January 28th, 2012, 07:25 PM | #1 |
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Why no spark?
Motorcycle: 2008 Ninja 250
History: brother crashed the bike. I rode the bike to my friend's house w/no mechanical issues and we towed it back to my house later in the day. I've already replaced the stator cover since the old one was cracked and leaking. And now, it won't start. Just cranks endlessly, like so (link). I've narrowed it down to both spark plugs do not produce a spark when I'm testing them against a bolt that I have verified via test light to be a working ground. It hasn't been sitting long enough to clog the pilot jets. In fact, I pulled the carbs last week and made sure of that. There is plenty of gas in the tank, and I know gas is getting to the float bowls as I have drained them a few times after putting the tank in prime mode, so it's not a lack of gas. Shoot. I even cleaned the air filter since I had plenty of time.... Battery has been kept on the tender most of the time. I connected it to a car battery just in case, and still no bueno. Both ignition coils resistance measures out to 0.23 Ohms. Correct range is 0.21- 0.35, so that's fine. And I've replaced both spark plugs just in case (and since they were a cheap way to eliminate another source of potential error). Oh, and yes, all of the fuses in the fuse box work, as well as the 30A fuse on the starter relay, I've verified them all with the test light. I was really hoping to be able to solve this on my own, but alas, I'm running out of ideas, so I'm open to help. Hopefully it's just something simple that I've overlooked. Any ideas? (Thanks in advanced, I always appreciate any help & advice received! )
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January 28th, 2012, 07:45 PM | #2 |
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have you checked leads and caps ?
and the cdi ? had a similar problem on my 750 Sabre and one of the cdi units were intermittent (though not sure if the 250 ninja has or not as not worked on one)
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January 28th, 2012, 08:07 PM | #3 |
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Have you checked your neutral switch connector and sidestand switch. The neutral switch sits behind the sprocket cover and the sidstand switch connector sits on the frame next to the top rear engine mount.
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The spark plug caps? Is there a testing procedure for that? Quote:
I didn't even touch those connectors. Do you think it would be worth it to disconnect (ensure they are clean) and reconnect them?
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January 28th, 2012, 08:38 PM | #5 |
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do you have a workshop manual if so look up stick coils shows testing procedure
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January 28th, 2012, 08:52 PM | #6 |
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I have a workshop manual as a pdf file for the fuel injected model if it is any help
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January 28th, 2012, 09:01 PM | #7 |
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With the other switches ruled out, the only other thing I can think of is the crankshaft sensor and the connectors which are located....guess where?
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January 28th, 2012, 09:05 PM | #8 | |
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And loz, I do have the service manual, guess I need to look at it more closely to test the coils. I thought the resistance test was all for it....
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January 28th, 2012, 10:35 PM | #9 |
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Yeah i remember having problems with the caps these days they are more than just a way of connecting the coil to the spark plug
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January 29th, 2012, 10:29 AM | #10 |
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January 29th, 2012, 10:43 AM | #11 |
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keep it simple.
what changed? your stator cover. whats responsible for timing inside your stator cover? stator pickup coil. open your stator cover up, check the stator with an ohm test. check the pickup coil is positioned correctly and then check it with an ohm test also. make sure they are both actually connected. without that tiny little coil functioning correctly, no spark.
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January 29th, 2012, 11:06 AM | #12 |
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^ Whats mounted to the the cover, stator and pick up coil
Personally I would do a quick check of the B+'s, ground's and pick up coil resistance(100ohms) at the cdi connector. Dont get lost looking at kick stand/clutch, Neutral switch by-passes all them. Since you have the manual "16-32" Lean the bike up against the wall, you wont loose any oil.... |
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I had no idea that the spark originated from the coil. I guess when I swapped covers, it got flipped to be facing the wrong way in the new cover Now that it starts up, I found that the charging system is now problematic. 12.6v at key-off. 12.2v with bike running, idle or at 4k rpm, with headlight off. 12.2v with bike running, idle or at 4k rpm, with headlight on. Pulled out the service manual again and went ahead and did some of the suggested tests. Passed the resistance test with flying colors, but failed the AC test. Testing the 3 combination of pairs, each one is supposed to have around 40 VAC. I'm getting 11-12 on each one. Anybody know anyone parting out an 08+ Ninja 250? I'm in the market for a stator Quote:
This time I put the bike on the incline of my hill and put it on the rear stand so gravity would keep most of the oil back in the pan and a bit less than 1/4 quart or so came out from my estimations.
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