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I got the Dyna Coil kit from CA Cycleworks and installed it this morning in my '93 900SS, which has stock header, opened up airbox top w/ K&N filter, and 41mm FCR carbs. The bike was running great before, but I had read so many good things about the Dyna Coils that I wanted to put them on the bike.
The installation went really well, and maybe took me two hours (I'm very slow, and I removed the bodywork, cleaned some stuff up, and replaced the wellnuts). Most people could do this in an hour or less.
Once I got everything put together (including the caps that screw onto the tops of the plugs so the plug wires snap on tightly), the bike wouldn't start. I pulled one of the plugs and it was a little damp and slightly fouled, but not too terrible. I cleaned it up (admit I didn't do the front cylinder plug because the verticle plug wasn't that bad, I don't think it was bad enough to keep the bike from starting) put it back in, and still no start. It did pop a little backfire a few times but never even came close to actually running.
I've checked all the connections, and everything looks great, so I'm not quite sure where to go from here.
One thing that I did find curious, the Dyna Coils they sent were the 5 ohm coils, and it seems like most of the posts I've read here about them refer to the 3 ohm coils. Is it possible that I've got the wrong coils, and this is what's keeping the bike from starting? It would really surprise me if they sent the wrong kit, as the person I spoke with on the phone appeared to know exactly what she was talking about and I explained to her that my bike had the 41mm FCR's.
This kind of sucks. I'm leaving for vacation tomorow morning and this will drive me crazy if I can't get it running before I leave!
Any suggestions or advice?
The installation went really well, and maybe took me two hours (I'm very slow, and I removed the bodywork, cleaned some stuff up, and replaced the wellnuts). Most people could do this in an hour or less.
Once I got everything put together (including the caps that screw onto the tops of the plugs so the plug wires snap on tightly), the bike wouldn't start. I pulled one of the plugs and it was a little damp and slightly fouled, but not too terrible. I cleaned it up (admit I didn't do the front cylinder plug because the verticle plug wasn't that bad, I don't think it was bad enough to keep the bike from starting) put it back in, and still no start. It did pop a little backfire a few times but never even came close to actually running.
I've checked all the connections, and everything looks great, so I'm not quite sure where to go from here.
One thing that I did find curious, the Dyna Coils they sent were the 5 ohm coils, and it seems like most of the posts I've read here about them refer to the 3 ohm coils. Is it possible that I've got the wrong coils, and this is what's keeping the bike from starting? It would really surprise me if they sent the wrong kit, as the person I spoke with on the phone appeared to know exactly what she was talking about and I explained to her that my bike had the 41mm FCR's.
This kind of sucks. I'm leaving for vacation tomorow morning and this will drive me crazy if I can't get it running before I leave!
Any suggestions or advice?