212cc ford themed bike build, help!

[Willybilly12]

Hello,
My name is William English I’m from Minnesota and I’m 14 and I’m building a 212cc motorized bike, theirs just one problem. I can’t get the engine to start. I bought a new carburetor, timing is fine, and a new intake. The Engine is new and the carb is clean. I need help since I cannot find any other problems! Please leave any suggestions you have it would be a big help!
-William

 

[Willybilly12]

Here are some older better pictures I took during March.

 

[mark20]

Hello,
My name is William English I’m from Minnesota and I’m 14 and I’m building a 212cc motorized bike, theirs just one problem. I can’t get the engine to start. I bought a new carburetor, timing is fine, and a new intake. The Engine is new and the carb is clean. I need help since I cannot find any other problems! Please leave any suggestions you have it would be a big help!
-William

welcome to the forum!

what part of minnesota are you in? im in rogers mn.

my guess is the oil pressure sensor, as the engine is at a steep angle. try disconnecting it and starting it. i would persoanlly try to make it a bit more flatter as the engine isnt getting sufficant oil to the crankshaft.

 

[PsychDoc]

William- welcome. I have no ideas for the starting issue, but its a cool looking bike. Good luck

 

[Willybilly12]

welcome to the forum!

what part of minnesota are you in? im in rogers mn.

my guess is the oil pressure sensor, as the engine is at a steep angle. try disconnecting it and starting it. i would persoanlly try to make it a bit more flatter as the engine isnt getting sufficant oil to the crankshaft.

Hello mark! I’m from west St. Paul mn. I did disconnect the oil pressure sensor prior to this and their was no change. But thank you for the suggestion!

 

[mark20]

Hello mark! I’m from west St. Paul mn. I did disconnect the oil pressure sensor prior to this and their was no change. But thank you for the suggestion!

my guess is the engine is at a too steep of a angle, and the oil is being forced into the cylinder, then causing the plug to foul. these engines dont have a oil saprator like smaller engines, and need to be run basically flat and evenly

 

[Cozmik Mezzenger]

You will want to mount the engine on the seat post (vertically) or horizontally. Also, did the engine run before you modified it?

 

[Chainlube]

It's a good thing it didn't start. If it started in that layout you would have hydroliced the cylinder, which could have bent the rod and damaged a bunch of other internal bits. The carb isn't going to work at that angle either, 4 stroke carbs need to be relatively flat.

 

[Guest-818094]

You will want to mount the engine on the seat post (vertically) or horizontally. Also, did the engine run before you modified it?

Yes it did run, that’s what I think I need a mount. Thanks!

 

[Chainlube]

Willy, look at this little video.
It pretty much explains how your carb works, if the float isn't level then the bowl isn't full.