Coils, I think?

[chuck hahn]

I know the feeling..Ive grabbed a few unsuspectingly and felt the zap. Jap Bike Randy told me to do it in the dark with the engine wet and sure enough you couls see the little arcs very tiny but they were visible. Luckily for me i had a few extra sets of coils and it was just a plug and play swap for me. Beans you can replace the wires on the coils easily enough. If you want, I will do them for you and send them back. PM me if you want to.

[mike_of_bbg]

the bike will still run but the stammering is induced because the wires are fractured everywhere..get the idea here??

I thought I did...

If your insulation is cracked that might be cause to replace the wires. I wonder if painting them with liquid electrical tape would make a good repair though?

[chuck hahn]

Yeah...saw that after i replied to Koolaids post.

[Alan Schlosser]

Good thread. I like the idea of replacing the spark plug caps. Anyone have the code for the NGK caps for the 82 1100G motor off hand, so I don't have to decode them from Z1's site?

[rustybronco]

The part numbers are on basscliffs web site.

[Alan Schlosser]

Well cripes, that was easy. Thanks RB

[frijoles-and-beans]

The wires are not designed to be replaced on the stock coils; though it is not impossible either.

If your insulation is cracked that might be cause to replace the wires.?

Later today, I'm going to go get some spark-plug wire and caps from the local Suzuki shop. It's a stock set of coils, but the wires can be replaced, and sealed up afterward.

Oh, I guess I forgot to put this in- my wires DO have cracks.

[koolaid_kid]

Personally, if I were doing the job (and I am not) I would go to the auto parts store and find a set of 4 cylinder plug wires on sale. They come with the caps, the wires are suppression, and should be much cheaper than buying Suzuki parts. Look on their sale table if possible. bwringer picked up a really nice v-8 set in 8mm, and they are great.

[frijoles-and-beans]

Personally, if I were doing the job (and I am not) I would go to the auto parts store and find a set of 4 cylinder plug wires on sale. They come with the caps, the wires are suppression, and should be much cheaper than buying Suzuki parts. Look on their sale table if possible. bwringer picked up a really nice v-8 set in 8mm, and they are great.

Yeah, I've been thinking about "replacement" parts for as much as I can get away with. I use that fancy oil too, when really I should do like the threads say and use that Rotella diesel.

[rustybronco]

So Ricardo, what did you get for a secondary resistance measurement with and without the plug caps connected?

[frijoles-and-beans]

You're talking about connecting black to a ground and all that procedure, right? I mean on the little meter thing. I used the battery ground. I didn't get a reading. Is that what you're talking about? I didn't get a reading and it's supposed to be that way, isn't it?

I didn't know I was supposed to disconnect the caps. Oops. I still think it's a good set of coils.

[1948man]

Put one probe in #1 plug cap and the other probe in #4 cap with the key off and measure K ohms. Do the same for plugs 2 and 3. It's much easier to get the probe in the cap and make good contact if you take off the little rubber boot at the end of the OEM cap. As suggested, you could also take the caps off and measure wire to tire. With the caps on you should see 30-35K ohms. Not sure of specs for your bike.

[frijoles-and-beans]

I've got my plug wires now. I'll tell you how it went. Hopefully that's it, but I'm not holding my breath. Step by step...my tanks off right now still for painting, so I can't really ride anyway.