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Tim2cv
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:12 pm    Post subject: Sidewinder ignition wiring Reply with quote

Hi, i am not sure if you can help but please give it ago! I have an aks400 with a GS engine in it. I have all the parts i believe but it doesnt yet. I have done new belts and rollers as a precaution as it last ran in 1990. When it arrived with me it had no wiring at all. I have since fitted a 2cv loom and currently trying o adapt the coil, points, ignition bit of it. The engine doesnt have a module thing (I think this is correct for the age of engine)

got everything front end to work except spark! I am confused on what i should have coil and dizzy wise and what connects to it. The coil i have is below:





it has a balast resitor? on the top of it linked to the coil end and more terminals on the coil end. balast resitor has + on it lined by black wire to B+. the other terminals are linked in the niddle where they attach and labled D and 1.

On the dizzy bit of the engine there is another capacitor thing smaller and linked by a wire to the inside of the dizzy box area i think. another wire comes from the capacitor and goes to a spade end. see below for bad picture:




Have tried connecting them as i guessed from the haynes but no sparky from HT side! cleaned the dizzy contacts etc... it did run in 1990 so i assume timing etc is set ok, no idea how to do that yet either... Confused

I thought that the + lead that usually goes to the red 123 lead would go to somethin but no idea where...

Any ideas please!!! I am not sure how it is even wired in a G so any pics or help greatly recieved!

Thanks

TIM
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Bart
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Tim,
Sorry but I don't understand everything of what you have written.
However, I got the main of it, you don't have a spark.
At first I wouldn't worry about timing and the small white thing on your coil.

To get a spark, first of all make sure you have a current/voltage (they might call that life?) on the plus of the coil. This current is switched, generally by the ignition Wink switch on the steering collom. Than the minus of the coil got to be connected to the points. Point than again switch the current to earth and actually make the current "flow" through the primairy part of the coil.

Besides, also make sure that the right condensator is connected over the points, this avoids sparks between the points.

If the coil is not broken it should give a very high voltage on its HT lead to the distributor cap every time the points are connected.
If than the rotor, distibutor cap and HT leads are in good condition as well you should get a spark on the plug.

So summarized, get a life on the + of the coil.
Get the - of the coil connected to the points.
All other pieces than good and connected properly should give sparks on the plugs...

If this doesn't help or isn't clear give a shout and I'll make a scan of the wiring diagram of a GS wiring diagram as I hava a GS haynes manual.

Good luck, Bart
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 11:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just looked at this wiring diagram and that explained how the white thing is connected.
The switched current/life should not directly be connected to the + of the coil, but to the plus of this white thing. The life goes than through the white thing to the plus of the coil. Rest is the same as explained.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

maybe this can help

http://www.volvo300club.nl/discus/messages/24/13288.jpg
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