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@sittn-duck
SubscriberNow for the bad news.
Everything was working great. I got the rear tire on and lined up perfect 🙂 . Bled the rear brake so it is perfect all the time.
Put in the Ride-on sealant/balance stuff and fired it up. The bike has never since I bought it been this smooth to ride, I mean it was like Goldwing smooth as far as the frame ride, still had a little vibe from the engine but that is just character of the bike. I rode 20 miles to Temecula, pulled up to a stop light and it just died, tried to restart it and got one little burble, then nothing, just the engine turning over. Popped the gas line off the carb…got plenty of gas flowing. Put in a brand new set of plugs, still not start. Towed it back home put a new coil on it. still not firing. All the lights work, the speedo is working perfect. Where do I start looking?loop-single-reply.php
@wulfband
SubscriberTest your coil next.
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@sittn-duck
SubscriberThe stuff I read says the power wire goes to the center connection on the coil, so I figured I would start there and trace the wires back tomorrow.
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@wulfband
SubscriberI have a 1988 Yamaha TW200 that recently had the same problem. I did everything in the book. Replaced everything possible, plug, coil, relays etc.
After 4 months of no success and ready to sell the bike for parts 1 night I had an idea. I had replaced the sprockets a while back and had to take off the left side motor cover to replace the sprocket. This is also where the electric generator for the bike was. Sure enough I had crimped a wire when I put the case back on. Fixed it and it fired back up. OHHHHHHHHHHH, I was pissed after I spent all that time, money & effort and replaced all those parts.
A non running bike can be a real headache but hang in there. You WILL find the problem and most of the time since our bikes aren’t that old it will be a simple solution, like a loose wire or something.
So after checking the coil double check ALL the wire fittings REAL CLOSE. I had 1 bike that a wire had come loose at the Starter Relay. Fixed that and it fired right up 🙂loop-single-reply.php
@sittn-duck
SubscriberThanks for the encouragement. I replaced the coil with a new one…then I started testing. There are 2 white wires with black stripe that connect to the center post on coil. when i put the meter on those wires togather I get .25 volts, when I put ground wire on the front or back terminals I get 0. where do the center white and black wires come from?
If this was a car I would put a wire from thee positive side of the batt to the coil and drive but then the batt does not charge when you do that so it is only temp fix LoL.loop-single-reply.php
@sittn-duck
SubscriberYea I figured it out :laugh: . I found a schematic of the Super Stock ignition installation on the S&S web site in the installation manual(free to download).
I ran a jumper from the + battery to the center coil and the bike started. The power normally goes through the kill switch…the reason I was getting .25 volts is an abnormally high resistance in the kill switch. So that will be an easy fix now that I know what the problem is.
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@wulfband
SubscriberGood Deal
HAPPY DAYS 🙂 Man I know about electrical and it being a real pain in the A&#.
Glad you got it running.
Time to Ride
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@sittn-duck
SubscriberThanks!, I took it for a ride to day and it is soooOO much fun to ride. Now I need to take some time and get it all polished up for the weekend, I got finger prints and dirt on everything from troubleshooting and fixing. Well at least now I do know how the electrical system is laid out and how gloriously simple but efficient it is. Ride on…keep the Raiders rolling 🙂
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@venmc
AdministratorGlad you sorted it out!
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