Sounds like a right bodge job.mattiec321 wrote:Thanks guys,
I have over the last couple of days replace the whole loom, coils (Thanks Pete J) and pick up coils. I also found that the funking monkey brained plank that charge the previous owner £650 to diagnose and repair an electrical problem had chopped off connectors to the pick ups the generator and the CDI.
I have replaced the plugs on the CDI and the 3 pin on the generator, which I did not have a spare, came off the old loom and had the original female connectors from the plug opened and re-soldered on. The plugs which were on there were the spade crimp connectors. One of which had fried.
Any hoo I digress. Once all back together I spun up the engine and checked from spark at all four caps which was a success. I then pushed in the M Max box and the spark remained. So I had answered my own question in a sense.
I just wanted to be sure.
Now to tackle the carbs again......................
That 3 pin yellow plug from the genny carries high ampage which is why they must be soldered. It'll pay off to spray some dieletric grease or some other water repellant into it (like wd-40) occasionally to keep moisture out... when then connectors begin to oxidise they increase in reistance which is why they get hot and melt