gsl65 Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 I went out to ride the other day and only had spark on one side. The problem seems to be intermittent because it ran fine the day before. I know I do have a short somewhere because my light go on and off. I don't think the problems are related though. I hate electrical problems!!! Any suggestions? Quote
chadj1980 Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 sounds like a bad plug cap..or wire... if not then coil.... caps are cheap and usually the problem esp.. if it is the stock cap Quote
desertdeweller Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 (edited) it could be the stator the charging coil for lighting on the stator is seperate from the ignition coil. So it is possible to have good lights and a spark problem and vise versa. but I would try the easier and cheaper items first. stock stators are usually pretty durable. Edited February 2, 2009 by desertdeweller Quote
desertdeweller Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 do you still have the tors? Quote
gsl65 Posted February 2, 2009 Author Report Posted February 2, 2009 sounds like a bad plug cap..or wire... if not then coil.... caps are cheap and usually the problem esp.. if it is the stock cap Thanks for the fast response. I'll check it out. Quote
gsl65 Posted February 2, 2009 Author Report Posted February 2, 2009 do you still have the tors? No, the TORS has been removed. Quote
gsl65 Posted February 2, 2009 Author Report Posted February 2, 2009 it could be the stator the charging coil for lighting on the stator is seperate from the ignition coil. So it is possible to have good lights and a spark problem and vise versa. but I would try the easier and cheaper items first. stock stators are usually pretty durable. Thanks. I'm pretty sure the lighting problem is in the wiring harness some place. If I wiggle the wires the lights come on. I had the whole quad appart for powder coating. Maybe a bad ground? Quote
AKheathen Posted February 3, 2009 Report Posted February 3, 2009 Thanks. I'm pretty sure the lighting problem is in the wiring harness some place. If I wiggle the wires the lights come on. I had the whole quad appart for powder coating. Maybe a bad ground? most likely, with a pc job. could be bad connection at one of the connectors too. x2 on th3 caps/ wire for spark. :biggrin: Quote
TNTS355 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Posted February 3, 2009 I had the same problem. Ohm your stator, and pickup coil. If you have a Clymers it will give you the resistance readings. Quote
SpecialEd 05 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Posted February 3, 2009 Sorry to hijack but I'm also having this problem a bit. It misses on the right cylinder at idle and up to mid RPM but it fires ok at WOT. Still hauls ass no worries. I was thinking maybe pickup gap? I tried swapping plug leads and the miss stayed with the RH cylinder. Quote
AKheathen Posted February 3, 2009 Report Posted February 3, 2009 Sorry to hijack but I'm also having this problem a bit. It misses on the right cylinder at idle and up to mid RPM but it fires ok at WOT. Still hauls ass no worries. I was thinking maybe pickup gap? I tried swapping plug leads and the miss stayed with the RH cylinder. if it's just amiss at low, but ok at wot, then i would start by cleaning/syncing your carbs. Quote
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