tigger3650
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Apr 7, 2012
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- 130
I seem to be having the same exact problem with my 140. It is wierd how this just starts (or in regards to the motor doesn't start) one day out of the blue. I read all my voltages and am puzzled:
I disconnect all wires from the (+) side of the coil, I have a purple-ish wire from the choke, a purple-ish/ red-ish wire from the ignition switch, and a pink w/ yellow stripe to the starter and a red wire to the prtronix ignitor.
With the key "on" I get 12v from the ignition wire to ground.
When I hook all the wires back up, starting with the ignition wire, I keep 12v until I hook up the red wire for the pertronix ignitor. When I hook it up to the coil, voltage drops to 4v.
I jumped a wire from the (+) of the battery to the (+) of the coil and vroom, fires right up. Pull the jumper off, motor dies.
I am going to run a jumper from the ignition key to the coil tomorrow and see if this cures the problem.
Any other suggestions?
-Mike
I disconnect all wires from the (+) side of the coil, I have a purple-ish wire from the choke, a purple-ish/ red-ish wire from the ignition switch, and a pink w/ yellow stripe to the starter and a red wire to the prtronix ignitor.
With the key "on" I get 12v from the ignition wire to ground.
When I hook all the wires back up, starting with the ignition wire, I keep 12v until I hook up the red wire for the pertronix ignitor. When I hook it up to the coil, voltage drops to 4v.
I jumped a wire from the (+) of the battery to the (+) of the coil and vroom, fires right up. Pull the jumper off, motor dies.
I am going to run a jumper from the ignition key to the coil tomorrow and see if this cures the problem.
Any other suggestions?
-Mike