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- Jan 1, 1970
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My '81 Honda motorcycle dies in the rain.
Obvious choices are the HV ignition system.
Motorcycle will do fine with just a replacement gas tank - 32 ounce
soldered tin can. But I haven't tried that in the rain - I have to
wait for rain . . .
Motorcycle will work fine as long as the weather is dry. Duh?
Motorcycle will work for "any" amount of time with just the trial gas
tank - and water being sprayed over the ignition system - from fine
spray to jet spray
MC is a Honda '81 with a transistor switch ignition. The pickup coil
drives a TX switch. Coils are tied to B+ on one side.
I tried dumping a bucket (5 quarts) of water on the ignition
coils/wires/plugs while idling - no change in idle speed.
MC dies when in rain only, after about 5-20 minutes. MC will work as
long as there is no rain (hundreds of miles). MC will start after a
pause - and run for a time, after wet, dependent on rest period and
rain level. Will always start when wet - but won't go.
Two completely independent ignition systems - firing two coils.
Pickup coils detect the fire timing and transfer that to two coils and
ground them for the dwell time. Coils are three ohms. The reverse EMF
on the coils is ~200 volts.
Obviously I am over looking something
HELP!
Obvious choices are the HV ignition system.
Motorcycle will do fine with just a replacement gas tank - 32 ounce
soldered tin can. But I haven't tried that in the rain - I have to
wait for rain . . .
Motorcycle will work fine as long as the weather is dry. Duh?
Motorcycle will work for "any" amount of time with just the trial gas
tank - and water being sprayed over the ignition system - from fine
spray to jet spray
MC is a Honda '81 with a transistor switch ignition. The pickup coil
drives a TX switch. Coils are tied to B+ on one side.
I tried dumping a bucket (5 quarts) of water on the ignition
coils/wires/plugs while idling - no change in idle speed.
MC dies when in rain only, after about 5-20 minutes. MC will work as
long as there is no rain (hundreds of miles). MC will start after a
pause - and run for a time, after wet, dependent on rest period and
rain level. Will always start when wet - but won't go.
Two completely independent ignition systems - firing two coils.
Pickup coils detect the fire timing and transfer that to two coils and
ground them for the dwell time. Coils are three ohms. The reverse EMF
on the coils is ~200 volts.
Obviously I am over looking something
HELP!