Hello all. First off I want to say that I did do several searches and have read many, many threads on the "no start" problems both on this board and some other Ducati boards, but still have some questions.
I recently just got my '98 916 put back together but can not get it to start. All it will do is crank over ad occasionally backfire through both the exhaust and the intake.
I have tried everything that I can think of, and cannot get the pig to fire up. Upon reading in some other posts, someone made a comment about the cam gears being 360* off. This to me seems virtually impossible, but, this is my first Ducati, so what do I know...
So basically my question is, as long as all the timing marks on all the cam gears are lining up, it has to be in time, right?
I know that I am getting spark, fuel and compression. So what the F is wrong with this damn bike! I have upgraded battery cables (battery to solenoid, solenoid to starter and battery to ground on block), brand new NGK D8EA plugs with brand new TPO MSD 8.5 plug wires. My battery is good plus have a 200amp start function on my charger if need be.
The bike started fine before the teardown and rebuild, it just wouldn't shift right. So new transmission gears and drum, clutch plates and slave cylinder. All new bearings in the cases, but all other internals are stock.
--------------
CLIFFS NOTES
1) transmission broke
2) replaced gears, drum, slave cylinder, clutch, all bearings, plugs and wires
3) now won't start. Just backfires
4) can timing still be off if all marks are lined up?
5) any suggestions?
I recently just got my '98 916 put back together but can not get it to start. All it will do is crank over ad occasionally backfire through both the exhaust and the intake.
I have tried everything that I can think of, and cannot get the pig to fire up. Upon reading in some other posts, someone made a comment about the cam gears being 360* off. This to me seems virtually impossible, but, this is my first Ducati, so what do I know...
So basically my question is, as long as all the timing marks on all the cam gears are lining up, it has to be in time, right?
I know that I am getting spark, fuel and compression. So what the F is wrong with this damn bike! I have upgraded battery cables (battery to solenoid, solenoid to starter and battery to ground on block), brand new NGK D8EA plugs with brand new TPO MSD 8.5 plug wires. My battery is good plus have a 200amp start function on my charger if need be.
The bike started fine before the teardown and rebuild, it just wouldn't shift right. So new transmission gears and drum, clutch plates and slave cylinder. All new bearings in the cases, but all other internals are stock.
--------------
CLIFFS NOTES
1) transmission broke
2) replaced gears, drum, slave cylinder, clutch, all bearings, plugs and wires
3) now won't start. Just backfires
4) can timing still be off if all marks are lined up?
5) any suggestions?