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Why are the old lt230's known for losing spark?

Old Apr 21, 2007 | 04:43 PM
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i have a 85 lt230s.. i bought it without spark.. i got a CDi unit and thne that blew up?... i dont wanna keep buying parts and haven them blow.. Should i just renew the whole elcetrical system????
 
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 11:53 PM
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cdi boxed are supposed to be a problem but i have 3 boxes and all work???? Did u get it to run?Ever? i suggest buying a book can get online 4 25.00 and is priceless when ur having problems I do know that sometimes kill switch is a problem but its one wire and it runs unplugged black w yellow stripe i cant scan the wiring its got too many fingerprints in my book and aint readable when scanned but i can tell u how to do tests in book!!!!!! my only problem was a keyway holding the flywheel in position to fire at correct time
 
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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 12:39 PM
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when i bought it it had no spark.. i bought a cdi box of y buddies old 230.. i hooked it up and kicked it a few times and it ran like a champ for about 2 minutes.. and then i lost spark.. i dont have a repair manual and need to get one asap..do u have any ideas on what i could possibly do before i spend a ton of money on it... but then iwas thinkin ther eis that chance that the cdi box was on its last leg when i bought it... thanx man for any info!! what state do u live in??
 
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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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try checkin for bare wires grounding out and connection at plug boot i have three cdi boxes and i know thier all good had em all on my quad and one is brand new we could probably work something out but u do not need credit card to buy off ebay only need to sell! it takes much less time with a credit card but can do money orders on there also ! I know theres not much too 230 wiring and is plug in and go id check wires maybe movem around and see if ur spark comes back
 
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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 08:17 PM
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it wont let me register unless i have a credit card number wich i dont have.. how much would u want for 2 cdi box's?? and or the coil...... realy wouldnt be much different then ebay if yea think about it... tell me whatcha think...
 
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