Re: 1977 rude powerpack question?
Here's some reading:
No Fire at All:
(Note: If the engine fires with the spark plugs out but not with them installed, the timer base is either weak or the
engine is not spinning fast enough. See # 6 and #8 )
1. Disconnect the black yellow kill wire and retest. If the engines' ignition now has fire, the kill circuit has a faultpossibly
the key switch, harness or shift switch.
2. Disconnect the yellow wires from the stator to the rectifier and retest. If the engine fires, replace the rectifier.
3. Check the stator resistance. You should read approximately 500 ohms from the brown wire to the brown/yellow
wire.4. Check the DVA output from the stator. You should have a reading of at least 150V or more from the brown
wire to the brown/yellow wire (while connected to the pack).
5. Check the timer bases resistance from the #1 sensor wire to the #3 sensor wire, and from the #2 sensor wire to
the #4 sensor wire. Reading should be 10-20 ohms on each set.6. Check the DVA output from the timer base. A reading of at least 0.5V or more from the #1 sensor wire to the
#3 sensor wire, and from the #2 sensor wire to the #4 sensor wire (while connected to the pack) is needed to fire
the pack. If the output is low, you may try to reset the air gap between the timer base sensor and the triggering
magnet using a Sensor Gap Gauge (553-9702) or use the following procedure:
a) Loosen the two mounting screws on the sensors and the nuts located in the epoxy on the outside of
the heat shield of the timer base.
b) Slide the sensors in toward the crankshaft until the sensor touches the stop boss located at the base
of the sensor mounting area. Tighten the mounting screws.
c) Coat the face of the sensors with machinists bluing or equivalent.
d) Install the flywheel without the key and rotate the flywheel at least one full turn.
e) Remove the flywheel and check to see if the trigging magnet struck the face of the sensors. If it
did, back the sensor out approximately 0.005 and repeat steps c, d and e.
f) If the ignition fired, finger tight the nuts on the outside of the heat shield and coat them with RTV.
g) If still no fire, replace the sensor.
7. Check the DVA voltage on each black/white wire to engine ground. You should have a reading of at least 150V
or more (while connected to the pack). If the reading is low, disconnect the trigger wires from the pack and
recheck the black/white terminals on the pack. If the voltage jumps up to an acceptable reading, the timer base
may have a problem in the internal wiring (possibly a thin spot in the insulation on one wire).
8. Check the cranking RPM. A cranking speed of less than 250-RPM will not allow the system to fire properly.
