Latest progress report. It's confirmed...I'm a dumbass.

[Detman101]

Hehehehe....first smile i've had in days.
That quote is funny.

My luck is about the same...At least it is with this bike. It's funny, I always thought I had it rough when my rebel blew an oil seal when I tried to push it to 75 on the highway. After dealing with this sack of crud bike that rebel would be a dreamboat. At least it worked...just had to add oil everyday.

There is no way in hell I'll be able to sell my vulcan.


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[Giblet]

Coil dilemma

Well, I feel better. I think I ma having a coil problem as well and have been putting off addressing it. Its only on two cylinders and after consulting the Clymer manual I am asking that age old question . . . . "Why didn't I think of that?". The answer, swap sides and see if the problem follows the coil. I'd have a whole brain if both halves weren't out looking for each other.

[Detman101]

good luck with your coil problem. A new/used Stock one can be had fairly easily. Just remember to unplug it from the wire harness...DO NOT clip the wires like I did. *smack forehead* :roll:

Now i've got to pick up a set of new/used stock coils off of ebay because I can't get these damned dyna coils to work right.


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[Detman101]

Oh crap, is there a kickstand shutoff on my bike?
I never noticed one there before but thinking back on my vulcan750 I wondered if the GS has one too???

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[first timer]

are you giving up on the dyna coils?

-ryan

[Anonymous]

Being a dumbass is relative. I've never outgrown it, my mistakes are just at a higher level. 8)

[Detman101]

are you giving up on the dyna coils?

-ryan

More than likely yes. I know that the stock coils work right and I've sorted out the reason it was rich in the 3-5lk rpm zone (float settings WAY off) so now I know it will run right if I can just get it started.
Based on that I think that going back to the stock coils will put me running by this saturday.

These dyna coils are impossible to get wires for. I've already wasted 60 dollars last saturday trying to get them to work. I bought a set of car wires I cannot return and also 6 feet of copper core wire, 5k ohm sparkplug caps and I can't use those without the frickin connectors which require a clamp and a special tool to crimp onto the copper-core wire
I bought. So rather than continue being screwed at every turn I'm going back to the stock coils. I KNOW they work.

:roll:
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[Detman101]

ROFL Patrick!!!
Sometimes I feel that way too hehe...

Turns out my weak spark was probably due to using those mending plates as mounting points instead of running longer bolts to the frame mounts.
I'll try another way when I get home today. Something has to work.
I wonder what metal I could use to connect up everything good and grounded...And would wires work?

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[earlfor]

If you will put a ground wire from the mounting bolt on your coil to a ground/bolt on your frame, you can bolt the coils to a peanut butter sandwich if you wish and they will work just fine. :-)

Earl

ROFL Patrick!!!
Sometimes I feel that way too hehe...

Turns out my weak spark was probably due to using those mending plates as mounting points instead of running longer bolts to the frame mounts.
I'll try another way when I get home today. Something has to work.
I wonder what metal I could use to connect up everything good and grounded...And would wires work?

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[frosty5011]

If you will put a ground wire from the mounting bolt on your coil to a ground/bolt on your frame, you can bolt the coils to a peanut butter sandwich if you wish and they will work just fine.

No, I wouldn't go with the peanut butter sandwich route......the material used in those sandwiches really isn't strong enough to handle the combined mounting stress of a nut and bolt too well. A better solution might be a 2 week old salami sub!

[Hoomgar]

If you will put a ground wire from the mounting bolt on your coil to a ground/bolt on your frame, you can bolt the coils to a peanut butter sandwich if you wish and they will work just fine.

No, I wouldn't go with the peanut butter sandwich route......the material used in those sandwiches really isn't strong enough to handle the combined mounting stress of a nut and bolt too well. A better solution might be a 2 week old salami sub!

I am thinking pepperoni. Or maybe even some jerky.

[Detman101]

Hehehe...you guys crack me up.


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