Won't start/ broke down

[sv650steve]

I had a cracked fuel line where they have a habitual problem and I had it rigged up until I got the part but I might have pinched it. I have spark. Car won't crank. Fuel comes out when fuel line is disconnected. I heard a strange noise I can't describe and lost all power and won't crank up. It sounds sometimes like it's trying to fire, and turns over. Where do I go from here? :iono:

[zoidberg444]

Will it go on starting fluid or brake clean?

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[sv650steve]

I'll have to get some and see

[sv650steve]

no change with starter fluid sprayed onto cai filter

[zoidberg444]

I guess the next easiest test to do is to check for spark. You can get a spark tester and there is plenty online to show you how to use one.

In order to run engines require:
Fuel
Air
Spark
Timing - Crank & Cam
Exhaust
Compression

The fact it wouldn't go on starting fluid indicates its most likely not a fuel issue. Starter fluid is like crack cocaine for engines. Even a shitty one should go on it. The fact that it cranks rules out something like park/neutral or clutch switch. If you have spark my next suspicion would be some kind of internal issue with the engine. Which is probably beyond the average person to diagnose.

[ex-x-fire]

I'd remove all the spark plugs and turn the engine over by hand. Does it get tight?

[sv650steve]

Good call on move it by hand. I've already tested spark on one coil with a screwdriver and it has spark....Things are starting to look bad.

[sv650steve]

#2 cylinder threw a rod. Spark plug looks like it's been smashed with a hammer, and the piston is way further down than the matching one.

[zoidberg444]

Yikes. Sorry to here that mate. Was it a 1.5 or 1.3 engine? How many miles?

You might be able to get a used engine from the scrapyard.