Bad Coils GSX400E 1983?

[Guest]

I am not able to get a spark.

I have done a lot of the tests that have been suggested to others with similar problems. I have also replaced the ignitor with a used one, but no luck so far.

Tonight I tested if the negative feed to the coils where shorted, which they turned out not to be. But then I tested for connection between the negative terminal on the coil and GND (neg cable disconnected, pos cable connected, no battery), and found connection. Is this normal?

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[JHN]

Turns out to not be the coils

Thanks for the warm welcome!

I have done some more testing tonight, and it turns out to not be the coils.

I have bypassed the wiring harness for the Ignitor by connecting it directly to the battery, and wired the coils directly to the ignitor. Was able to get a spark by using the 1.5 battery test. Will do more investigation tomorrow, but it looks like the problem can be the wiring harness or one of the components connected to it.