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a way to test ignition boxes???

redwitch

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Hello everybody

I shave trouble with my newly reborn V75. It had a misfire on the left cylinder, and it got worse, untill no spark at all! I have checked the HT leads, coils, wires, and now suspect the " black box " It is a Motoplat ignition. anybody with a sure way to detect a failure in these components? I checked the Ohms on both boxes, and it is about 9000 ( if meter is correct ) any other way?????????
thanks for any tips. The bike runs great when it runs, and I would like to ride irt more before cold winter comes...

thanks, and all the best to Guzzi fans
 
I'm sure you changed the sparkplugs first even though you didn't say so ;)

Otherwise I would do standard black box test, i.e. switch suspect component but nothing else to other cylinder and see if problem also changes side

Disclaimer: I have no first hand experience with motoplats

Good luck

Jake
 
I'm sure you changed the sparkplugs first even though you didn't say so ;)

Otherwise I would do standard black box test, i.e. switch suspect component but nothing else to other cylinder and see if problem also changes side

Disclaimer: I have no first hand experience with motoplats

Good luck

Jake
Hi Jake. thank you for help. I did all the checks and isolated coils first and then the boxes. doing so, I cleaned and changed somme connections, and , it seems to have done the trick. probably a gremlin in some of these old wires. I did not change it all, since they looked " clean enough…" Good lesson, on a 30 years old bike, nothing is perfect…. But, it works OK now, and I did a nice ride this afternoon. After some dull days checking wires and all that, it seemed very pleasant. Thanks, and best regards. Hervé
 
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