Since you have points ignition set up I would suspect an electrical fault supplying the coils, a points system really is two complete separate ignition systems one for each cylinder.
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damn bike stalled now wont start!!!
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OK you have a good tester here's the how to test the coils. Unhook both brown and orange leads turn your tester to the Ohm position.
orange to brown should read about 4 ohms
spark plug lead to orange should read about 8K ohms. test both coils, report results?
orange to brown should read about 4 ohms
spark plug lead to orange should read about 8K ohms. test both coils, report results?
first measurement orange to brown 200, second measurement end of spark wire (boot removed) 20K
Coils unplugged bike off. those numbers sound good, since your second (spark lead) measurement was on the 20,000 ohm or 20K scale it read 8,000 or 8K ohms. always add your unit of measurement after the number it helps keep what you are saying clear. So the coils test good.
No it's not safe to say that yet. Still need to check your points and condensers.
A test light (any old 12 volt light with some wires, like a turn signal) One wire to battery hot, the other to coil orange with the orange wire plugged in, the light should go on and off as you crank or kick the bike over. check both sides.
A test light (any old 12 volt light with some wires, like a turn signal) One wire to battery hot, the other to coil orange with the orange wire plugged in, the light should go on and off as you crank or kick the bike over. check both sides.
so the orange acts as a ground??? i have a stock signal light has one + wire and is grounded to frame. connect + to + on battery and run a wire to the orange still plugged in and attach to threads should come on when cranked? right tried that and it did nothing on both sides???
The orange is grounded by the points when they are closed, when they open the field in the coil collapses causing a spark. So if the light never comes on, the points are not closing or a wire is broken or disconnected, have you looked inside the points cover?
try something once ground the light bulb to the engine, does it light?
Yes it does. When I hook + to battery and touch block with the shaft it lights. Here is my email global_maa@yahoo.ca. I'm working in backyard using blackberry and it is easier to email me direct ill post the conclusion to help out others.
well looks like i threw a cam chain. pulled off the points cover not closing or opening . so i pulled off advance cover and cam shaft not moving so looks like i threw a cam chain just hope it isn't wrapped around the cam gear
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shotgunjoe
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Didn't see that coming... ouch.
