beans86
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Hi all, new to the forum. I'm excited to be able to pick the brains of some very knowledgeable people.
I was trying to diagnose an intermittent dim charging light, one that would flicker as I played with the rpm. I was checking connections everywhere, pulled the diode board and replaced it with no trouble. The bike started and ran fine AFTER I put everything back together but with the front cover off. Here's where things get strange; after I replaced the cover (I pulled the neg cable) I get no start. I check for spark and there's none. I pull the cover to trouble shoot and BAM spark! I've been able to reproduce this several times. For some reason, with the cover installed I get no spark. Now I'm far from a mechanical expert, but this just makes no sense to me. Has anyone heard of this before? I'd imagine the cover is somehow grounding something out, but I'm almost certain everything is back to where it's supposed to be.
Any help would immensely appreciated!
I was trying to diagnose an intermittent dim charging light, one that would flicker as I played with the rpm. I was checking connections everywhere, pulled the diode board and replaced it with no trouble. The bike started and ran fine AFTER I put everything back together but with the front cover off. Here's where things get strange; after I replaced the cover (I pulled the neg cable) I get no start. I check for spark and there's none. I pull the cover to trouble shoot and BAM spark! I've been able to reproduce this several times. For some reason, with the cover installed I get no spark. Now I'm far from a mechanical expert, but this just makes no sense to me. Has anyone heard of this before? I'd imagine the cover is somehow grounding something out, but I'm almost certain everything is back to where it's supposed to be.
Any help would immensely appreciated!