shnieky
XS650 Member
Hi All,
I have an 1981 XS 650 that while riding this summer stopped running suddenly midride. At the time, I'd tested it and confirmed that I was getting no spark when grounding the plugs to the engine. I'm finally getting around to trying to fix it.
Not sure if these details matter but im including them just in case - the XS has electronic ignition and has the permanent magnet charging system from Tcbros installed. Its been converted to kickstart only. Im using a 3.3 Ohm - Dual Output Coil.
I used my multimeter/test light to try and figure out where the problem was, it looked like i was getting power up to the reg/rectifier when kickstarting it. Replaced the reg/rect and spark plugs and was able to get power to the coil and plug ends. I tested the voltage at the plugs and I was getting 2.8 volts. Should I be getting 12V at the plugs too?
Does this sound like a bad coil/spark plug cables/plugs? Would appreciate any other tests I can do to isolate what could be potentially causing it to not spark.
Thank you!
I have an 1981 XS 650 that while riding this summer stopped running suddenly midride. At the time, I'd tested it and confirmed that I was getting no spark when grounding the plugs to the engine. I'm finally getting around to trying to fix it.
Not sure if these details matter but im including them just in case - the XS has electronic ignition and has the permanent magnet charging system from Tcbros installed. Its been converted to kickstart only. Im using a 3.3 Ohm - Dual Output Coil.
I used my multimeter/test light to try and figure out where the problem was, it looked like i was getting power up to the reg/rectifier when kickstarting it. Replaced the reg/rect and spark plugs and was able to get power to the coil and plug ends. I tested the voltage at the plugs and I was getting 2.8 volts. Should I be getting 12V at the plugs too?
Does this sound like a bad coil/spark plug cables/plugs? Would appreciate any other tests I can do to isolate what could be potentially causing it to not spark.
Thank you!