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  1. jtricer1973
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    What's the blue wire in the pickup coil harness?

    Thanks
    Post by: jtricer1973, May 8, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  2. jtricer1973
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    What's the blue wire in the pickup coil harness?

    Thanks. What sort of connector should it have to fit behind the screw. Mine is just the wire.
    Post by: jtricer1973, May 8, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  3. jtricer1973
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    What's the blue wire in the pickup coil harness?

    What's the blue wire in the pickup coil harness? Connects to a bullet connector by the igniter. Other end is behind a screw behind the gear shift....
    Thread by: jtricer1973, May 8, 2019, 7 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  4. jtricer1973
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    Who wants to test my igniter for me?

    I just changed them out with the spare set of pickup coils I have. Still no fire, What's the blue wire in the pickup coil harness? I couldn't find...
    Post by: jtricer1973, May 7, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  5. jtricer1973
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    Who wants to test my igniter for me?

    You mean I should read open or zero?
    Post by: jtricer1973, May 7, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  6. jtricer1973
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    Who wants to test my igniter for me?

    So one lead on say the orange wire and the other to the frame and it should read what?
    Post by: jtricer1973, May 6, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  7. jtricer1973
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    Who wants to test my igniter for me?

    Mine hasn't hit a lick since the last time I rode it and it died. It's been this way since I've had it. Like I said, it seems to run when it wants...
    Post by: jtricer1973, May 6, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  8. jtricer1973
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    Who wants to test my igniter for me?

    Post by: jtricer1973, May 6, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  9. jtricer1973
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    Who wants to test my igniter for me?

    Man I've tested everything I know to test. Coils all in spec on primary and secondary. Caps in spec. Pickup coils in spec. New plugs. I've checked...
    Post by: jtricer1973, May 6, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  10. jtricer1973
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    Who wants to test my igniter for me?

    After all the hours I have spent trouble shooting my 81 XJ550 I still cannot figure out my firing issue. I am starting to suspect the igniter. Is...
    Thread by: jtricer1973, May 6, 2019, 13 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  11. jtricer1973
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    XJ550 Misfit Build

    Wish my XJ was in that kind of shape! Nice XJ!
    Post by: jtricer1973, May 4, 2019 in forum: XJ Modifications
  12. jtricer1973
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    Minimum Wiring harness help

    Clymers is wrong on the pickup coil test procedure along with testing the coils secondary wires. I must have wasted a half hour looking for a non...
    Post by: jtricer1973, May 2, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  13. jtricer1973
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    Ok, need help xj550

    Ok, so today I hooked up to my car battery and still no love. I still see no spark by grounding the plug. ( My eyes ain't very good though)...
    Post by: jtricer1973, May 2, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  14. jtricer1973
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    Ok, need help xj550

    I'll try the car battery when I get home today. Im pretty sure I have already with the new battery on the bike but really cant remember now. I...
    Post by: jtricer1973, May 2, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  15. jtricer1973
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    Ok, need help xj550

    The battery is a new cheap 40.00 battery. I ohmed out the pickup coils and they were good. 11.2 olts with key on at the red/white wire at the...
    Post by: jtricer1973, May 1, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  16. jtricer1973
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    Ok, need help xj550

    I've also tried with jumper cables from my car battery with the same results by the way. And yes, I confess that I did it quite a bit with the car...
    Post by: jtricer1973, Apr 30, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  17. jtricer1973
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    Ok, need help xj550

    Too much voltage drop? I've been under the impression from reading here that over 10 volts was plenty to fire the bike. Some have even said 9.5...
    Post by: jtricer1973, Apr 30, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  18. jtricer1973
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    Ok, need help xj550

    I was rechecking for spark today. Battery reading 12.5. Drops to about 10.4 with starter turning. I kept noticing one or 2 weak sparks right when...
    Post by: jtricer1973, Apr 30, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  19. jtricer1973
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    Ok, need help xj550

    My clymer manual said to check the secondary by placing one lead on a secondary wire and the other on either primary lead. This is apparently an...
    Post by: jtricer1973, Apr 30, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  20. jtricer1973
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    Ok, need help xj550

    Update. Well apparently both my coils have gone bad. Testing open on the secondary coil. SCRATCH THAT!! I was testing them wrong. The coils are...
    Post by: jtricer1973, Apr 29, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  21. jtricer1973
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    Ok, need help xj550

    Ive cleaned the carbs before. Seemed to run good when it was running. Seens I'm back to a no fire situation. 12.5 volts on battery. Had it on a...
    Post by: jtricer1973, Apr 29, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  22. jtricer1973
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    Ok, need help xj550

    Ok so i need help getting my 81 xj550 running. Have tried before without success and put it on the back burner. It will sometime fire and start,...
    Thread by: jtricer1973, Apr 29, 2019, 22 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  23. jtricer1973
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    XJ 550 Maxim voltage rectifier connector?

    Well, i'd check the voltage but can't even get the damn thing to start! Started several times the other day, ran for a few minutes then dies...
    Post by: jtricer1973, Apr 28, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  24. jtricer1973
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    new battery or something more serious

    Appreciate the tip man. Ive only been on here sporadically frankly because ive never gotten my XJ going yet. But the info here is worth its weight...
    Post by: jtricer1973, Apr 27, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  25. jtricer1973
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    new battery or something more serious

    So thats why I've been stripping these screws all these years!! And always end up using my impact driver!! Learn something new everyday. Do these...
    Post by: jtricer1973, Apr 27, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  26. jtricer1973
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    XJ 550 Maxim voltage rectifier connector?

    I suspect that something is wrong with the charging system. The battery in it nowis not a year old and is shot. Have a new one, just gotta get it...
    Post by: jtricer1973, Apr 27, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  27. jtricer1973
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    XJ 550 Maxim voltage rectifier connector?

    Ok, found it. Thanks man
    Post by: jtricer1973, Apr 27, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  28. jtricer1973
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    XJ 550 Maxim voltage rectifier connector?

    Where and how do I find him
    Post by: jtricer1973, Apr 27, 2019 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  29. jtricer1973
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    XJ 550 Maxim voltage rectifier connector?

    Hey folks. The connector under the seat of my 550 that connects the voltage rectifier to the harness is burnt. Where can i find a replacement? I...
    Thread by: jtricer1973, Apr 27, 2019, 8 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  30. jtricer1973
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    Ebay aftermarket XJ550 ignition coils

    Ok, good!
    Post by: jtricer1973, Feb 15, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  31. jtricer1973
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    Ebay aftermarket XJ550 ignition coils

    I thought it was 5k caps and non resistor plugs.?
    Post by: jtricer1973, Feb 15, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  32. jtricer1973
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    Ebay aftermarket XJ550 ignition coils

    Lol, meant to say 5k.
    Post by: jtricer1973, Feb 13, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  33. jtricer1973
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    Ebay aftermarket XJ550 ignition coils

    They have resistor boots. Tested at about 5 ohms.
    Post by: jtricer1973, Feb 13, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  34. jtricer1973
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    Ebay aftermarket XJ550 ignition coils

    Yeah, thats the ones I got. They came with the boots though. They do seem to work, finally got my bike firing with them. Like you said, they are a...
    Post by: jtricer1973, Feb 11, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  35. jtricer1973
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    Help i.d. this wire/wires?

    Here's a few more pics.
    Post by: jtricer1973, Feb 11, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  36. jtricer1973
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    Help i.d. this wire/wires?

    Ok, just looked at it closer. There is a green wire hooked to both front turn signals. It's the only wire hooked to the right signal. The left...
    Post by: jtricer1973, Feb 11, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  37. jtricer1973
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    Help i.d. this wire/wires?

    2 wires coming in and 2 wires going out. One of the 2 going out goes to the left turn signal, the other is the loose wire. The right turn signal...
    Post by: jtricer1973, Feb 10, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  38. jtricer1973
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    Help i.d. this wire/wires?

    The bullet connectors must be gone. Just the spade type connector is left
    Post by: jtricer1973, Feb 10, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  39. jtricer1973
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    Help i.d. this wire/wires?

    One of the wires does run to the left front signal, the right signal only has one wire. Is this the ground for the right signal? The signals do work.
    Post by: jtricer1973, Feb 10, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  40. jtricer1973
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    Help i.d. this wire/wires?

    Hey guys, found this hanging in my headlight basket, what is it? Where should it hook? I thought it was for the turn signals, but it seems to run...
    Thread by: jtricer1973, Feb 10, 2018, 15 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  41. jtricer1973
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    Are these factory connections?

    So I've pretty well narrowed my no spark situation down to a bad voltage drop when the start button is pressed, so I'm going through and checking...
    Thread by: jtricer1973, Feb 10, 2018, 1 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  42. jtricer1973
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    XJ 550 Coil Surgery gone bad!! Question?

    Yeah, I'm really learning a lot here. Always been very mechanically inclined but don't have a lot of experience working on bikes. Still trying to...
    Post by: jtricer1973, Feb 10, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    XJ 550 Coil Surgery gone bad!! Question?

    Probably right, I should have just cut them off and tested before butchering the coil as a last resort. Never was quite sure I really hit the wire...
    Post by: jtricer1973, Feb 10, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  44. jtricer1973
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    XJ 550 Coil Surgery gone bad!! Question?

    I'm sure you're right. I actually stabbed the wires with my meter leads close to the coil and couldn't get a reading there either.
    Post by: jtricer1973, Feb 10, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  45. jtricer1973
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    Would you buy it?

    I'm having glorious visions of that bike restored!! I've had these before and unfortunately they usually don't turn out so glorious! Supposed to...
    Post by: jtricer1973, Feb 10, 2018 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  46. jtricer1973
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    XJ 550 Coil Surgery gone bad!! Question?

    Yeah, the secondary was bad anyway. I would try splicing first next time.
    Post by: jtricer1973, Feb 10, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  47. jtricer1973
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    Would you buy it?

    This ole boy close to me has this bike for sale for a 100 bucks. Would you buy it? I'm sorely tempted since it's like one of my dream bikes. 1970...
    Thread by: jtricer1973, Feb 10, 2018, 9 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
  48. jtricer1973
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    XJ 550 Coil Surgery gone bad!! Question?

    Here's a pic of the coil I butchered!! RIP Mr. Coil!
    Post by: jtricer1973, Feb 10, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  49. jtricer1973
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    XJ 550 Coil Surgery gone bad!! Question?

    Saw a guy uses a small nail sharpened on both ends to splice in plug wire for a coil. He cut the wires and left enough outside the coil so he...
    Post by: jtricer1973, Feb 10, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    XJ 550 Coil Surgery gone bad!! Question?

    Yeah, I been seriously looking at getting CB750 coils! Really like the idea of replaceable plug wires! Can you use any 7mm zero resistance plug...
    Post by: jtricer1973, Feb 10, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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