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thanks for the tips. I will check into those items. She is soo close to being in great shape!

any help?

Alright, I got her up and running. She has problems starting and on the lower end of the power band. It will try to die unless a decent amount of throttle is laid out before releasing the clutch in first gear. Now that I am able to start it and it runs (poorly) I need to get the lights to work. I assume that having unplugged the black/white ground wire for the CDI I cannot run the lights? What do I need to do to be able to run it with the black/white lead plugged in? Also, I am running pre-mix right now because my oiler is not working. I tried to prime it by opening the drain screw until it bled and then trying to fill the hose to the carb with some oil. Still will not push any oil. Thanks, JEsse

Alright! Got spark. Pulled the b/w wire where it goes into a splice for a Y. Put the plug back in, tanks back on, and have been trying to start her with no luck! I bought a new carb for it. I did as the manual said and backed out 2.5 rotations from seated. Tried with and without choke. I am currently at 5,000 Feet in elevation. Any special settings for it? I have been trying to kick it, then pulling the plug and cranking w/o plug to clear it then installing plug and trying again. Tried several times. Any tricks or comments? THanks for the help. YOu all have been super helpful. -Jesse

ok, I got a woodruff key in and slid the magneto back on tried for spark and still got zero. A couple things when Cynic BANG! and the bulls.its gone says I have been kick starting it with my hand ( it easily turns) and watching for spark. Should I be cranking on it hard with my foot instead? Also, when blackhat 250 says How do I do this w/o cutting the wires as the ignition wires come to behind the headlight and to a plug that has about 4-5 wires? Definitely getting a little frustrated! I pulled the Neutral switch and its brass nub looked quite worn. Maybe try depressing the clutch when kick starting to see spark? Any further help would be great! Thanks again for the help, Cheers, Jesse

Thanks for the info! Can anyone tell me the size woodruff key I need?

Hello All, So I just got a DT 175 that has not been running for a year or two. When I got a hold of it the tank was very rusted so I cleaned and re-lined it. I put a new Carb on it. I have checked the Ignition coil and it passed. I found that I am not getting any power to the coil when kick starting it. I checked the charge and pulsar coils to factory specs. They were low ( around 360 when it called for 410) but it would seem I would get some spark from it. I was wondering any other tests I could do. I was thinking that perhaps the CDI unit has gone out. The other issue is that when I pulled the magnet housing off the crank shaft the woodruff key had sheered. Now I will of course be replacing this but had the question of if it would still spark if they crankshaft grooves were not aligned with the housing? Would something sense the timing is off and the CDI would not allow spark? Are there any tests I can do to the CDI unit to test? Thank you for any information. -Jesse

Hello All, Just joined the forum hoping to get some help with my bike. I am from Colorado, USA. I just got a 1981 DT175 that I was told ran for a while, but stopped running so it was left sitting for around two years. So far I have re-lined the gas tank (was really nasty). Put a new Carb on it. Checked the Coil. The trouble I have found is that I am not getting any spark. I have traced down voltage to the Rectifier and found that it was not letting any juice through. But from what I have heard, it should start w/o the rectifier. Could anyone give me some ideas of where to look next for why I am not getting any spark? Thanks, Jesse Zacher