From ibmwrNoSpam@NoSpamworld.std.com Tue May 20 02:49:04 1997 Date: 20 May 97 02:30:14 EDT From: Joe Katz <103602.300NoSpam@NoSpamCompuServe.COM> To: Scott Cc: bmwmc Subject: BMW: BMW Re: bike won't run Sender: ibmwrNoSpam@NoSpamworld.std.com Precedence: list Reply-To: Joe Katz <103602.300NoSpam@NoSpamCompuServe.COM> X-Bmw-List: Majordomo 1.94.3 X-Web-Page: http://www.ibmwr.org/ Scott: Sounds like coils to me. From plug cap to plug cap should be 20k ohms. 5k for cap and wire, 5k for one coil, 5k for other coil, and 5k for the second cap. Coil towers may be dirty and corroded, coils may be failing as they warm up. Electronic ignition may have a poor ground, check this. Joe Katz, retired wrench, 103602.300NoSpam@NoSpamcompuserve.com DeLand, Florida ----------------------------------------------------- The secret -- lies in knowing what good work is, and being willing to take the pains to do it that way. Lucien Cary