New guy - spark plugs coil

[Anonymous]

Hi Everyone

I am currently trying to get my 79 GS 850G frame with 82 GS 850G Engine runing and I am having a little problem. The engine crank over just fine but I am getting very weak sparks to my spark plugs. Can someone point me to the right direction in troubleshooting this little problem. I check the secondary wiring (orange white, black and white wire) with am multimeter and those secondary wires are getting juice but still too weak of a spark to the plugs to fire the engine. Thank for the help

[focus frenzy]

when the 82 engine was installed in the 79 frame, was the complete ignition system for the 82 engine installed also? or was the 82 converted to the 79 points system?

(are you running points or electronic ignition?)

[SqDancerLynn1]

The points and electronic ign use different coils 3 ohms for elect
5 ohms for points

[Anonymous]

I think Iam still using point Iam not sure because the bike was given to me by my brother in law which was in his dad procession for a couple of years. It's my brother in law dad that brought the engine so I got the bike in a none funcitonal status. Thanks for pointing that out to me.