Just looking at your questions.
Maybe you have just flooded the motor. A b**ch to start when flooded.
The spark at the plug doesn't look all that impressive when everything is OK. Take out the plug, take the cap off the lead. You can place the lead 3/16" from some bare alloy on the head and crank the motor over. See if it sparks across the gap.

[coleaclark]

the spark is intermetied orange is not whitesh blue

[beets442]

Off the plug or coil wire???????

[coleaclark]

ok i changed the coil and i have good spark now but its harder than hell to start once started it run perfect but i have to kick it like 30 times tell it actually starts and i have to kick really hard whats the problem is is carberation, not enough spark i just payed 560 for the rebuild on the engine also is has some street bike exhaust on it with no airboxs lid and k&n filter do i need to rejet or what

[Erics350x]

set the mixture screw and the decompression cable

[coleaclark]

do you mean the pilot screw??? comone guys i need your help badly or i need to set something on the decompression cable

[Autophysn]

kind of hard to say, everyone says the 350x is hard to kick, But I don't think so, I am also 320lbs. He He,

yes, if your decompressor is not working, you will have to REALLY kick it.

Why can't you take it back to the guy who did the motor? $560 seems to be a lot of coin bro, if I charged that, I would be sure it ran top notch for you, and even extend my help from that point on. Anyway, my 2 cents

I am pretty sure there is only one SCREW and the factory called for 1-3/4 turns out. Start there and see what happens. If the motor work that was done, the engine is still a 350cc or so, that should ball park you. But if you went larger to a 4hundered something, then all bets are off and you need to play with it.

what exactly did the guy do to the motor?


Got any pic's? I love pic's LOL!

[Erics350x]

Aside from setting the pilot screw which is uder the carb close to the intake and decompression most 350x's have a sweat spot to start them easy. Try giving it around 1/8 throttle while kicking it. Has the carb been cleaned or rebuilt lately?