After much testing and switching parts I found out why my bike had no spark - see my other post "No Spark by bluenosegoat".
I was about to give up and started to check for continuity, just to make sure my wires were okay. I found on my sons bike (good running bike with no problems) that the white wire had continuinty to the ground. My mag did not. Looking closer and remembering that i read here that the little tiny wire coming out of the wrap might be a problem and sure enough it was! I had continuity to the wire but not where the wire should have been soldered to the magneto/ground. It must have been a weak solder to begin with and with some bouncing around came loose. Simple fix, just a bit of soldering and back on the road! I've already ordered 2 of each (mag and cdi) so I guess I'll have spare parts, only bummer is that coulda gone towards my shift kit!
I guess checking the manufacture's assembly is a very vital step to trouble shooting. I've spent hours reading and probing to find one tiny wire causing all my troubles!
I was about to give up and started to check for continuity, just to make sure my wires were okay. I found on my sons bike (good running bike with no problems) that the white wire had continuinty to the ground. My mag did not. Looking closer and remembering that i read here that the little tiny wire coming out of the wrap might be a problem and sure enough it was! I had continuity to the wire but not where the wire should have been soldered to the magneto/ground. It must have been a weak solder to begin with and with some bouncing around came loose. Simple fix, just a bit of soldering and back on the road! I've already ordered 2 of each (mag and cdi) so I guess I'll have spare parts, only bummer is that coulda gone towards my shift kit!
I guess checking the manufacture's assembly is a very vital step to trouble shooting. I've spent hours reading and probing to find one tiny wire causing all my troubles!