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My cr500 is still hard to start! please help
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[QUOTE="KiwiBird, post: 203133, member: 17232"] Check you don't have a leaky crank seal - test by removing the mag cover and spraying engine starter around the mag when running - if the other side leaks you will probably blow blue/white smoke as you burn trans oil. Doesn't hurt to spray the starter fluid around the crankcase joins and reed block to find any leaks (not behind the carb or in the airbox!!) Remove the choke assembly and check that it works properly (opens/closes) and is not too worn. Check passage through carb. Note that this is also the idle air circuit and the knob, when turned, adjusts an air circuit which "sort of" allows the bike to idle and has an effect on starting. Bad news is that the mag/black box may be the culprit - the fact that you have good spark doesn't mean it is timed correctly on the starting/low rpm part of the ignition. Whip it off and check that the woodruff key is not broken and causing the problem and then take it to a GOOD Honda shop that can check it for you. This problem is sometimes revealed by the bike stalling unexpectedly at low revs under load even when the throttle is open - bike goes "doh!" and just stops. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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