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Title: Only firing on no. 2 and 3
Post by: Scottie1 on March 12, 2019, 11:34:31 AM
Hello my fellow FJ gurus. On first start up my bike on my gets hot on number 2 and 3 exhaust. It's also rough on start up for about 1 minute then all four cylinders kick in and it runs good. It's just the initial start up until it's warm. Being 1 and 4 are in the same coil could it be a bad coil. I have a new battery and the carbs have been cleaned and balance.
Title: Re: Only firing on no. 2 and 3
Post by: Pat Conlon on March 12, 2019, 11:54:39 AM
Could be the ignition coil.
Could be a dodgy power supply to the ignition coil.
Could be the pick up coil that triggers the ignition coil.
Could be the wires and connectors between the two.

Title: Re: Only firing on no. 2 and 3
Post by: FJ_Hooligan on March 12, 2019, 01:57:32 PM
Quick test to help isolate.

Swap the plug wires between 2/3 and 1/4 then swap the coil connectors (I believe they are interchangeable).

If 1/4 fire and 2/3 do not then it's the coil. 

If 2/3 continue to fire and 1/4 do not then it's not the coil
Title: Re: Only firing on no. 2 and 3
Post by: balky1 on March 13, 2019, 08:24:15 AM
Bad spark plug will do that, although it is a bit suspicious to be 1 and 4 at the same time. But who knows.