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Re: power to the coil

Date : Sat, 27 Sep 2003 18:27:34 -0500
To : virago@xxxxxxxxxxxx
From : Barry Carpenter <bcarpent@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject : Re: power to the coil
I'm getting power to the coils. The red wire on each coil shows voltage when I
turn on the key. What would be the next troubleshooting step?



royscorrigan wrote:

> Barry, the rotor in the left ('driver side') half of the engine case
> supplies power to the recifire.  In my '82 750, the rectifier is located on
> the back of the toolbox, which is under the left airpod.  Sometimes wiring
> gets pinched between the two.  Check the wiring coming from the upper left
> rear of the engine case.  You'll have to trace it, as I'm not sure where
> your components are...but if there's a short or broken whire (it happens),
> then there's no power juicing the coils.
> Steven
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