Igniter Workbench?

[David]

I am working on a 1981 Suzuki GS550L, and I am not getting any spark. Now, I am working on this bike with the help of two rusty mechanics; and what we have found out is that i could be two major issues. One would be that the pulsar is bad, but it is brand new so we are assuming it is good, another thing it could be is the ignitor, or CDI. I am trying to find out if it is possible to workbench test the ignitor. Now the this bike is a restore project, the previous owner says that all the wiring has been redone and that it was running, but it was running poorly, the new pulsar that i got for it is a universal DYNA model. I only get a chance to work on the bike every Sunday, so any help or info before then is great, thanks

[BigD_83]

I'm not sure if you really mean workbench test the ignitor as in remove it from the motorcycle altogether, but BassCliff will be along at some point to give you a welcome package. IF you do not have a workshop manual, then his website is the place to go.

Here is the direct link to a writeup on the ignitor tests.

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/storagecliff/images/electrical_odd-n-ends.html#A11

When you get a chance, go into your User CP, and add in a signature block with your bike year/model so you don't have to say it in every new thread and/or post. You can also put in your location, so others around you might be able to offer a hand.

How long have you had this motorcycle? Have you EVER had spark since you acquired it?

[David]

Thank you for the link, I have a shop manual for the bike, I've owned this bike for about a month. I have not had spark since then, the previous owner did have spark; However it was a very week spark. So I'm just going off of whatever I can find out, one week at a time

[BassCliff]

Greetings and Saluations!

Hi Mr. David,

If it turns out your igniter is toast, the Dynotek Dyna-S is the usual replacement/upgrade. It's much cheaper than an igniter unit.

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[chef1366]

Dynatek makes a universal crank trigger?