Kx 85 dying out when hot

Just bought a 2017 Kx 85 the bike was running perfectly for a while but had sputtering issues so I changed the spark air filter did a carb clean new coolant running 32:1 spark in it now is a br9eg 

the bike will start first kick hit every band run perfect but then just randomly die out on me 

searched some things up I was told about how lean jetting could cause it to over heat or it may be my stator or my coil pack 

really need help done everything I know how to do on the bike 

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Kx 85 dying out when hot

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7/15/2024 4:49am

Did you mess with the aircrew setting when you were cleaning the carb ?

7/15/2024 4:58am

I had issues like that on a Suzuki 85.  After lots of chasing around it turned out to be the spark plug cap.  It would expand just enough when hot to not have a good connection.  Cheap to try that fix.

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7/15/2024 5:23am

Did you mess with the aircrew setting when you were cleaning the carb ?

Yeah I was playing around with the air fuel but hasn’t picked the problem it’s 1 and 3/8 out 

7/15/2024 5:24am
I had issues like that on a Suzuki 85.  After lots of chasing around it turned out to be the spark plug cap.  It would expand...

I had issues like that on a Suzuki 85.  After lots of chasing around it turned out to be the spark plug cap.  It would expand just enough when hot to not have a good connection.  Cheap to try that fix.

Do you think I should switch to hotter or colder plug 

The Shop

7/15/2024 6:38am
I had issues like that on a Suzuki 85.  After lots of chasing around it turned out to be the spark plug cap.  It would expand...

I had issues like that on a Suzuki 85.  After lots of chasing around it turned out to be the spark plug cap.  It would expand just enough when hot to not have a good connection.  Cheap to try that fix.

Do you think I should switch to hotter or colder plug 

Stick with the stock and try a new plug cap.  $3 and 5 minutes.

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7/15/2024 10:15am
I had issues like that on a Suzuki 85.  After lots of chasing around it turned out to be the spark plug cap.  It would expand...

I had issues like that on a Suzuki 85.  After lots of chasing around it turned out to be the spark plug cap.  It would expand just enough when hot to not have a good connection.  Cheap to try that fix.

Do you think I should switch to hotter or colder plug 

Stick with the stock and try a new plug cap.  $3 and 5 minutes.

By plug cap does that mean ht lead 

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7/15/2024 11:32am

You need to add another polling option:

'This post belongs in Tech Help/Race Shop forum'

 

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7/15/2024 12:08pm

Coil maybe

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7/15/2024 12:26pm

my educated guess its the coil,  had a few of them do it over the years, 

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7/15/2024 6:16pm

When it dies will it immediately restart? Is it only dying while running high rpm?

7/15/2024 6:30pm

Sounds like a stator to me. 

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Leget
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7/16/2024 7:35am

I second the stator / ignition suggestion.

I’d pull the flywheel and at least have a look. I had the same problem on a CR80 long ago

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7/16/2024 8:07am

I agree with @mre51 it’s your coil. As they heat up they expand. They will run perfectly fine for a few minutes and then usually fail without warning once they come to temp. 

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7/18/2024 9:15am
MotoChris wrote:

When it dies will it immediately restart? Is it only dying while running high rpm?

It will die and start right back up sometimes and others not 

7/18/2024 9:16am
Leget wrote:
I second the stator / ignition suggestion. I’d pull the flywheel and at least have a look. I had the same problem on a CR80 long...

I second the stator / ignition suggestion.

I’d pull the flywheel and at least have a look. I had the same problem on a CR80 long ago

Cheers buddy will have a look 

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7/18/2024 9:18am
JG463 wrote:
I agree with @mre51 it’s your coil. As they heat up they expand. They will run perfectly fine for a few minutes and then usually fail...

I agree with @mre51 it’s your coil. As they heat up they expand. They will run perfectly fine for a few minutes and then usually fail without warning once they come to temp. 

Atleast that’s a cheap fix thanks for your help mate 

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7/18/2024 9:20am
MotoChris wrote:

When it dies will it immediately restart? Is it only dying while running high rpm?

And once it’s fires up the time before it dies again just gets shorter and shorter 

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