Where in the world do all these wires go?

[BassCliff]

Hi,

I don't know how this wire is connected to the coil so I'm not likely to be cutting and reattaching anything I was just going to wrap it up and get rid of that clamp.

Something similar happened to me one day. Have a look at this.

Simple Coil Repair


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[Redman]

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Trace orange wire to coils and what to I find?

This little bugger has been chewed bare by...

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As soon as I pulled the clip back from contacting the wire - all my problems were gone...............

Congratulations.

Dave

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[cowboyup3371]

Glad you found it.

[surviverguy]

I'm not sure if this is relevant- I seem to remember from one of your posts that you were using 10amp fuses? This is just from memory after reading many other topics and posts. My GS450 uses a 30 amp main fuse. I'd guess yours is similar. Have you checked the schematic for amp rating for main fuse? If you have the correct amperage fuse- disregard. Just thought I'd mention it.

[andtheacademics]

UPDATE:

BC - followed your tutorial on resoldering the coil connection - Wasn't as daunting as I had thought. I don't know if I'm imagining the bike running stronger or if it actually is... But I ill say that putty stuff sure smells odd.

I went out and bought a digital multimeter today - unfortunatly I neglected to get the necessary 9V battery! d'oh! When I have the bike idling @ 1100, after a night on the trickle charger my analog meter is showing me 12-12.5 volts @ the battery. I began the Stator Test as outlined by bikecliff. I believe I have the original wiring and the wires from the stator terminate at a 3-prong connector on the left side of the battery. I'm getting (on my analog meter) 2 ohms between each wire, one read 3 ohms for a second, then two, then three, then two then stayed at two so maybe I was bumping into something in the connector.

No signal on any of them when I touch (-) to ground.

I'm thinking I'd like to have someone help me to rev the engine while I do the final stator test (and also get a battery for the digital meter) so I'm going to wait on that one...

[posplayr]

Hi,



Something similar happened to me one day. Have a look at this.

Simple Coil Repair


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

Well done repair and write-up Cliff

[surviverguy]

The wires that attach to the multimeter are called "leads". If you have leads with "aligator clips"- it makes it much easier to do testing (like reving up the engine while holding leads on connections)..just clip the leads on and hang the multimeter within eyesight with a wire-. Radio shack is a good source for aligator clips for leads. I like to have regular leads with the pointy tips as well as leads with aligator clips...just connect the appropriate leads to the meter depending on what type of testing is being done....