Topic: GRRR!!! Ignition woes

[DV Red Herring]

So. I decided to replace my worn out points plate with new(ish) components. The plate is a very snug fit. 1-4 got a NOS contact. 2-3 got a almost new breaker. I have power to the points, and spark at the plugs. These are TEC components and have been gapped properly. I do not have a test light to set static timing, but no matter where I turn the plate, no joy. I specifically bought this stuff to serve as a test bed to compare newish items against my project of replacing just the worn phenolic blocks on other TEC points. I swear this machine is protesting against the new 17 tooth front sprocket that I just installed today. Not really. But it IS irritating.

[seanbarney41]

12v lightbulb with socket and a couple wires...wahlah...test lamp

guessing you probably got the points/condensor leads attached wrong somehow because the bike should start with the points plate in nearly any position

[DV Red Herring]

I'm working the old vs new issue right now. If the "old" plate fires the bike then I know I haven't created a "new" issue other that the "new" points plate.

[DV Red Herring]

And yes. That light is going to be my next tool purchase. I just bought an old school sears penske timing light that had my bike running crisp. That Innova POS went out with the trash 2 weeks ago.

[DV Red Herring]

Now I get no spark to any of the plugs.

[DV Red Herring]

Battery is down to 11.54

[seanbarney41]

you had to disconnect the leads to change points plates, right?

[DV Red Herring]

Yessir. I may have had the 2-3 wrong? I think I had the orientation from the condensers wrong. Maybe combined with wrong timing all the way around, I just drained the battery too far. I hooked up my battery charger/booster and it runs again. I will leave it to trickle charge tonight and try the new set up again tomorrow. I think you may be right about the isolater positioning. It was after that change and boosting the battery that the bike fired. I still don't understand how I was getting spark readings at the plugs the other way around. Hmmm???