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My aftermarket ignition appears to be dead.
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<blockquote data-quote="saganaga" data-source="post: 212543" data-attributes="member: 5445"><p><s>Have you checked all spark plugs, or just one? </s></p><p><s></s></p><p><s>And does everything else work - lights, horn, turn signals, etc?</s></p><p><s></s></p><p><s>Here's my thoughts - at least for my '82 standard Goldwing, there are two coils. Doubt that both of them would go bad at once. Checking the schematic, each coil (at least in the GL1100) is driven by a separate spark unit. Again, doubt both of those would go bad at once.</s></p><p><s></s></p><p><s>So if you have no spark on any plug, it is probably something shared by both coils. Which seems to be:</s></p><p><s></s></p><p><s>1. Connector for the ignition coils</s></p><p><s>2. Connector for the pickup coils</s></p><p><s>3. Pickup coil itself</s></p><p><s>4. The engine stop switch</s></p><p><s>5. The connector for the engine stop switch/starter button/front brake switch. (The latter has to be connected, since the starter button works, but it could have corrosion on one of the two pins for the engine stop switch).</s></p><p><s></s></p><p><s>If I'm reading the diagram correctly, power is split from the black starter button wire (after #5), goes through the engine run switch (#4), and through a connector (#1) to each ignition coil. Looks like a black wire to the run switch, and a black/white wire afterwards. That should be all 12V.</s></p><p><s></s></p><p><s>Separately, to control the spark, the ignition coils are connected (#1 again), via a wire to each spark unit. Each spark unit is connected (#2) to the pickup coil (#3). Each spark plug unit also has a ground.</s></p><p><s></s></p><p><s>I'm the sort of person who doesn't really want to pull an engine unless I have to. So I'd have my multimeter out and doublecheck all the wiring first. </s></p><p><s></s></p><p><s>Btw, I'm not seeing a red wire running to the ignition coils, spark units, or pick coils. The only solid red wire I'm seeing on the schematic goes to the ignition switch.</s></p><p></p><p>Nevermind. Can't read.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="saganaga, post: 212543, member: 5445"] [s]Have you checked all spark plugs, or just one? And does everything else work - lights, horn, turn signals, etc? Here's my thoughts - at least for my '82 standard Goldwing, there are two coils. Doubt that both of them would go bad at once. Checking the schematic, each coil (at least in the GL1100) is driven by a separate spark unit. Again, doubt both of those would go bad at once. So if you have no spark on any plug, it is probably something shared by both coils. Which seems to be: 1. Connector for the ignition coils 2. Connector for the pickup coils 3. Pickup coil itself 4. The engine stop switch 5. The connector for the engine stop switch/starter button/front brake switch. (The latter has to be connected, since the starter button works, but it could have corrosion on one of the two pins for the engine stop switch). If I'm reading the diagram correctly, power is split from the black starter button wire (after #5), goes through the engine run switch (#4), and through a connector (#1) to each ignition coil. Looks like a black wire to the run switch, and a black/white wire afterwards. That should be all 12V. Separately, to control the spark, the ignition coils are connected (#1 again), via a wire to each spark unit. Each spark unit is connected (#2) to the pickup coil (#3). Each spark plug unit also has a ground. I'm the sort of person who doesn't really want to pull an engine unless I have to. So I'd have my multimeter out and doublecheck all the wiring first. Btw, I'm not seeing a red wire running to the ignition coils, spark units, or pick coils. The only solid red wire I'm seeing on the schematic goes to the ignition switch.[/s] Nevermind. Can't read. [/QUOTE]
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