Pick-up coil air gap

[Peter]

Hello i just switched my 4RO timing plate for a 2H7 one and I can't find anywhere is to what the air gap should be for my pickup coils. I did it so I can adjust the timing on my bike. I had to swap the pickup coils...I guess I should have took a measurement before ripping everything apart...:-(

Tks
Peter.

[XSPastor]

I believe the pickup coil to actuator gap is 0.7mm/0.0275" I saw that in a TopCat post somewhere here. You could search his posts by user name to find it yourself...

[randy]

Yes, .7 mm is correct

[Peter]

Good thanks a lot guys, I'll set them at that gap!

Cheers
Peter.

[planedick]

Anything

close to that will work fine. The way those things work is they work or they don't. There is no in between nor different intensity ratings at different distances.

[Peter]

Man I took off the timing plate and put the original one back on. The bike will not stay running, I can get to bit for a second but than that's it! I used brass feeler gauges but it no where near starts like it used to. I can only think it is the air gap setting, how accurate does the setting has to be?? I'm going to trailer the bike to a local mechanic for him to get it to run and for a safety and cert...

Ugg
Peter.

[planedick]

Ballast resistor....

If it only runs while you have the starter button pushed, it's because the ballast resister is disconnected..... Stops when you release the starter button?

[Peter]

My bike is the one that they stopped using the ballast resistor. My TCI is the 4R0 not 2H7....I have the Midnight Special model.

Cheers
Peter