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78 Gl1000. After reading feedback that ignition is primary diagnosis for my rough sounding/dead cylinder, I'm wondering if my higher secondary resistance reading from one coil is due to a shorted/exposed (yellow) wire at the coils, the one leading from the points/ignition (electronic). This would make sense, no? Can I cut/reconnect that (short) length of yellow wire to the coils for better conductivity? Maybe that's my problem. The wire abuts the air box intake, so maybe the exposed part of the wire is shorting to ground on the airbox?

Also, should I test the stator?

 

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just checked the resistance again. Dead even on both coils. I guess trimming the wires back helped.

Still fouling #4 plug. I'm going to flush the float bowl, and spray some cleaner in the idle circuit to see if that helps.

 

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The battery needed charging/water. Bike runs much better now. Hard to get it totally smooth, as baffles are missing in mufflers, and i don't have a timing light. But it sounds pretty good, and acceleration is much better now.

I think it's definitely fuel. The coils test perfectly now. The left side still backfires, which might be #4 needing a fresh plug.

Not much further i can go without replacing baffles for back-pressure, or carb rebuild. Runs pretty good though. Still a bit warbly on #1 cylinder.

 

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Gilles, thank you. I hear you. Carbs. Bent connecting rod? Yikes...how did you find out, was it making noise like mine?

Anyway, I will get the carbs off and cleaned. Cheers.