78 kz 1000 spark plug diagram

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78 kz 1000 spark plug diagram

08 Aug 2013 21:40
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Has anyone got a diagram fr what cylinder each plug wire goes to on a 78 kz 1000, I just would like a diagram of the coil wires and which coil serves what cylinder and which wires on the coils go where thx

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Re: 78 kz 1000 spark plug diagram

08 Aug 2013 22:28
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left coil 1&4
right coil 2&3

this is sitting on bike facing front.

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Re: 78 kz 1000 spark plug diagram

09 Aug 2013 09:15
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for those of u interested I found this site this morning and its awesome
www.cmsnl.com/kawasaki-kz1000_model15389/partslist/

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Re: 78 kz 1000 spark plug diagram

09 Aug 2013 10:43
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nice diagrams.

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Re: 78 kz 1000 spark plug diagram

10 Aug 2013 19:44
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I thought so too, i just wish I would have had them many headaches ago, oh well got them now

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Re: 78 kz 1000 spark plug diagram

02 Dec 2018 15:22
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ttt plz

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Re: 78 kz 1000 spark plug diagram

07 Dec 2018 17:56
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This may help.
Found it on this site.
May have the coils reversed compared to how GL stated.

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Re: 78 kz 1000 spark plug diagram

07 Dec 2018 18:52
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Yes, the big motors had the coils opposite of the smaller motors.

The Kz500/550/650/700/750 had the 1-4 coil on the right with a black wire and 2-3 coil on the left with a green wire.

The 900/1000/1100 had the 1-4 coil on the left with a black wire and 2-3 coil on the right with a green wire.

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Re: 78 kz 1000 spark plug diagram

08 Dec 2018 06:39 - 08 Dec 2018 06:40
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As noted by loudhvx --

Z1/ KZ900/ KZ1000/KZ1100:



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Re: 78 kz 1000 spark plug diagram

08 Dec 2018 07:28 - 08 Dec 2018 17:47
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Underneath the points cover on 4 cylinder models, there's a pickup module on the left-hand side and another pickup module on the right-hand side.

The left-hand pickup module grounds and un-grounds the ignition coil that fires the outside spark plugs #1 and #4 through a black wire connected to the primary winding terminal of the ignition coil. The black wire is sometimes referred to as a trigger wire or a signal wire. I believe this means signalling or triggering the ignition coil to fire.

The right-hand pickup module grounds and un-grounds the ignition coil that fires the inside spark plugs #2 and #3 through a green wire connected to the primary winding terminal of the other ignition coil. As with the black wire, the green wire is also sometimes referred to as a trigger wire or a signal wire. As mentioned, I believe this means signalling or triggering the ignition coil to fire.

It's important to remember that while the ignition coil is grounded through the signal/trigger wire, the ignition coil is in a "charged" condition. Then, when the ignition coil primary terminal becomes un-grounded, the un-grounding is the event that causes the ignition coil to fire. The "firing" sends high voltage through the "secondary loop" (see below) that includes the spark plugs.

The un-grounding (resulting in "firing") is supposed to occur when the F mark aligns with the case mark at idle RPM.

For ignition timing, the T mark my be ignored as it shows top dead center position of pistons when aligned with the case mark which is useful incident to valve timing as opposed to ignition timing.

Depending on the type of ignition, the un-grounding can result from (1) opening of the points or (2) Dyna-S embedded rotor magnet passing the module or (3) raised pointer passing the module on a stock electronic ignition with igniter.

Here's a diagram of the secondary loop showing what's supposed to happen when the ignition coil's primary wiring becomes un-grounded:



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