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Was out riding today and my bike just died made some quick checks NO Spark. Fuses all good Checked with Multimeter Haven't really spent to much time looking at it but the conections all seem good battery turned bike over just fine Does the TCI box just sh-- the bed all at once or does it start to run lousig first. Mine just shut down like I hit the kill switch.
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Russ Neal
Milton, NH
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Well, when it quits all at once, it does not give you much alternative than to start troubleshooting. You are on the right track, checking the fuses is the easiest. Work from the simplest causes to the more complicated (TCI). The multimeter may show continuity, but be so poor that it will not run the bike. Try replacing the main fuse, and maybe all of them one at a time. It's easy, cheap, and my be the cause. Be sure to check the wire connectors right at the ignition switch, and all other connections inside the headlight. Wiggle and try to start. With a sudden shut off it is likely to be something simple, but finding it is the hard part. Good luck, let us know what it is!Miles to Go, Fuel to Burn -
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Did you happen to bump the kill switch on the throttle control housing? Not only check that it is in the run position but check to make sure it is not functioning properly. Mine died like yours. Discovered if I flipped the kill switch off and on a couple of times it would restart. After going through that a couple of times I pulled the switch apart, cleaned everything. No problems since.
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check fuses with light
Problem with mine was a fuse. Looked like it was good,the wire inside looked good ,but was broken behind the metal part. Finally checked with a test light ,after first pulling out the rest of my two hairs i had left. Took me days of swearing and throughing wrenches before i USED the light.Just a thought.1982 XJ 1100
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Very probably the pick-up coils. Look around for the fixes on them. The wires will always break over time, due to the design of the advance on them. they bend a bit everytime the engine revs up over ... I can't remember exactly, I think around 2500 RPM or so. Take off the left engine cover, and check the wires, by pulling on them. if you see the wires 'hourglass' or feel them stretch at all, you found your problem. Mine happened in the driveway thankfully. Started it, reved it, died, no spark at all. A day later I tried it, and it started. I wasn't willing to ride it when it was acting like that, and I checked those wires, and sure enough one was just barely broken. Stripped it, fluxed it, soldered it, and no problems since!
Good luck!Nothing like a ride on a straight 4.
Or toying with death on my 1983 Maico 490 Spider. Only fractured 3 bones so far.Comment
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Measured the Continuity of the Pick up coils Yamaha service manual says bouth should bo 720 ohms one was ok other was open. Pulled the cover and one is completly broken off. Question is why doesnt it still run on 2 cyls. I'll search but what is the best way to fix the broken wire.Russ Neal
Milton, NH
04 GL1800 ABS
04 Kawasaki Concours(Sold)
99 Royal Star Venture(Sold)
80 XS1000 Special(Sold)
83 XJ750 Midnight Maxim(Sold)
80 XS1100G(Sold)
81 XS 650 Special(Sold)Comment
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Found a tech tip says to use meter leads because of the flex gonna replace all 4 looks like its beem done before though. Might have to go back pretty far.Russ Neal
Milton, NH
04 GL1800 ABS
04 Kawasaki Concours(Sold)
99 Royal Star Venture(Sold)
80 XS1000 Special(Sold)
83 XJ750 Midnight Maxim(Sold)
80 XS1100G(Sold)
81 XS 650 Special(Sold)Comment
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Bingo!
Russ, at least you have found the problem. From here the fix is easy.
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