PaulF87
XS650 Member
Hey guys,
So I went out for a ride last night, the bike started second kick and ran fine. I made it about ten miles from home, made a left turn, got on it and the bike just flat out died after I shifted into 3rd. I pulled over to the side of the road and kicked and kicked and kicked but it would not restart. After almost an hour of checking connections, for fuel, etc I gave up and called for a flatbed. After I got home I tried some more to start it with no luck. I ohm'd out the coil on the bike, which is a 17-6903 by the way. I got readings of 2.2 ohms on the primary terminals and 15k from one plug terminal to the next.
I emailed Pete from pamco today because I was curious if the 2.2 ohms was a little outside the useable operation range of the pamco system that I have on the bike which is an ultimate kit with e-advance by the way with a PMA and no battery.
When I got home from work I went out and wired up a test light on the primary terminals to confirm I had power to the coil, which I did. I had a friend hold the plug to the head while I kicked and I had a nice blue/white spark. The bike actually almost started so I slapped the plug back in and it started first kick.... I hadn't changed anything at all...
I took the bike out for a spin, making sure to stay extremely close to home. It ran like a champ and I probably put ten miles on it running laps around the neighborhood. I pulled out onto a busier road and got on it, probably 90% percent throttle and as soon as I shifted to third it died and wouldn't restart! I pulled into my neighborhood and pulled it into the garage. Ohm'd out the coil, same readings as yesterday, this morning and tonight yet when I pulled the plug out again to check for spark, I had nothing!?!
What am I missing here? Is this a PMA issue or a pamco issue? I searched and found some similar posts on these boards but couldn't find a whole lot of resolutions.
Thanks in advance guys!
So I went out for a ride last night, the bike started second kick and ran fine. I made it about ten miles from home, made a left turn, got on it and the bike just flat out died after I shifted into 3rd. I pulled over to the side of the road and kicked and kicked and kicked but it would not restart. After almost an hour of checking connections, for fuel, etc I gave up and called for a flatbed. After I got home I tried some more to start it with no luck. I ohm'd out the coil on the bike, which is a 17-6903 by the way. I got readings of 2.2 ohms on the primary terminals and 15k from one plug terminal to the next.
I emailed Pete from pamco today because I was curious if the 2.2 ohms was a little outside the useable operation range of the pamco system that I have on the bike which is an ultimate kit with e-advance by the way with a PMA and no battery.
When I got home from work I went out and wired up a test light on the primary terminals to confirm I had power to the coil, which I did. I had a friend hold the plug to the head while I kicked and I had a nice blue/white spark. The bike actually almost started so I slapped the plug back in and it started first kick.... I hadn't changed anything at all...
I took the bike out for a spin, making sure to stay extremely close to home. It ran like a champ and I probably put ten miles on it running laps around the neighborhood. I pulled out onto a busier road and got on it, probably 90% percent throttle and as soon as I shifted to third it died and wouldn't restart! I pulled into my neighborhood and pulled it into the garage. Ohm'd out the coil, same readings as yesterday, this morning and tonight yet when I pulled the plug out again to check for spark, I had nothing!?!
What am I missing here? Is this a PMA issue or a pamco issue? I searched and found some similar posts on these boards but couldn't find a whole lot of resolutions.
Thanks in advance guys!