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So Frustrated...

  • Thread starter Thread starter Jestercinti
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Sounds like a bad soldier joint in the igniter. Starts and run fine until the igniter heats up and loses an internal connection because of a bad soldier joint. Seen it before on outboards and multi-cylinder motorcycles. The igniter is like having two CDI in one unit. One can quit and the other keep working.
 
Ok...update. Went to the bone yard and rolled the dice. It now fires the opposite cylinder, but not both at once. Put the old one back on it fires only one cylinder as well. So, here is the verdict if you are just joining:

Original Igniter - Fires LH cyl ONLY.
Bone yard Igniter - Fires RH cyl ONLY.

There is of course no returns on electrical parts from the bone yard (naturally). I am dealing with 30 year old electronics here. Wiring, signal gen, and coils check out, it's the igniter box...I am sure of it. Mr. Flaming Chainsaws just sent me a private message about some igniters, so I will see what kind of a deal I can work out with him.

I'm getting there...
 
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Run duel igniters. Plug one in and jump wires to the other one. I did it once until I got up the money for a new. The setup ran for a month before I replaced it.
 
That's a thought! I have another bike, so I am not dead in the water as far as riding goes.

Thanks!
 
Fixed

Fixed

Thanks to Mr. HJFISK, problem solved with a new (used) igniter from a GS250. Both spark plugs firing, and I am in business. Thanks again to all!!!
 
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