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Accel Coil Set

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I'm curious... I'm having some problems with my bike (See Not a good day thread) and one of my coils is showing around 82 ohms, so not sure if that is the entire culprit or not... but anyway, dealer says $95 for one new coil... Cycle - re- cycle has an entire kit of ACCEL COIL SET for $169.95 definately wouldn't mind the yellow cables...

Would these work with my bike (1978 GS750E)? Would I need to change anything else?
 
I'm no expert on Accel, but if you're running points ignition you'll need 5 ohm coils.

You probably already know this, but most of us with ignition problems have gone with a Dyna S ignition and coils, replacing the points assembly and both coils. http://www.z1enterprises.com/ has a good price. For $240 plus shipping you can have a whole new ignition that's a great improvement. Not hard to install either on your model. Oops, the plug wires are another $25.00 and come in red or black I believe.
 
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That was going to be my next question... I didn't know what all I would have to order with those.

Is THIS the kit you are talking about? $384.00 is pretty steep compared to just buying a $95 coil. Are they worth the money?
 
Was only $120 from z1 for me -- I stuck with the stock coils though. Easiest install ever and solved my ignition problem right away without any more guesswork.

*EDIT* (Dyna S ignition, that is.)
 
OK, well it looks like I have 1 coil that is bad... I left the key in run after looking at stuff during lunch, when I got home at 4:30 I saw it was still on. Touched the RH coil that gave me an OHM reading of 82k and it was nearly hot enough to burn you.


I think I looked at the wrong kit for my bike... So now I gotta figure out what all parts I need.
 
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