bortustortus
XS650 New Member
Hello, I recently aquired a 1979 XS650 SF with a points ignition system. The bike has no spark and while trying to diagnose it I decided to set the points. I watched a video on youtube (
) that shows how to set the points. Included in that link is a timestamp to where he uses a 12v test light to set the points. When the points are opened the light lights up, when closed, the light shuts off. My light does not turn off, instead it stays on the entire time. Not much of an electrician and have even less knowledge on points ignition systems. My wire running the main fuse also gets extremely hot after the ignition is left on for more than a minute, not sure if it's factory wiring, or if these problems are related. One other quick question, when testing your ignition coil, do you remove the spark plug wire? Testing the coils, the primary is slightly out of spec, although something tells me there are other ignition issues at hand. Thank you all.