blue/white smoke out of exhaust

[tkent02]

yes it is the coil.....

I swapped the other one to this side plugged in the wires and I get spark out of both leads, plug in the bad coil and no spark out of one of the leads, and always the same lead, I put the bad one on the other side, still the same, one lead shows no spark at all..

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Maybe it's just the wire, or the conection, or maybe just the spark plug cap?

[RobG1970]

which bike are bike are you working on again>>?? I was peeking at EBAY and seen a few...

[GateKeeper]

Maybe it's just the wire, or the conection, or maybe just the spark plug cap?

tried every combination I could think of.....no spark out the one side of the one coil...

changed it all, the lead, the cap, one side to the other....and just no spark on the one coil, I get 3 out 4 sparking

This is on the 1983 GS750E Suzuki...

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[GateKeeper]

try this place, Brenda there is really quick to reply... http://www.bikeboneyard.com/

listed

coils--$35/piece

that's 70 bucks for the 2...half of what brand new ones cost more or less...

need to find something cheaper

like 30 bucks for the pair of them, with the leads and caps....

if possible

[SVSooke]

I'll send you a coil for shipping,heck I'll send you both of them.Probably won't cost any more to do both.

[GateKeeper]

I'll send you a coil for shipping,heck I'll send you both of them.Probably won't cost any more to do both.

You got a deal.....

Tell me they are working, and tell he how much.....

I can do Paypal or EMT......

you ship I pay....

I am a happy camper......

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[SVSooke]

I'll have to check them some how.Guessing I can just hook them up to the 85 and see.

[GateKeeper]

As long as they work long enough to get my bike going, once I know I am up and running again, I will probably invest in some new ones......

I don't want them to crap out on me again....

Thanks once again....

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[earlfor]

Maybe it's just the wire, or the conection, or maybe just the spark plug cap?

Yes, that coil fires 1 and 4, so if 4 is firing, the coil is working. It is the lead to 1 that is not working. Probably is a bad spark plug cap causing the problem.

I also still think the carbs are out of synch because it should start even if the spark plug lead to #1 is disconnected. (unless all the carbs are out) heh

[GateKeeper]

Yes, that coil fires 1 and 4, so if 4 is firing, the coil is working. It is the lead to 1 that is not working. Probably is a bad spark plug cap causing the problem.

I also still think the carbs are out of synch because it should start even if the spark plug lead to #1 is disconnected. (unless all the carbs are out) heh

1/2 the coil is not working.....

I changed the lead, I changed the cap, I changed the plug, I moved it to the other side and tried.......I pulled the lead for #4 and stuck it #1 no spark, but always a spark on #4 no matter what lead, cap, plug or feed from the bike.

there is absolutely no spark on one of the leads on the this one coil it is kaput....

[1948man]

I don't know if you want to bother with it, but I think BassCliff has a tutorial on reseating the plug wire to the coil. If I remember right, you have to dig it out, clean it, and epoxy it back in. That sounds like your problem. You're probably getting tired of all these opinions by now.

[earlfor]

I don't know if you want to bother with it, but I think BassCliff has a tutorial on reseating the plug wire to the coil. If I remember right, you have to dig it out, clean it, and epoxy it back in. That sounds like your problem. You're probably getting tired of all these opinions by now.

I agree. The coil is not divided internally, only the leads are individual.
Picking out the epoxy around the #1 wire from the coil is tedious though.
Easier to replace the coil.

[koolaid_kid]

You are correct earl. Sounds like the high tension wire itself. It is either faulty or the connection is bad. Either way you would have to dig it out.
Personally, if I went to all that trouble I would just replace it rather than just trying to reseat it.
They can break in the middle, although it is rare.

[GateKeeper]

I don't know if you want to bother with it, but I think BassCliff has a tutorial on reseating the plug wire to the coil. If I remember right, you have to dig it out, clean it, and epoxy it back in. That sounds like your problem. You're probably getting tired of all these opinions by now.

I agree. The coil is not divided internally, only the leads are individual.
Picking out the epoxy around the #1 wire from the coil is tedious though.
Easier to replace the coil.

You are correct earl. Sounds like the high tension wire itself. It is either faulty or the connection is bad. Either way you would have to dig it out.
Personally, if I went to all that trouble I would just replace it rather than just trying to reseat it.
They can break in the middle, although it is rare.

nothing to dig out, both leads are held in by a plstic clip that is attached to the coil, no epoxy, no nothing, they push in they pull out, very easy....

I did take pictures however I did not have a chance to upload them and post them here....

It's the one half of the coil, it's dead, it's not producing a spark....

I appreciate all the suggestions, but none apply to the coils I have...

as stated.....

I pulled the wires out of the coil, I swapped out the leads, the plugs, the caps, and always one side will not produce a spark, it don't matter what lead is on it, what cap, what spark plug it does not give off a spark.

when I get home tonight I will upload the pics and you can see what these coils look like and how they are constructed, how the leads are attached and so on....

I have a set of coils coming in from SVSooke, hopefully his are working and all I will need to do is plug them in and the bike should once again be up and running...

now since I did tear apart the carbs, I will do sync on them to make sure they are in optimum running condition as well....

Thanks once agin for all the input.

Cheers

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[GateKeeper]

here is a picture of the coils, these are the same as mine, but are my replacements as SVSooke has them and is willing to part with them...

you can see in the pic how they are constructed and put together