79 gs1000 help

[disciplex666]

Am I suppose to have an ignitor? I'm rewiring my bike from a box and in my manual it shows an ignitor but I don't have one. Any and all help will be apppreciated.

[Don-lo]

79 was the last year for points. What do you have under the points cover (small forward cover on the right side of motor)? Pics would help

[disciplex666]

I thought I had points. Its just a couple triggers. I also noticed the manual I'm using was printed in 80. Know where I can get an electrical diagram for a 79gs1000?

[paco13]

pics of ignition would help. Someone may have replaced the points with an elec. ign.

[disciplex666]

its all factory stuff. i was confused because the schematic i was working off of was for an 80. now i gotta find the right schematic. would an 850 and 1000 be the same? im pretty sure i read somewhere they were the same.

[ryonker]

Take a look here and see if you can find what you need.

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/

Good luck!

Rick

[Big T]

its all factory stuff. i was confused because the schematic i was working off of was for an 80. now i gotta find the right schematic. would an 850 and 1000 be the same? im pretty sure i read somewhere they were the same.

It's not factory installed - some one has changed it from points to whatever you have

[chef1366]

Get a Dyna S and be done with those points.

[disciplex666]

its all factory stuff. I just had the wrong wiring schematic. It has two contact breakers under the cover. Would an 850 be the same schematic as a 1000? I can find them for 850s but not 1000. All of the wire colors match up.

[first timer]

the link posted has a the service manual for the 78-80 1000, should also have the diagrams you need

[Big T]

its all factory stuff. I just had the wrong wiring schematic. It has two contact breakers under the cover. Would an 850 be the same schematic as a 1000? I can find them for 850s but not 1000. All of the wire colors match up.

Okay - you have the factory points set up, there is not an ignitor

I don't think I understand your question

Is this a basket case bike that you are trying to get the wires run to the right place?

Are you rewiring the ignition?

[disciplex666]

Yeah its a basket case I got off of a guy locally. He took it all apart to bob it and I'm making since of this wiring mess that was created. Basically i'm doing the same. All I am doing electrical wise is making it run, and charge headlamp and tail light. I work at a local chevy dealer as a tech, i'm pretty savvy when it comes to electrical and wiring. My problem I was using a schematic for a 1980 when I have a 1979... completely different ignition set ups.

[Big T]

Wow, you're a GM tech and you know what points are? (j/k)

[disciplex666]

hahaha yup... its true. I got my start tinkering with engines on a 1972 cb100 when I was about 13. I've been around some points before.