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72 Kitty won't start! has spark and compression
Posted: February 12th, 2014, 9:47 am
by Lilsnackpack
I recently picked it up for cheap. It has the t5a motor. It didn't have spark when I picked it up, but reset the points and it now has spark. I pulled the carb off and was spraying 25:1 straight in. It doesn't seem to want to start at all. After spraying a while the plug will eventually get wet. The spark is very strong. Any help would be appreciated.
Posted: February 10th, 2016, 8:24 pm
by Skidootoronto
It's your crank seals common problem time to swap out the motor
Re: 72 Kitty won't start! has spark and compression
Posted: November 17th, 2018, 4:40 pm
by billw77
I know this is an old post just find it interesting that crank seals aren't available from some other engine if you could spec them out. It would be a shame to scrap out an engine over a known problem and lack of OEM Cat parts.