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kamin1772
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No spark. Best place to start???

Post by kamin1772 » Mon Aug 09, 2010 3:40 pm

Ok, I know this has been asked to death, but I'm going to ask it anyway. My dream all of a sudden wouldn't start. I checked the spark first thing, and it was dead. I put a spark tester on, and nothing, so it's not the plugs. I've traced all the wires and they all seem to be intact and in working order. So, where should I go from there? Coil? Condenser? Some other electronic that I don't know of?

Does anyone have any advice as how to test if components are in working order. I'd imagine using a multimeter would be the best bet, but how? What values should I be testing for? Resistance? Any help would really be appreciated. Hopefully I don't have to start replacing parts randomly. Thanks.

kamin1772
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Post by kamin1772 » Mon Aug 09, 2010 7:06 pm

Ok. I figured this out, and it was something really dumb. Well, I guess not dumb, but silly and completely understandable. I recommend anyone with spark problems check this out, and read my post about what was wrong with mine.

http://www.honda305.com/forums/viewtopi ... 1759#31759

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Post by Gunner_CAF » Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:14 am

Isn't this place great! :) Glad you solved the problem.

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Post by tmp7905 » Tue Aug 31, 2010 7:19 pm

I had to replace the condensor on my bike.

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