• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

calling all points experts. spark issue I can't figure out

  • Thread starter Thread starter overboostin
  • Start date Start date
O

overboostin

Guest
78 750, with ND ignition. I had very intermittent spark on 2-3 coil which would make the bike fall on its face over 4k rpm. I hooked up my timing light and on both #4 spark plug lead and #3 were showing 1-4 in the sight window. I ordered up replacement points and condensors from Z1, installed them, set the time, and the bike ran great. Timing light showed properly #4 lead 1-4 in the window and #3 lead 2-3. Couple rides later the bike is falling on it's face again so I pulled off the points cover and it's back to only showing 1-4 in the window with the light. Did the new parts already fail or is there something I'm missing?

Thanks in advance.
 
Did you put some grease on the points cam when you installed the points? If you didn't you've probably worn the rubbing block down enough that it's altered the gap, and therefore the timing.

Check the gap again on both sets, and make sure the cam is greased.
 
Make sure the wire from 2-3 coil to points is not randomly grounding out along its path somewhere.
 
ghif it is grounding out look at the ruber peice that the wireing goes through the points housing ive ran into cracked peices on other stuff just a place to cheak but first cheak the points gap JayWB has a very valid point on your points
 
Check your plug caps and wiring. Might be cracked and still works ok at low rpm
 
davebgs850l said:
ghif it is grounding out look at the ruber peice that the wireing goes through the points housing ive ran into cracked peices on other stuff just a place to cheak but first cheak the points gap JayWB has a very valid point on your points
Click to expand...

Solved the issue tonight. You're correct there was wire that had worn through the insulation and was grounding out.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top