Shifty
XS650 Member
Bought a Pamco original unit in 2008 .. the 1st unit he came up with. At the time Mikes #17-6803 coil was recommended and this combo has served me well for 5 years. I am electrically challenged. Bike quit yesterday, it has always worked great. Here is what happened:
Went for a ride as usual ... got home, parked, and hit the kill switch ... I noticed 10 - minutes later that I forgot to turn the key off. Tried to start the bike and no-go.
Whirls over like a champ (new battery this year). Took out plug , grounded on engine, no spark. I know one cannot do that with plug unattached as will fry coil ... that was not the case.
I tried a few of Pete's tests from this thread http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11271 .... primary to primary I got 0 ... same as touching the leads together. Also ... with key on and kill switch set to RUN, I get zero volts from red/white wires to ground. So, did the coil fry ... did the pamco fry? I dunno where to go from here? Appreciate any help.
I was Shifty waaaay back in another forum a long time ago.
Went for a ride as usual ... got home, parked, and hit the kill switch ... I noticed 10 - minutes later that I forgot to turn the key off. Tried to start the bike and no-go.
Whirls over like a champ (new battery this year). Took out plug , grounded on engine, no spark. I know one cannot do that with plug unattached as will fry coil ... that was not the case.
I tried a few of Pete's tests from this thread http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11271 .... primary to primary I got 0 ... same as touching the leads together. Also ... with key on and kill switch set to RUN, I get zero volts from red/white wires to ground. So, did the coil fry ... did the pamco fry? I dunno where to go from here? Appreciate any help.
I was Shifty waaaay back in another forum a long time ago.