so ive got power to coils. pulled the plug with lead attached and you could see a spark. but not a big spark. checked continuity of coils, they are both fine. i went to kick it over and nothing. something im missing? Checked continuity of wiring harness, again everything is fine. i know it couldnt possibly be bad compression, as compression was checked before i rewired the bike and its fine. the bike ran besides headlight and tail light not working from p.o. wiring job, a.k.a electric tape, lots of it. I guess ill check timing but i dont see how timing would have changed between wiring job, who knows though, these bikes can be fickle.
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sonreir, on the grounds to rect, stat and regulator, can i ground them to battery or should they be ground to frame? sorry for opening this back up, but spring has started to hit in missouri and its list it or fix it, boss's orders. i told her if i sell im just going to buy a crotch rocket.
If you're unsure about your coils, here's a simple test to perform.
You'll need your coil (with attached plug wire and plug), a 12V battery (with a decent charge on it) and a few spare wires (16ga or thicker would be best, but you could probably use 18ga).
First, wire the black/white wire from the coil to the positive side of the battery using one of the wires. Next, wire the side electrode (or the plug threads) to the negative side of the battery WITHOUT allowing this wire to contact the center electrode of the plug. Next, wire the ground from the coil (this is the part of the coil that is exposed metal, almost always used in mounting the coil to the frame). Finally, The last wire should go from the blue or yellow wire to the negative side of the battery. We'll call this last wire the "trigger wire".
Don't leave the trigger wire connected for too long as you can cook the coil. The idea here is that when you remove the trigger wire from the negative side of the battery, you should get a spark at the plug. Repeat as many times as you want, but you should have a nice fat blue/white spark. If your battery is down a bit on voltage or if your coil is beginning to fail you may see the spark are yellow or orange.
You'll need your coil (with attached plug wire and plug), a 12V battery (with a decent charge on it) and a few spare wires (16ga or thicker would be best, but you could probably use 18ga).
First, wire the black/white wire from the coil to the positive side of the battery using one of the wires. Next, wire the side electrode (or the plug threads) to the negative side of the battery WITHOUT allowing this wire to contact the center electrode of the plug. Next, wire the ground from the coil (this is the part of the coil that is exposed metal, almost always used in mounting the coil to the frame). Finally, The last wire should go from the blue or yellow wire to the negative side of the battery. We'll call this last wire the "trigger wire".
Don't leave the trigger wire connected for too long as you can cook the coil. The idea here is that when you remove the trigger wire from the negative side of the battery, you should get a spark at the plug. Repeat as many times as you want, but you should have a nice fat blue/white spark. If your battery is down a bit on voltage or if your coil is beginning to fail you may see the spark are yellow or orange.