Repair question, Yamaha 650

 


This is a really basic question, but my Clymer repair manual doesn't
tell me how to work on the ignition for my 1980 Yamaha XS 650.  The
engine won't fire and I think it needs new plug wires, coil, etc.

I can do home car repairs but this is my first motorcycle.  The spark
plug wires don't look like the ones on my car do.    I figured out for
myself that you have to take off the gas tank to reach anything, but
the plug wires disappear into a mysterious black box.  Is that the
distributor?  What do I do next?  What components do I need to
replace?

 



That's the coil.


If you are really this ignorant, I'd suggest you don't touch it yourself
*at all*.


--
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"What you're proposing to do will involve a lot of time
and hassle for no tangible benefit."

 

Dnia 2008-09-11 The Older Gentleman napisa³(a):

You mean he may not be able to fix it?  That would be terrible, I agree.
He can also damage something worth $30, which would be a total disaster.

--
Andrzej Rosa

 



Have you costed out an ignition black box recently?

Not sure if his model XS had points or electronic ignition - my 1981 US
import was certainly electronic: my 1978 UK model was points. His model
could easily be, say, a 1979 bike that had been sitting in a showroom
for a while. My guess is that it is electronic. It's not like it's hard
to check, anyway.

--
BMW K1100LT  Ducati 750SS  Yamaha XT600E  Honda CB400F
chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
"What you're proposing to do will involve a lot of time
and hassle for no tangible benefit."

 


I'd like to make the observation that your post isn't helpful to the OP.
Rather than preaching gloom and doom, why don't you point the guy to some
information about how ignitions and coils work, etc?

"Ignorant" isn't the word I'd use.  Let's try "unfamiliar with motorcycles".

Dave.