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Jessie doesn't fire on 1 and 4

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Good day everyone,

On my way to work Tuesday my GS850GT lost power a few blocks from home. I was able to ride it home. Yes, I had to drive my truck to work most of the week. Bleh.

I finally had time to do some troubleshooting today. I pulled the spark plug wires one at a time and used a spare spark plug. I found out it was not firing on cylinders 1 and 4. I then took off the left coil and found this...

coil_broke.jpg


The hot wire came loose from the top of the coil. After I clean it up a bit ( :o ) will I be able to re-attach that wire to the coil? Or is it time for some green coils?

I'll keep you posted. I'm going to try to re-attach. But it looks like there's some kind of epoxy to dig out of the way first. Thanks for your time.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
Cliff I have some used later coils, call me if you need one
 
Dynas are a waste of money. I had one go bad after just a year and have used later model Suzuki coils ever since. I'd try reattaching the wire first and see what happens.
 
Most of the coils I have from stock zooks are clipped on??? Why is that one different?
 
I have some spare coils too Cliff, if for some reasons Lynn's don't work out.:)
 
The operation was a success!

The operation was a success!

Hi guys,

Thanks for your generous offer too Ed. The fix turned out to be simpler than I thought.

After I cleaned the area I found there was some epoxy over the connection. I carefully chipped it away with an exacto knife and discovered the solder terminal underneath.

coil_connection1.jpg


I un-soldered (de-soldered?) the broken wire and re-soldered the coil wire (after tinning, of course).

coil_connection_soldered.jpg



I trimmed it a bit then used a slice of green epoxy, sort of like the kind that Billy Mays sells, and covered the connection.

coil_connection_soldered_epoxyed.jpg



I put everything back together, touched the start button, and she fired right up. I was so happy I gave Jessie a bath.



jessie_in_garage.jpg


Now she's running good AND looking pretty good again. What I've learned from this community made this a really simple fix. Thank you all for your guidance and friendship.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
Looking good Cliff!
What's that silver stuff you stuck the wire in with??? :?:
 
TheCafeKid said:
Most of the coils I have from stock zooks are clipped on??? Why is that one different?
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Suzuki swapped back and forth, some have spade connectors some have soldered on leads. kind of a hit and miss on what you will find.
 
Hi Cliff,
Can I ask where you got the engine guard and highway pegs? I have an 81 GS1000 GL and would love to put those on.

Thanks,
Mike
 
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redmike said:
Hi Cliff,
Can I ask where you got the engine guard and highway pegs? I have an 81 GS1000 GL and would love to put those on.

Thanks,
Mike
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Hi Mr. redmike,

They were on the bike when I bought it. But you can still find them at http://www.denniskirk.com. If I set it up properly, just click the picture.



The spec sheet says they'll fit your bike too.

The highway pegs I have are more like these:




Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
Thanks BassCliff and Hikermikem. I'll order them up once I figure out how to address my carb airflow issues.

Much appreciated.
 
focus frenzy said:
Suzuki swapped back and forth, some have spade connectors some have soldered on leads. kind of a hit and miss on what you will find.
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Man I love this place! I had no idea and was driving myself nuts trying to figure out why my coils were different from the ones I researched for my bike.
Mine has spade connectors.
 
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