Value for money! We find the Karizma well-priced for what it offers.Fantastic styling coupled with acceptable build quality.Massive brand recall as it was the first successful "sports bike" in India.if anyone has anymore thoughts please post. 1 does not show any burn mark or fuel/oil residue which means no fuel goes in. Spark plug wires are all healthy I measured all to be about 5.3 kOhmsħ. 1 does not ignite while the other 2 ignite.ĥ. Problem statement: Motor suddenly running rought on 2 cylinders and tachometer does not register (the needle does not move) this happen one day suddenly while I had been riding the bike on regular basis, at least once a week, and the bike has only 6500 miles since I bought it new 10 years ago.ġ. The problem could be a combination of both electrical and fuel. That is why the spark plug still looks like new. No fuel could be caused by float stuck or fuel blockage, but also as I mentioned there is no spark on no. Thanks Devo and Shanered6 for your comments, and it makes sense. Mad On, I really appreciate your response. There should be 5 fuses altogether according to the diagram. By the way, I also checked all the fuses in case any of them burnt. This is the first time I even took off the gas tank from the bike, but I am getting acquainted with the whole things. However with no complete tools and unfamiliarity with the layout of the components, it would still be tough. I am an electrical engineer and could understand wiring. 1 cylinder to see what might happen.Īll the listed wiring short or open would be challenging to find out. I am curious and will put back the original coil on no. How to figure out if the ignition or engine stop switch is faulty? I may need to check the side stand/neutral switch to see if it is not faulty. I made sure all plugs are correctly fitted. I checked all 3 the spark plug wires, they measured 5.3 kOhms, plus minus fraction so I think they are all good. I'm off to Germany in the morning for 2 weeks, I really hope that you'll get it sorted, and when I'm next on line I hope that to be the case. Have you tried putting the original No 1 coil back on to see if this would work, it would be a real pain if somehow you'd bought a duff ( New ) coil.Įlectrical faults are a pain in the bum as you just can't see them. Ignition ( Main ) switch or engine kill switch Wiring shorted or open between the following Spark plug cap incorrectly fitted ( Don't think that this one would apply to you ). Spark plug cap or high tension wire faulty. I have my nose in my workshop manual again, and for no spark the manual says try the following in accordance with what you've already checked above. This sound daft but have you tried tracing back after your new coils towards the main wiring loom, maybe there's a brake in a wire somewhere. Check all your connections to see if they're clean and tight. If No 1 plug isn't firing the problem must be the connection or so I would think. I used wet and dry to clean them all up, slapped a bit of Vaseline on them, and the problem never came back.īelow is a link to a micro fish to your bike, it might help you to see a breakdown of your bike in order to get to the route of the problem. Long story short the fuse's were badly furred up. One other thing to have a look at check your ignition switch, give it a shot of WD40, sometimes it could be just dirt and all the contacts or not singing on the same page.Īnother thing to check is the fuse's, I had an FJ1200 with an electrical fault ( Some of the symptoms were the same as your problem now ) that a electrician couldn't even sort out. You have checked all the things that the manual says to check so there's no point in telling you to check what you've already checked before. Pilot screw incorrectly adjusted / blockedĪir cleaner clogged (Just a thought here check all the rubbers before and after the carbs mine perished 2 years ago and it was only when I replaced the air box that I noticed it ) you can normal ride your bike from cold for about 10 miles then it starts to play up, like you have no petrol in the tank, then you conk out. Ignition pick up coil faulty ( Mine went 2 years ago and your dead in the water if it does. I have never had this problem myself, but I have the Triumph workshop manual in front of me ( Well our bikes are the same apart from a few things ) and it says to check the following. Little Lamb, I have the 1995 Thunderbird 900.
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