• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

Gs 1100e ignition, spark issue

  • Thread starter Thread starter Guest
  • Start date Start date
G

Guest

Guest
My1981 gs 1100e seems to be missing. Its not backfiring or bogging down, just randomly missing, like somebody is killing the ignition for a millisecond. It has a stock ignition, new pl u hs gapped at 20 thou. Any ideas? Where should I start and how do I test the various components? Thanks in advanve, Jonn
 
You can test the signal generator but those hardly go bad.
The stock igniters can check out but have problems when they get hot.
Is there a chance you are getting water in the ignition cover?
I'd go with a new Dyna S if the igniter is going out. I would avoid used Dyna products.
 
I am new to this forum, and new to the GS line, but I have the same bike that you do and I believe your problem is due to your plugs being misgapped. I am in the process of upgrading my electrical system due to weak spark issues and the factory specs for the plug gap for the 1100 is .026 to .032. I fiddled around with different gaps in this range and found that, at least for my GS as they seem to be quirky machines, .028 to .030 seems to work best. Also, if you are still running the stock stator, I recommend the Dyna S upgrade. It eliminates the ignitor module all together which prevents what seem to be likely electrical/ignition problems later on. Hope my research helps you. Good luck with that GS. They are diamonds in the rough!
 
turbojonn said:
My1981 gs 1100e seems to be missing. Its not backfiring or bogging down, just randomly missing, like somebody is killing the ignition for a millisecond. It has a stock ignition, new pl u hs gapped at 20 thou. Any ideas? Where should I start and how do I test the various components? Thanks in advanve, Jonn
Click to expand...
I have had similar problems always ended up being a short in the run/off switch . simple and often overlooked might not be your problem but worth a look .
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top