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Of all things to fail on the trail... No Spark!

Joined Jan 2010
51 Posts | 2+
Australia,Vic
So I was out for a ride on a local trail, Sand mix grass and loam. when all was going fine. Untill I stalled (or so I thought?) on a sandy section. From hear the 450 just would not fire.

Figured it was hot from the sand bagging.... So I Waited for it to cool, No fire,...... Waited etc etc.
After a good wait I figured maybe theirs more to the problem?.... I started to look for loose wires or connections.
And thought I'd pull the Plug boot off to blow out any dust (if any) and ended up pulling the Lead right out of the Boot 8O .........................This led to a good 7+km walk home. Thank God I wasn't pushing an XR650.

So i found out once home, the Boot actually screws into the Coil lead. I thought I had the problem solved.
But no go. Pulled the Plug and checked for a spark across the gap, Nothing!

So, My Question is. Where to look now? I'm planning on picking up a Multi meter to verify i'm getting current.
But from hear I'm lost. (electrical is my weak point)

I know Coils can drop off at the drop of a hat with no warning. But I don't want to go looking for a new coil/ lead only to find the problem is els where.... Done that before.
If I hook up a Multi meter to the end coil lead/boot, What should I be looking for?

Is there anywhere els I should be looking at?

Bike is a 05 FS 450(converted to an FE)

Thanks for your help.

Dan
 
The only problem I have heard of on the 04-08 bikes is broken wires at the pickup coil (trigger) or bad solder joints at the stator. You might start there.
 
Get out your owners manual or download the shop manual and go to the electrical section. Fetch your multi meter and get to checking all the values that are listed.

F+ has a great suggestion, it would be the first thing I would have disconnected on the trail and tried. The next thing I would try is a new spark plug. Start with the plug first as it is the easiest, then try disconnecting the kill switch-both wires. Then dive into checking things with a multimeter.

As Berger mentioned there were a couple of cases of the triggers having problems, but, if memory serves that was related to pinched wires or something like that. Also, make sure all of your connections are good, pull the multi pin connectors apart, you're going to have to anyway to check ohm values, and look at the condition of the contacts.
 
Pulled the Kill/e-start switch apart and I seem to have no current running into the Kill switch, i have current in the lower e-start switch but not in the above (e-start on/off) switch. I would think i'd need current hear to disengage or open the path to kill current hear?

I'll have to start back tracking down into the wiring/connections I guess.

Dan
 
all the kill switch does is ground the ignition which stops the spark from happening. there is no voltage present except when the engine is running.
 

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