My 1987 se50p (elite) won't spark . I got it in pieces pretty much, and now getting back togeather . The wire harness is cut all up, but I think I got the main wires figured out. I've changed the cdi, rugulater, and coil. I'm still not getting spark . Is there a way to check the electrical parts in the engine? Anybody have any ideas on what else to check and how to check it?
Thanks,
Jim
Elite won't start
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If you get your hands on a service manual, the manual should tell you the impedance in ohms of what each coil and the pickup should be. I ran into some issues on my 1985 Kawasaki ATV when the flywheel came off, and rubbed the stator. Caused a short. Luckily, I was able to solder it back up. But, if you have a multimeter, just test the coils (pickup, stator, ignition) for continuity right now. It'll be obvious if it has a short, if you are doing it correctly, since the needle (analog meter) or digital display won't register anything. If I remember right on my 185, the pickup coil had a resistance of 30 ohms. Resistance will be pretty low on the stator and pickup, I'm guessing. I do have a spare ignition coil that supposedly is good, if needed. It came with my SE50p. The last owner ended up having to replace the CDI.
If you get your hands on a service manual, the manual should tell you the impedance in ohms of what each coil and the pickup should be. I ran into some issues on my 1985 Kawasaki ATV when the flywheel came off, and rubbed the stator. Caused a short. Luckily, I was able to solder it back up. But, if you have a multimeter, just test the coils (pickup, stator, ignition) for continuity right now. It'll be obvious if it has a short, if you are doing it correctly, since the needle (analog meter) or digital display won't register anything. If I remember right on my 185, the pickup coil had a resistance of 30 ohms. Resistance will be pretty low on the stator and pickup, I'm guessing. I do have a spare ignition coil that supposedly is good, if needed. It came with my SE50p. The last owner ended up having to replace the CDI.
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1987 Honda Elite SE50p with drilled out main jet, shaved head, UNI filter
1985 Kawasaki Bayou 185 ATV
1984 Yamaha IT200 enduro
1974 Piaggio/Vespa Ciao moped, pocketbike exhaust.
Manual's in tech docs.
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