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I have been needing help for awhile, and a few of you guys have stated that I am not giving enough info, so I will tell everything I can and hopefully one of you can put the wind back in my hair. I never thought I would say this, but I am starting to miss the rock like feeling of getting blasted in the face by a bug while doing 100 mph.
OK, here's the deal. This bike is an 82 gs850g shaft drive that has 16,000 original miles. It is electronic ignition, which consists of two pickup coils and a rotor on the crank behind the IGN. cover, and that famous $50,000 ignition module that really does cost more new than most people paid for their entire bike. When it ran, it flew, burned no oil, made no noises. I think it is the only GS in existence that doesn't have noisy cams or valves. Then one day, I lost fire in all cylinders.
After extensive searching, troubleshooting, and skull scratching, this is what I have accomplished on my path back to the pavement.
I found that one of the 4 wires that goes to the pickup coils and runs underneath the engine to the ignition module had become wedged, and eventually sliced in half. When I put it back together, I had fire on 1 and 4, but not on 2 or 3. Switched the coils, still fire on 1 and 4, none on 2 and 3. switched the NEGs on the coils, and had fire on 2 and 3, but no longer 1 and 4. Coils tested out fine on a seperate bike as well. I then untaped all the wiring on the whole bike, and checked it very meticulously, made sure there where no bad connections, loose or split wires, or even insulation that had been cut exposing any wiring. After a second check by someone else who found nothing, we retaped it all neatly and as original. I have put on 4 new plugs, a new battery, solenoid, and a NOS ignition switch that I just happened to come across. (Not that I thought any of the previous statement would solve my problem, just did it to eliminate suspicion) I tried testing my ignition module as directed in the Haynes manual, but according to the results of my test, the Haynes manual states I shouldn't have fire at all, but I do, on 1 and 4. And, according to Haynes, to get fire on 1 and 4 in a manipulated way, (the test itself) when I tried it, I got no spark. But, when I hooked it back up to my bike, again I had spark on 1 and 4. Therefore, I think Haynes (whoever that is) can KISS MY NON-MOTORCYCLE RIDING ASS!!!!!!! Also, testing my pickup coils, I have no Idea how, and I don't think Haynes does either.
Thats pretty much the whole story of my predicament. Now, for all you patient, smart, people out there, who can troubleshoot this reasonably, and most likely better than me (not hard) Do you have any suggestions?
P.S. If anybody has a CDI box lying around from and 82-83 gs850 - 1100, #32900 49410 or pickup coils for the same, I'll make an offer.
Oh yeah, when I took it to the dealership, they (quote) "think the cdi box is the problem." How much do they want me to pay them to "think" that? Try about $536.50
Also, does anybody have any clever retrofitting ideas, or interchangeability info. ANY help,comments,suggestions, advice that doesn't cost $536.50 would be aprewciated more than you know. THANKS for reading all this!!!
OK, here's the deal. This bike is an 82 gs850g shaft drive that has 16,000 original miles. It is electronic ignition, which consists of two pickup coils and a rotor on the crank behind the IGN. cover, and that famous $50,000 ignition module that really does cost more new than most people paid for their entire bike. When it ran, it flew, burned no oil, made no noises. I think it is the only GS in existence that doesn't have noisy cams or valves. Then one day, I lost fire in all cylinders.
After extensive searching, troubleshooting, and skull scratching, this is what I have accomplished on my path back to the pavement.
I found that one of the 4 wires that goes to the pickup coils and runs underneath the engine to the ignition module had become wedged, and eventually sliced in half. When I put it back together, I had fire on 1 and 4, but not on 2 or 3. Switched the coils, still fire on 1 and 4, none on 2 and 3. switched the NEGs on the coils, and had fire on 2 and 3, but no longer 1 and 4. Coils tested out fine on a seperate bike as well. I then untaped all the wiring on the whole bike, and checked it very meticulously, made sure there where no bad connections, loose or split wires, or even insulation that had been cut exposing any wiring. After a second check by someone else who found nothing, we retaped it all neatly and as original. I have put on 4 new plugs, a new battery, solenoid, and a NOS ignition switch that I just happened to come across. (Not that I thought any of the previous statement would solve my problem, just did it to eliminate suspicion) I tried testing my ignition module as directed in the Haynes manual, but according to the results of my test, the Haynes manual states I shouldn't have fire at all, but I do, on 1 and 4. And, according to Haynes, to get fire on 1 and 4 in a manipulated way, (the test itself) when I tried it, I got no spark. But, when I hooked it back up to my bike, again I had spark on 1 and 4. Therefore, I think Haynes (whoever that is) can KISS MY NON-MOTORCYCLE RIDING ASS!!!!!!! Also, testing my pickup coils, I have no Idea how, and I don't think Haynes does either.
Thats pretty much the whole story of my predicament. Now, for all you patient, smart, people out there, who can troubleshoot this reasonably, and most likely better than me (not hard) Do you have any suggestions?
P.S. If anybody has a CDI box lying around from and 82-83 gs850 - 1100, #32900 49410 or pickup coils for the same, I'll make an offer.
Oh yeah, when I took it to the dealership, they (quote) "think the cdi box is the problem." How much do they want me to pay them to "think" that? Try about $536.50
Also, does anybody have any clever retrofitting ideas, or interchangeability info. ANY help,comments,suggestions, advice that doesn't cost $536.50 would be aprewciated more than you know. THANKS for reading all this!!!