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adilp

No power to one of the coils

So I am having problems in electrics with starting the bike.

I had no spark form my second coil, so I got new coils and replaced them. Still no spark coming to the boot from the second coil so I decided to check if I am getting any power to the coils. I started with the coil that I am getting spark from. I put the leads on the wires( blue wire and black wire). And I am getting voltage. I tried with the second coil wires (Black and yellow wires) No voltage.

Is the solenoid need to be replaced?

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Re: No power to one of the coils

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You should be hot at the black wires all the time with the ignition on, and hot on the yellow and blue wires only when their corresponding points are open.
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adilp

Re: No power to one of the coils

I thought there are no points on these DOHC. No kickstart its electric start.

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And that is why you should either state your year of bike, or have it in your signature field.

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shinyribs

Re: No power to one of the coils

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While the dohc doesn't actually have points, it still has pick-ups which do the same job/ function the same way.

"Electronic" pick-ups are just magnetically operated versions of mechanical points. The diagnosis will still apply.