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Stopped dead - no spark UPDATE
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15 Feb 2007 10:04 #112594
by JimatMilkyWay
Replied by JimatMilkyWay on topic Stopped dead - no spark
mark.wilde wrote:
Try this to at least eliminate one item, namely starting/running voltage. Pull wires off spark plugs, then have a friend turn engine over with starter, (not kick starter) while you hold your V-meter on the battery posts. Have the lights on as well if you want to tax the start circuit even more. This will test your cranking voltage. You will find it a good bit lower than what you measure with bike just sitting there. Even if the charge system were bad, the odds are that with sufficient cranking voltage, the engine would run fine for testing purposes.
If you know the battery and charge system are good, then disregard.
Hi Mark, and welcome to KZR.....Battery 12.2 volts,....
Try this to at least eliminate one item, namely starting/running voltage. Pull wires off spark plugs, then have a friend turn engine over with starter, (not kick starter) while you hold your V-meter on the battery posts. Have the lights on as well if you want to tax the start circuit even more. This will test your cranking voltage. You will find it a good bit lower than what you measure with bike just sitting there. Even if the charge system were bad, the odds are that with sufficient cranking voltage, the engine would run fine for testing purposes.
If you know the battery and charge system are good, then disregard.
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17 Feb 2007 19:43 #113225
by nads.com
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kill switch wires can come loose inside the switch. Bad battery ground to frame is weak spark also.
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