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Hey all. My bike seems to like fouling plugs, which pisses me off. Also, I've got some kind of electromagnetic interference on the bike which prevents my Veypor speedo sensor from working correctly, which is also a big irritation. Both issues point to a potential problem with the ignition system, so tomorrow I'm going to spend some time looking at coils and so forth.
Looking at the manual, they show a procedure for measuring voltage from the coils and from the signal generator, but both tests require the use of a "peak volt adaptor". My guess is that this is basically just an RC circuit or something that charges a capacitor and discharges it through a resistor, but that's just a guess and probably not relevant to anything.
My questions are:
1) What is this PVA thing, and where can I get one?
2) Is there a DIY alternative to the PVA?
3) If the coils and stator pass the resistance tests, then how confident can I be that the ignition system is OK? In other words, how important is the voltage testing? To me it seems pretty important.
4) Is there a spec or procedure for testing the spark plug wires? Normally you'd test resistance and do a visual inspection for cracks and/or spray the wires with water while the engine is running - maybe with the integral coil/wire setup you can't do a resistance test? I can still do the others.
Any advice or info much appreciated.
Looking at the manual, they show a procedure for measuring voltage from the coils and from the signal generator, but both tests require the use of a "peak volt adaptor". My guess is that this is basically just an RC circuit or something that charges a capacitor and discharges it through a resistor, but that's just a guess and probably not relevant to anything.
My questions are:
1) What is this PVA thing, and where can I get one?
2) Is there a DIY alternative to the PVA?
3) If the coils and stator pass the resistance tests, then how confident can I be that the ignition system is OK? In other words, how important is the voltage testing? To me it seems pretty important.
4) Is there a spec or procedure for testing the spark plug wires? Normally you'd test resistance and do a visual inspection for cracks and/or spray the wires with water while the engine is running - maybe with the integral coil/wire setup you can't do a resistance test? I can still do the others.
Any advice or info much appreciated.