Who doesn’t love a great restoration video? It doesn’t matter if it’s an outdated motorbike, automotive, jetski, or quad—all powersports machines deserve a bit of TLC. Even higher nonetheless, we as viewers can study a factor or two when it’s our flip to tackle our personal restoration tasks.
What we’ve right here as we speak is a 1998 Honda 300EX that’s been affected by a bit of difficulty for fairly a while now. It was picked up by Joe Weber, a mechanic and proprietor of YouTube channel 2vintage. In line with the earlier proprietor, they did all the pieces they presumably might, however the quad simply didn’t have spark. Actually, the quad went by way of two earlier house owners who just about gave up on fixing it up.
Nonetheless, given Joe’s intensive mechanical background, it was clear that he was greater than up for the duty.
Spark difficulty however, the 300EX was in fairly good condition. It had a bunch of aftermarket goodies on it like upgraded fairings, new wheels and tires, and aftermarket nerf bars and bumpers. So assuming Joe might get it up and working once more, effectively he was in for a great deal, particularly contemplating that he picked it up for only a thousand bucks.
Joe went to work disassembling the quad and working a bunch of assessments on the quad’s electronics. As somebody who’s simply intimidated by a large number of wires of various colours, I discovered myself pausing and rewinding the video on a number of events simply to observe together with Joe’s work. The ignition, in addition to all the opposite electricals have been working fantastic, and the engine even cranked, however merely wouldn’t flip over.
After his preliminary assessments, Joe dug a bit deeper, testing for floor and continuity. He got here throughout a plug with a bent pin, however upon fixing that, there was nonetheless no spark. He had no alternative however to dig even deeper, going into the crankcase and taking the stator aside. It was found {that a} wire within the stator meeting was damaged. And so Joe soldered it up and examined it.
However nonetheless, no spark.
Downside Solved
Up subsequent, the CDI was checked, examined, and even changed, however nonetheless nothing. Joe, nonetheless, was virtually certain that the difficulty was nonetheless with the CDI. And so, in a separate video, he defined that an AC CDI was put in on the quad, when a DC CDI was what the quad wanted. Joe bought a brand new DC CDI on Amazon, plugged it in, and checked for spark.
The outcome?
Success—there was spark and the quad was lastly prepared to fireplace up for the primary time in who is aware of how lengthy. After a couple of refinements, the 300EX roared to life, and gave the impression to be working rather well. It even idled easily, however was only a tiny bit smoky, presumably from how lengthy it was left sitting.
In the case of fixing all kinds of issues—bikes, vehicles, and different machines, it’s vital to have a really systematic and environment friendly strategy. Joe’s Honda 300EX restore is a masterclass of this. He begins from the only of options, and if that doesn’t work, digs in a bit deeper till the foundation reason for the issue is discovered.
It’s stated that the most important issues require the only options. When that’s the case, it often means it’s a fast repair. However within the case of this Honda 300EX, the issue turned out to be a lot deeper than anticipated. Fortunately, Joe has the talents to pay the payments, and the 300EX is able to braap into the sundown.
