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Offline zoo mob

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CB550 no spark/killswitch diagram help...
« on: December 04, 2009, 01:14:21 AM »
Hi, I'm trying to get a '74 550 I bought a while back running, and have not been able to get any spark. Just to be clear, a 500 motor was just swapped in as the original had a broken timing chain. All oo the electricals seem to work, but there is no spark; plugs are brand new, points are clean and properly gapped, battery good. I just took apart the kill switch thinking that the connections might be corroded, they were a bit nasty, so I roughed them up and cleaned them a bit. Unfortunately, I can't quite remember exactly how the thing goes back together, does anybody have a pic of one that has been opened but not taken apart, or perhaps a scan from the shop manual? The Clymer is of course no help in this department. So say I get this back together properly and still get no spark, what's next? Coils? How do I go about testing those, and will my spares form a '73 750 work? Thanks a bunch.
Andrew
 1970 750 K0
 1980 BMW R100T
 1980 GS1100E
 1993 XR650L
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Offline zoo mob

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Re: CB550 no spark/killswitch diagram help...
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2009, 01:32:31 PM »
anyone? I want to spend some time in my chilly garage tonight and get this sorted.
Andrew
 1970 750 K0
 1980 BMW R100T
 1980 GS1100E
 1993 XR650L
Always looking for more

Offline steamnjn23

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Re: CB550 no spark/killswitch diagram help...
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2009, 02:08:22 PM »
PM me.  i may have what you need.
1976 cb550