yeah, I saw those, as hesitant as I am to replace parts that have some small possibility of not being bad, I'm more hesitant to buy used ones that I don't see tested before my eyes first. Call me crazy.
-Kyle On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 10:30 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ebay 220287087229 > > > On 9/27/08, Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Don't worry, my contempt for satan, err, the dealership is directed mostly >> towards the 300% markup parts counter guys. The fact that they will come >> down drastically in price so easily when pitted against eachother shows that >> they're ridiculously marked up. Yeah, we had the tester hooked up to both >> leads. They ran fine at first, but after running for a while they started to >> fail. At different intervals ofcourse as one was in worse shape than the >> other. I too am hesistant to replace parts without making sure that's the >> part that is bad, I'm also hesitant to break down on a houston freeway >> during rushhour again. And then there's the ants... >> >> -Kyle >> -Ormiga! >> >> On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 12:20 AM, Dennis Hammerl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >> >>> yeah, I have one of those testers. Did you check the plug cap >>> resistance? They should be 5~10 meg each. If you examined the schematic for >>> the bike you will see that the output side of the coils is actually a loop. >>> In effect, one plug fires from the center electrode and the other from the >>> ground strap. Both at the same time. One fires on an exhaust stroke while >>> the other is on a compression stroke. With this in mind, if one plug wire is >>> off, both cease to function since the loop is broken. Now when the tester is >>> used by an amateur, it can show a bad component. I don't agree with the jump >>> start theory but anything is possible. I don't recall ever replacing a coil >>> set on one of those. The failure rate is below .3%. I have replaced pulse >>> coils on a fair number of those bikes. Failure is due to heat. Check >>> resistance of those cold and hot. All I'm trying to do is completely confirm >>> failed component. If you are satisfied with the results as it stands now, >>> replace with OEM. One of my guys has a CB650sc with over 38k on it and all >>> original electrics. >>> Now I'll duck while all you dealer haters respond. >>> >>> --- On *Sat, 9/27/08, Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Coils? >>> To: [email protected] >>> >>> Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008, 1:32 AM >>> >>> >>> One was just out of specs, the other one had infinite resistance. I >>> then took it to the local cycle shop that had a fancy ignition coil tester. >>> Nifty adapter on the end kind of like a dummy sparkplug you could screw in >>> and out to adjust the gap on the fly. One coil could just barely make a >>> spark at less than 1/4 inch, the other could spark almost twice that. Both >>> petered out after a few minutes, after they warmed up. I know the odds of >>> both going bad are twice as unlikely, but one was definitely worse than the >>> other. That explains why it felt like my bike was only running on 2 cyls >>> before it crapped out completely the other day when it was hot. And after a >>> few minutes cooling off it would run, but again like it was on half its >>> cyls. Then after I let it set for 30 mins it cranked up and ran on all cyls, >>> even if it was still missing occasionally. One of the only situations I can >>> think of that would cause both coils to fail around the same time would be >>> jump starting off of a running car. I'm afraid that if the previous owner >>> tried that I may have more than just coil problems. This bike has had ever >>> single electrical system knackered in some form or another. >>> >>> -Kyle >>> -picked up "knackered" from watching TopGear ;) >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 11:04 PM, Dennis Hammerl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >>> >>>> How did you determine that ? Do you know what the odds of both going >>>> bad at the same are ? Fall back and regroup. Fill me in. >>>> >>>> --- On *Fri, 9/26/08, Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: >>>> >>>> From: Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Coils? >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Date: Friday, September 26, 2008, 3:06 PM >>>> >>>> I finally got a chance to take a break from himmicane cleanup to look >>>> at my bike today. Turns out the coils are dead, or we don't know how to >>>> work >>>> a multimeter. I'm fairly confident in my multimeter skills so I'm going to >>>> go with dead coils. Anyone have any recommendations on aftermarkets or >>>> stick >>>> with OEM? >>>> >>>> -Kyle >>>> -83CB650SC >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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