96 Vmax spark issue
After working all night on my 96 vmax 600,trying to find spark issue, I replaced Stator ,checked coils ,all switches ,carb sensor,plugs,wires,
Still no good spark
1 spark when first turns over and 1 spark at end of cycle
pulled plugs (for easier starting) and found that when I put my hand on CDI good spark shows up but when plugs are installed , NO SPARK
Tried with 1 plug in and other plug out to view ,touch cdi and it actually started and ran ,reinstalled plug and nothing, after all this ,battery went dead. Checked wire harness for CDI,looks good.
Looking for any and all ideas.
After working all night on my 96 vmax 600,trying to find spark issue, I replaced Stator ,checked coils ,all switches ,carb sensor,plugs,wires,
Still no good spark
1 spark when first turns over and 1 spark at end of cycle
pulled plugs (for easier starting) and found that when I put my hand on CDI good spark shows up but when plugs are installed , NO SPARK
Tried with 1 plug in and other plug out to view ,touch cdi and it actually started and ran ,reinstalled plug and nothing, after all this ,battery went dead. Checked wire harness for CDI,looks good.
Looking for any and all ideas.
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You might have a loose wire somewhere by the CDI or they may be rubbed through.
check to see if there is a wiring harness under the motor that is rubbed though. May also be a loose connector on the CDI box to the wiring harness.
check to see if there is a wiring harness under the motor that is rubbed though. May also be a loose connector on the CDI box to the wiring harness.
Checked harness, applied light dielectric grease all seems good ,can the cdi go bad like this?
mwdevries
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Check the wires by the hood hinge. I found the insulation on mine got cut by the hinge and then it was grounding out. Try to locate all the ground wires too.
