I bought some new spark units, but had a problem fitting them, or so I thought.
As you can see below, the new one on the left is a slightly different design to the old one, but it meant they could not be fitted in the same way, back to back, pointing down, as the mounting point was to wide to allow fitment.
After a little head scratching and thinking along the lines of longer bolts and spacers, I had a moment!
And this is how I did it. Placing the units at right angles, they fit back to back with the original bracket and bolt, and my view is that because the rear of each unit has 'clear space', they shouldn't overheat to much, but only time will tell.
Now that may all seem blatantly obvious to most of you, but I was pleased with myself!
New Spark Units
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- chewy999
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New Spark Units
Previous Rides,
1980 CB250N Good to learn on
1981 CX500 good mid range tourer, went to Austria on it!
1983 GL1100C Pride and joy, sold when I bought my 1st house, big mistake
1985 GL650 Silverwing another mistake, horrible bike
1986 CBX550 Good commuter
1989 Suzuki GS750 (1976) cheap and cheerful until a dog ran out in front of me on Xmas Eve, 1991
Current bikes
2010 CB1300 back on a bike after 19 years, two divorces, children grown up etc
1980 GL1100 NOW ON THE ROAD, still use CB1300.
1980 CB250N Good to learn on
1981 CX500 good mid range tourer, went to Austria on it!
1983 GL1100C Pride and joy, sold when I bought my 1st house, big mistake
1985 GL650 Silverwing another mistake, horrible bike
1986 CBX550 Good commuter
1989 Suzuki GS750 (1976) cheap and cheerful until a dog ran out in front of me on Xmas Eve, 1991
Current bikes
2010 CB1300 back on a bike after 19 years, two divorces, children grown up etc
1980 GL1100 NOW ON THE ROAD, still use CB1300.
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Re: New Spark Units
Nice workaround. And, whoa! I see shadows in England! Sun's out! Time to go riding!
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Re: New Spark Units
Yes, that's exactly how I fitted my new David Silver units, and they have been fine so far for 2 years
I only changed the OEM units as the black epoxy had melted out and I thought they were causing problems. The problem was a cracked HT plug cap.
I put the old OEM units back in just to test them, and they actually still work fine lol
I only changed the OEM units as the black epoxy had melted out and I thought they were causing problems. The problem was a cracked HT plug cap.
I put the old OEM units back in just to test them, and they actually still work fine lol
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Re: New Spark Units
Good work. Fit like a bug in a rug. For fun, here is the wiring on my 81.. The igniters are mismatched as I burnt one of the new units out and am awaiting a replacement.
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1978 Learning Experience
1980 County Road Hauler "Brain Damage"
1978 Cafe Custom Gl1000 "Vyper"
1977 Bulldog Inspired "Vaincre"
1981 Street Fighter GL1100 "No Quarter"
1983 Supercharged Street Drag "Anubis" (in worx)
1983 gl1100 mint restoration "Kristen"
1985 Aspencade..pondering.
- chewy999
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Re: New Spark Units
The old ones I had had the old black epoxy melted out, and I'd already refilled that with aroldite epoxy resin. I daresay the old ones are still 'fine', but I just wanted to change them for modern units.purgeraptor wrote: I only changed the OEM units as the black epoxy had melted out and I thought they were causing problems.
Previous Rides,
1980 CB250N Good to learn on
1981 CX500 good mid range tourer, went to Austria on it!
1983 GL1100C Pride and joy, sold when I bought my 1st house, big mistake
1985 GL650 Silverwing another mistake, horrible bike
1986 CBX550 Good commuter
1989 Suzuki GS750 (1976) cheap and cheerful until a dog ran out in front of me on Xmas Eve, 1991
Current bikes
2010 CB1300 back on a bike after 19 years, two divorces, children grown up etc
1980 GL1100 NOW ON THE ROAD, still use CB1300.
1980 CB250N Good to learn on
1981 CX500 good mid range tourer, went to Austria on it!
1983 GL1100C Pride and joy, sold when I bought my 1st house, big mistake
1985 GL650 Silverwing another mistake, horrible bike
1986 CBX550 Good commuter
1989 Suzuki GS750 (1976) cheap and cheerful until a dog ran out in front of me on Xmas Eve, 1991
Current bikes
2010 CB1300 back on a bike after 19 years, two divorces, children grown up etc
1980 GL1100 NOW ON THE ROAD, still use CB1300.
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