Subject: Re: Coil, Regulator and Points (Recap)
Author: guzz-@comcast.net
Date: Oct 31, 2003, 8:06 AM
Post ID: 1715059062
John, you may want to check the condenser also. They do breakdown with age.
Ron
| John, The shotgun approach to solving such problems usually just does not work all that well and you end up spending lots of money on parts you don't need. Can you describe the failures you've had on the bike ? Many times it is quite difficult discerning between ignition and fuel related causes for the same problem...even for the experts. And even if you have the esteemed EBT mechanical abilities, diagnosing the problem is a skill that requires a thinking brain and knowledge of how things are supposed to work. All this expertise will let your systematically test the various systems (fuel, ignition, charging, etc.) which will lead you to a successful fix. Guzziology is a great book for these bikes along with the Official repair manual (which assumes lots of mechanical knowledge but does explain quite a few things). As to the items you want to change; coils rarely go bad but if you have a new coil, go ahead and replace it (draw a picture of the wire connections in case your memory isn't all that great). Regulator can go bad (at a slightly higher frequency than coils) and can be replaced by just putting the same wires on the same connectors. Now, points do wear out because of use. Here you need to pull the cap and rotor off, remove the points from the distributor (one screw holds it down, I think), put in new points, and set the gap (rotate the engine until the points' rubbing block is on one of the high points of the distributor cam, with a .018" feeler blade set the gap and then tighten down the screw. rotate the engine a few more times and check gap again). Then you will have to set the engine timing since the point gap affects the timing. If you have 148k miles on it, I'd also check the condition of the plugs, the plug caps (should fit tight on the plugs and a resistance of 5k ohms or less), the plug wires (are they old, brittle, cracked? Can be replaced with Packard 440 wire which any good auto should should have and Moto International sells new end connectors), distributor rotor and cap. Bruce '72 Eldo
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