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Bridgestone Tech Talk => 175 & 200 Talk => Topic started by: BigAl8295 on October 18, 2014, 04:45:09 PM

Title: Overheating coils
Post by: BigAl8295 on October 18, 2014, 04:45:09 PM

I'm having a problem with my 200 project bike.  I'm not getting spark and the coils heat up.

I tried swapping coils, new points, new condensers. 

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Overheating coils
Post by: premiumjo on October 18, 2014, 10:22:46 PM

Are you running the correct spark plug? correct gap? Try testing the secondary, maybe you got a bad plug wire. Check all your connections. They can get corroded after years of sitting.

Title: Re: Overheating coils
Post by: bsforever on October 19, 2014, 12:39:21 AM

Just want to relate a 'possibility' for you... i had the misfortune of wiring one of my coils ( 350 GTR ) with the wires hooked opposite of the + - on the terminals....accidentally hooked the positive wire to the negative and the negative to the positive. Made for no spark at that coil. I did not feel the coil for any heat resulting, but probably would have felt something had i checked. If the connection is correct at the coils, perhaps the wiring leading away from the coils might not be correctly connected? ......just a thought on a possibilty for you to check out. bsforever

Title: Re: Overheating coils
Post by: BigAl8295 on November 02, 2014, 09:01:26 AM

We have spark!

Problem was wiring to the points.