I have a 85 R80RT with 49,000 miles on her.
The wife and I road out for dinner, about a half hour ride.
When we finished, after about 45 minutes, I started the bike up, she ran for a minute then died.
After checking switches and the fuel tank, I pulled a plug, rested it on the cylinder and cranked the bike again.
No spark.
I have her back at the house and started trying to find the fault.
Using the Clymer manual, on page 392, I have gotten to step 4.
When I do this test, My reading comes out to a negative 1.49 on the meter, set at 20 VDC.
I made up a wire with a ring connector for the #1 terminal on the coil and a alligator clip to attach to the negative battery terminal.
The book says to take the reading from the #15 terminal on the coil to the positive terminal on the battery.
Does this seem right?
I have 12.04 volts at the #15 and 12.07 on the battery. It is probably down from the cranking and now has a trickle charger hooked up.
Am I doing something wrong in this test? If so, could anyone point me in the right direction?
Thanks, Frank
The wife and I road out for dinner, about a half hour ride.
When we finished, after about 45 minutes, I started the bike up, she ran for a minute then died.
After checking switches and the fuel tank, I pulled a plug, rested it on the cylinder and cranked the bike again.
No spark.
I have her back at the house and started trying to find the fault.
Using the Clymer manual, on page 392, I have gotten to step 4.
When I do this test, My reading comes out to a negative 1.49 on the meter, set at 20 VDC.
I made up a wire with a ring connector for the #1 terminal on the coil and a alligator clip to attach to the negative battery terminal.
The book says to take the reading from the #15 terminal on the coil to the positive terminal on the battery.
Does this seem right?
I have 12.04 volts at the #15 and 12.07 on the battery. It is probably down from the cranking and now has a trickle charger hooked up.
Am I doing something wrong in this test? If so, could anyone point me in the right direction?
Thanks, Frank