gsl65 Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 I went out to ride the other day and only had spark on one side. The problem seems to be intermittent because it ran fine the day before. I know I do have a short somewhere because my light go on and off. I don't think the problems are related though. I hate electrical problems!!! Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadj1980 Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 sounds like a bad plug cap..or wire... if not then coil.... caps are cheap and usually the problem esp.. if it is the stock cap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertdeweller Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 (edited) it could be the stator the charging coil for lighting on the stator is seperate from the ignition coil. So it is possible to have good lights and a spark problem and vise versa. but I would try the easier and cheaper items first. stock stators are usually pretty durable. Edited February 2, 2009 by desertdeweller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertdeweller Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 do you still have the tors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsl65 Posted February 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 sounds like a bad plug cap..or wire... if not then coil.... caps are cheap and usually the problem esp.. if it is the stock cap Thanks for the fast response. I'll check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsl65 Posted February 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 do you still have the tors? No, the TORS has been removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsl65 Posted February 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 it could be the stator the charging coil for lighting on the stator is seperate from the ignition coil. So it is possible to have good lights and a spark problem and vise versa. but I would try the easier and cheaper items first. stock stators are usually pretty durable. Thanks. I'm pretty sure the lighting problem is in the wiring harness some place. If I wiggle the wires the lights come on. I had the whole quad appart for powder coating. Maybe a bad ground? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKheathen Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Thanks. I'm pretty sure the lighting problem is in the wiring harness some place. If I wiggle the wires the lights come on. I had the whole quad appart for powder coating. Maybe a bad ground? most likely, with a pc job. could be bad connection at one of the connectors too. x2 on th3 caps/ wire for spark. :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNTS355 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 I had the same problem. Ohm your stator, and pickup coil. If you have a Clymers it will give you the resistance readings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEd 05 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Sorry to hijack but I'm also having this problem a bit. It misses on the right cylinder at idle and up to mid RPM but it fires ok at WOT. Still hauls ass no worries. I was thinking maybe pickup gap? I tried swapping plug leads and the miss stayed with the RH cylinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKheathen Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Sorry to hijack but I'm also having this problem a bit. It misses on the right cylinder at idle and up to mid RPM but it fires ok at WOT. Still hauls ass no worries. I was thinking maybe pickup gap? I tried swapping plug leads and the miss stayed with the RH cylinder. if it's just amiss at low, but ok at wot, then i would start by cleaning/syncing your carbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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