The reason many of the cars in humid areas don't start right away is because the rubber cap on the High Tension plastic plug connector brakes down and allows moisture into it. This causes corrosion to form at the wire where it rests on the threads at the top of you spark plug.
This small amount of corrosion can cause higher resistance and even block the current. Which causes your plug to misfire. And, on the Honda 600 if you don't have a good connection to both plugs neither will work, as both fire at the same time and have to complete the circuit which won't happen because they can't find ground. Also, if the rubber cap to the wire where it connects to the plug connector is missing or damaged, corrosion can occur here too as well as the nut that bolts the coil to the cars frame. And so on...
Not difficult just puzzling.
What to do, make sure they have a good connection (pull the high tension wires and make sure they are clean) put them back on. Loosen and tighten the nut to the coil...
Bill
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> From:
> Marshall Montchalin
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> Sent:
> Saturday, January 01, 2005 4:58
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> [2cylinderhondas] Z600 Not Starting
> Take a spare spark plug and plug either plug wire on it, with the spare > laying in contact with the engine, and watch to see if a spark jumps the gap > inside the spare plug from the inside to the out or vice versa when you crank > the engine.
> Happy New Year
> I hope this helps
> Rich
> wrote:
> > Hello
> > All,
> > I have let my Z600 sit for about 2 months without
> > starting it. It
> > cranks fine, but will not turn over. It
> > sounds like it is not
> > getting a spark, but I am not too sure. Any
> > recommendation will be
> > much appreciated. Thanks. Happy New
> > Year.
> > Rich Baxter
> > Atlanta, GA
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