You CAN re-wire XJ coils

Chacal provides a great lifeline to XJers but in his new parts posts mentions:

Spark Plug Wire Splicer:

pw1) Aftermarket NGK-brand SPARK PLUG WIRE SPLICER. This handy little device allows you to cut off a bad original plug wire and splice in a replacement piece, which is really handy, since the plug wires on the original factory coils are basically non-replaceable......so if a plug wire goes bad, the whole coil is basically junk! Not real clever factory engineering, but there you have it.

Not true. If you follow the instructions shown in the XJCD, you can replace the spark plug wires in your coils. The coils are not junk.
And all you need is a dremel or other drill and a few bits, along with zip ties and a few other odds and ends. The XJCD is worth the small investment for the coil salvage alone.
thanks,
baz

 

here is a post with pics provided by RickCoMatic. Detail it pretty well.
http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=2 ... rt=15.html