MVLUV
XS650 Enthusiast
After getting stranded about 100 klms from home I decided to go to electronic ignition. I did like the concept of staying as original as possible however the benefits are a convincing argument. Ever since I have had this running one of the points sparked significantly more than the other. New condenser and contact points did not solve this.
Newtronic make a kit for the tx but they seem to only make them in batches. Fortunately they were in stock when i enquired.
The instillation did not go to plan.
I followed the instructions to the letter and it fired up straight away. When I checked the timing it was way advanced on both cylinders. No problem ill just retard the plate.
That is when things went bad. To cut a long story short it tuns out each optic sensor was firing both cylinders and the engine had spun backwards at some stage from such an advanced timing, jumped two teeth on the timing chain and locked up the engine.
after splitting the cam chain and resetting the timing I contacted the vendor and told them what the system was doing.
To cut another chapter short they tested the kit after I mailed it back and stated that nothing was wrong with the kit.
Newtronic make a kit for the tx but they seem to only make them in batches. Fortunately they were in stock when i enquired.
The instillation did not go to plan.
I followed the instructions to the letter and it fired up straight away. When I checked the timing it was way advanced on both cylinders. No problem ill just retard the plate.
That is when things went bad. To cut a long story short it tuns out each optic sensor was firing both cylinders and the engine had spun backwards at some stage from such an advanced timing, jumped two teeth on the timing chain and locked up the engine.
after splitting the cam chain and resetting the timing I contacted the vendor and told them what the system was doing.
To cut another chapter short they tested the kit after I mailed it back and stated that nothing was wrong with the kit.
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