Black wire (more than likely a ground?)

zach991

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Not sure if this is the right section, but here it goes. I was trying to fix my girlfriends little brothers bike, when I noticed there was a black wire hanging from the carb area. I'm assuming this is a ground, and wondering if it could be the reason it isn't starting. I have changed the plug, cleaned the carb and the compression seems to be pretty high still so I ruled out piston/rings. Where does this wire go and could it be the problem? any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
do you have spark or no? take yor plug out and put it in the cap and ground it to the head. and kick it over. let us know