Weird spark problem

[SA'shee]

Hi guys.

my '97 shee is giving me endless troubles. first off it just died on me and i traced that to a dead ignition coil,replaced the ignition coil.

still there was no spark so i replaced the CDI with a known working one but still no luck.

I tested the the pickup and it gave me 145 ohms,tested the magneto coils and it gave me 18.4ohms.

If i put a normal 12V test light between green and red it gives good voltage constantly.

if i put a 3V led between red/white and green/white its shows a signal constantly.

i opened the harness and triple checked everything from plugs to connections,everything!

 

now heres the tricky bit.

if i leave it sitting for a couple days and i get on and kick it i get good spark for about 5 kicks then it gets weaker quickly til no spark by 8-9 kicks.

has anybody had similar issues and whats the possible fixes please?

thanks

[03DMshee]

What do you have your gap set at on the pickup?

[SA'shee]

Its set at 0.40mm. I have moved it around from 0.25mm up to 0.50. it makes no difference at all.

[03DMshee]

Well it should be around. 018.....try that

[03DMshee]

U are talking about the pick up on the flywheel right? It should be set around 18 thousanths

[1CrazyBastard]

Just curious do you still have the TORS system / metal boxes on top of the carbs ?

[SA'shee]

hi guys, i have the gap set at 0.018in and the metal boxes are still there but theres no more wiring/little black box for the TORS.

[BeeCanBanshee]

Have you checked the plug wires and caps?

[SA'shee]

both caps and wires are brand new.