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givergas
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Ignition coil

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If you have the ignition coil off of the bike should you be able to get a reading from the spark plug terminal to the blue or black wire out the other end or any reading of any kind with a omh meter... Albert
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thrownchain
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Re: Ignition coil

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You should, but it will need to be set on a higher range. 10k or better. Primary wires you need the smallest setting.
dnaj11
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Re: Ignition coil

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Remember to take the spark plug cap so that you are actually reading the coil
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Re: Ignition coil

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If it's a resister cap yes, if not no. A resister cap will have it's own capacity, also read on the higher scale. If you're running a resister cap you have to check it as a third component, caps will short out and the coil can still be fine.
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Re: Ignition coil

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Albert,

The problem could be as simple as a faulty spark plug cap. Some more poking around and measuring resistance ought to tell you what you need to know.

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Re: Ignition coil

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yes when i put the meter on a higher range i now have a reading will poke around some more wont be for a few days the weather is keeping things lets say in perspective ....albert
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