I guess it's possible, but make sure you have a good strong blue spark before ruling out a spark problem. If your spark is red or orange colored, it's not strong enough.
You will have to pull the front cover off to check the timing.
No, a lot of times, you will just get a weak spark.
whats odd is..you say it was running fine...right up until you shut it off....changed the oil..then when you went to crank it..it won't crank ?..hmm...by any chance..did you install the oil filter in backwards ?..this will give you a bad day if you did !.
sinse when do you pull covers just to check timming ???..isn't there a inspection cap you remove to line up the index on the flywheel on that bike ??..i know i'm old and all..but..geee..i've never had to remove a cover just to set the timming.
well..like helmut said..you may not be getting a strong enough spark..which means..c.d.i..stator..pulse generator..or spark plug coil.
Take the sparkplug out and snap it back into the boot and ground the threaded end of the sparkplug against the cylinder. Now crank the engine and look at the spark where it jumps from the electrode to the ground strap on the plug. If you get a good, bright blue spark, it's fine. If it's orange or red colored, it's too weak.
How are you going to see the marks on the cam gear without pulling the cover?
on the cam..yeah..lol..on the flywheel..no..lol..depends on which way or how deep your looking to see where your timming is..right ??..lol.
The only thing the "T" mark on the flywheel is going to tell you is that the piston is on TDC. The front cover has to come off to check the position of the cam. No other way around it that I know of.
Yeah, most of the time, you have to pull the engine so you will have room to work on them. LOL.
