Predator Starting Issues

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Jake77

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I am a 15 year old new to minibikes, and I just bought a new predator 212cc engine. I took apart the governor and removed the low oil sensor, and plugged up the two holes. I put back all of the parts, as well as made a throttle connector to the carburetor with a coat hanger that seems like it works fine (it closes and opens butterfly valve completely). I attempted to start it, and it sounds like just the piston is moving, but nothing is firing. I checked and the spark plug had spark, and the carburetor has fuel. Is there anyway that the low oil sensor could be affecting the engine start switch? The wire that I clipped to remove the sensor looks like it was attached to a solenoid that also connects to the on off switch. Any ideas for trouble shooting? As I am just learning the basics about engines and how they work.
Thanks for any advice,
Jake
 
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Dadrider

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Jake I hope you find the problem soon, The people on here are GREAT and a wealth of information and help.

My question is with the governor off, running this engine may be unsafe using the stock flywheel. It only takes 1 slip of the throttle to put it in the rpm range where you could have trouble?

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Dadrider.
 
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Jake77

New Member
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That is the problem. I just realized that when I I took off the side cover it pulled the cam out with it, and I just stuck it back into the hole without lining up the dots. Thank you so much for the info.
 
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