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'85 R80 RT won't start
- schrader7032
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Re: '85 R80 RT won't start
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
Fast. Neat. Average. Friendly. Good. Good.
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Re: '85 R80 RT won't start
Kurt may be right. also, I thought Snowbum wrote a test procedure for the ignition module somewhere?
I just ordered a testers from Flat Racer and am waiting for it to arrive. I am lucky I have never had a problem with the electronic ignition itself only a bad ground or something that drove me nuts trying to find for two years. LOL, I traced every wire, switch and swapped out parts only to never find the smoking gun and everything started working fine and has been.
So in my case a tiny ground problem or something like it caused major failure while riding. LOL, thank goodness I had spares on hand to swap out or I would have been up the creek for new part prices. Enjoy the riding it is time to do that and not repair. St.
Re: '85 R80 RT won't start
IF, the problem returns, especially when DAMP or WET......something to check.
As I have an older Airhead, I am unsure if the flawed coil is grey or green.