Home Built Z 'Full video build'

[Home Built by Jeff]

The inertia switch actually looks like a better idea, as others have said that the extra brass fittings can fatigue over time with the vibrations and fail.

[Home Built by Jeff]

This week I top up all of the fluids and finally try to start the 680g.

 

 

[wheee!]

Hey Jeff, some people fill the diff by pulling a half shaft out the side. Top it up there and reinstall the half shaft.

[240260280]

Or they pull the plastic vent pipe out and fill there.

[Zed Head]

You didn't show that you confirmed that you had power to the coil's + terminal.  With your previous smoke show maybe you damaged the coil's power circuit.

The ZX "match boxes" do go bad.  

[rcb280z]

8 minutes ago, Zed Head said:

The ZX "match boxes" do go bad. 

And you can buy a defective one also. Guess how I know?

[tzagi1]

1:10 Rookie mistake #1

Never ever drain the oil before  removing the fill plug.

Edited March 13, 2019 by tzagi1

[Home Built by Jeff]

The coil is new, so I didn't directly check it, but I did directly wire it to the battery. I will give it a better check tomorrow, but I am coming around to thinking the igniter is the issue.

20 minutes ago, tzagi1 said:

1:10 Rookie mistake #1

Never ever drain the oil before  removing the fill plug.

Absolutely. I have actually mentioned you should always do that in a previous video and totally forgot to do it this time.

[Zed Head]

14 minutes ago, Home Built by Jeff said:

The coil is new, so I didn't directly check it, but I did directly wire it to the battery. I will give it a better check tomorrow, but I am coming around to thinking the igniter is the issue.

The module needs a good ground also.  Power and ground.  Plus the ZX distributors are known for breaking the magnetic ring under the stator.  And they have bad bushings which let the sis pointed wheel contact the spikes on the outer ring.  Lots of small things to check with a ZX distributor.

[wheee!]

57 minutes ago, tzagi1 said:

1:10 Rookie mistake #1

Never ever drain the oil before  removing the fill plug.

lol, I saw that too... and shuddered a little waiting for the "face of doom" look as the fill plug couldn't break free. Lucky for you Jeff! I had to take a torch to my tranny to get the fill plug out!

[Home Built by Jeff]

3 hours ago, wheee! said:

I had to take a torch to my tranny to get the fill plug out!

Torture is going a bit far... Did he/she get it out after that? ?

Edited March 14, 2019 by Home Built by Jeff

[wheee!]

Had to twist the nuts a bit too...