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    shocked thru tank

    was out riding in the valley last night with a buddie and we hit a few showers and i noticed a tingling in my fingers as they were resting on the clutch lever. turns out if i had my wet knee against the side of the tank i was being shocked thru my fingers, same if put one hand on the tank and one on a grounded spot, got more power the higher the RPM.

    is this something i should check into? the only thing i can think is coils

    EDIT: btw it has a coil relay mod

    #2
    plug wires...
    De-stinking Penelope http://thegsresources.com/_forum/sho...d.php?t=179245

    http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...35#post1625535

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      #3
      Get new plug caps. If your coil wires look cracked you may have to cut them off and splice on new wires: www.z1enterprises.com

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        #4
        hrmm, well i didnt notice any arching from the wires or caps at night but ill give it a shot. thanks for the quick replies

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          #5
          Originally posted by NetBSD View Post
          hrmm, well i didnt notice any arching from the wires or caps at night but ill give it a shot. thanks for the quick replies
          mist them (completely) with a spray bottle of water.
          De-stinking Penelope http://thegsresources.com/_forum/sho...d.php?t=179245

          http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...35#post1625535

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            #6
            i'm gonna have to replace my wires and caps.. how exactly do you guys splice them? just strip a section of the old and new and use a butte connector?

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              #7
              You can or you can attempt to pull the old ones out & shove new ones back in there.. just a spike in the coil body.

              Plenty of posts about it here... search on it. It's about 50/50 chance of getting them all out in one piece though!

              Dan
              1980 GS1000G - Sold
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                #8
                a quick google search is showing alot of guys/girls replacing the wires in coils, none on a GS tho. im wondering if itll be as easy as it was on this ducati



                the wires just twist off as they would on the plug caps

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                  #9
                  ok, i'll search around, i was going to try removing the old and stuffing new ones in there, but if i could get the right gauge butte connector, i think it would make it easier.. assuming that it would get good enough contact not to weaken the spark.

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                    #10
                    I don't have a link, I have seen connectors specifically to splice the wires with.

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