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    Ignition Troubleshooting: No Spark: Red R Red

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    The document discusses troubleshooting ignition issues that result in a loss of spark. There are 6 major components that can cause this: 1) the 6th stator winding, 2) the trigger wire, 3) the CDI unit, 4) the ignition coil, 5) the on/off switch, and 6) the spark plug. It provides steps to check each component, including measuring voltage outputs and resistance values, to isolate which component may be defective and causing the loss of spark.

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    The document discusses troubleshooting ignition issues that result in a loss of spark. There are 6 major components that can cause this: 1) the 6th stator winding, 2) the trigger wire, 3) the CDI unit, 4) the ignition coil, 5) the on/off switch, and 6) the spark plug. It provides steps to check each component, including measuring voltage outputs and resistance values, to isolate which component may be defective and causing the loss of spark.

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    The document discusses troubleshooting ignition issues that result in a loss of spark. There are 6 major components that can cause this: 1) the 6th stator winding, 2) the trigger wire, 3) the CDI unit, 4) the ignition coil, 5) the on/off switch, and 6) the spark plug. It provides steps to check each component, including measuring voltage outputs and resistance values, to isolate which component may be defective and causing the loss of spark.

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    Ignition Troubleshooting: No Spark: Red R Red

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    Yorvic Godoy
    The document discusses troubleshooting ignition issues that result in a loss of spark. There are 6 major components that can cause this: 1) the 6th stator winding, 2) the trigger wire, 3) the CDI unit, 4) the ignition coil, 5) the on/off switch, and 6) the spark plug. It provides steps to check each component, including measuring voltage outputs and resistance values, to isolate which component may be defective and causing the loss of spark.

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    Ignition Troubleshooting: No Spark


    The ignition system is fairly easy to troubleshoot in the case of malfunction. There are 6 major
    components that work together to produce spark, if any of these is defective, spark will be lost. What we
    will be doing here is troubleshooting these ignition parts.

    Ignition energy travels along the following path starting at the stator:
    1. Stator 6th winding
    |_ Trigger wire magnetic pickup
    2. CDI unit
    |_ A. On/Off Switch
    3. Ignition Coil
    4. Spark Plug

    1. 6th Stator winding -- Directly supplies CDI with power. This 6th winding is dedicated solely to providing
    energy to the CDI. It is easily distinguished from the other windings as it is the only one covered in white
    wrapping.

    1(A). Trigger wire at the stator -- A simple type of crankshaft position sensor. Sends a signal to the CDI to
    let it know when to energize the ignition coil.

    Troubleshooting:
    - Disconnect the Black/Red and Blue/Yellow wires where they plug into the main harness (and connect to
    the BLK/R & BLK/W wires).
    - While cranking the engine, use a multimeter to check for positive voltage coming from the Red/Black (CDI
    Power wire) and the Blue/Yellow (trigger wire) coming from stator. Place ground lead of multimeter on a
    metal surface of the engine.
    - There should be between 50vAC ~ 100vAC coming from the CDI power wire (Black/Red), although as low
    as 1vAC will still be able to produce spark. Less than 1vAC here will keep you from getting spark, stator
    unit must be replaced.
    - There should be at least 0.40vAC coming from the trigger wire (Blue/Yellow). Lower than this will keep
    you from getting spark, stator unit must be replaced.

    2. CDI Unit -- The CDI unit is powered by the AC current coming from the 6th stator winding. This current is
    stored in a capacitor within the CDI unit. When a signal is recieved from the trigger wire magnet pickup
    passing over the flywheel magnet, the CDI will discharge the stored energy into the wires leading to the
    ignition coil.

    Troubleshooting: At this stage, two parts could be causing lack of spark -- the CDI, or the Ignition Switch.
    Use a multimeter to check voltage going into the CDI while cranking the engine over (Check the red/black
    & white/black wires for positive voltage), with the ground lead of multimeter going to a metal surface of the
    engine. If positive voltage is present perform the following: With the green ignition switch in the ON
    position check for continuity from the green CDI wire, to ground. If there IS NOT continuity the CDI is bad.
    If there is continuity, the ignition switch is bad.

    3. Ignition Coil -- The function of the ignition coil is to step up the voltage of the discharged current from
    the CDI, and send it to the spark plug.

    Troubleshooting: Primary Coil: Check for 0.1 ohm ~ 1.0 ohm across the two primary coil terminals.
    Secondary Coil: Check for 7 ~ 9 ohms of resistance. The best way to tell if the coil is bad is to perform
    steps 1, 2, and 4. If there is still no spark, the coil is likely bad.

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    4. Spark Plug -- The spark plug uses the stepped-up voltage from step three to create a spark across the
    electrode that extend into the combustion chamber. If the plug is fouled or cracked it may not spark.

    Troubleshooting: Replace the spark plug.

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