The general gist of this is a question as to how exactly a decompressor works, but is related to this story:
So, I can get my Enfield to start....sometimes.
Last season, it would kickstart with no problems, maybe one or two kicks and she would be good to go. My routine would go something like this:
1. turn gas on
2. ignition off, choke off, kick through two or three times
3. ignition on, choke on, kick through until I could pull the decompressor lever down
4. push through until I got a little resisitance
5. kick and she would start right up!
THIS season, I struggled to get her started, cleaned out the CV carb, was about to buy a new one, cleaned the carb again, and she finally started.
However, she doesn't start without some difficulties. Its odd; I leave it alone for awhile and come and do my normal routine and she'll start. I kill the engine after a few minutes of running. And then I try to start her again, this is where the problems start:
FIrst of all, she seems almost OVER-compressed? Its very difficult to kick through, and it almost seems its somehow connected to my decompressor. After some experimenting with the decompressor I get my bike to start again, I THINK its because I actually reach down with my hand (trying to keep from burning myself) and actually lift the decompressor switch myself as I kick through the most difficult part of the compression. This somehow seems to work.
So, I read the "envy for the one and two kickstarter" topic, and I've recognized that this might come down to my cleaning the carb and not having it adjusted properly. But could it also somehow be related to my decompressor switch? How does this switch work? Am I correct in assuming that I'm only supposed to be able to pull the lever down at certain times in the kick cycle? How should it be adjusted?
Or am I crazy and this all related to my carb?
Thanks, John