2005 V Star 650 Second cylinder no spark...Help

I would star looking for a broken wire somewheres.

I have tested the continuity of every wire and have not found any faults.
I will try again.
Thanks

you say you changed the wire from the front coil to the rear and it fired eliminating the coils i would check the wire leading to the coil.the stator supplies power to the regulator it doesnt have anything to do with the spark.

I don't know about the V-Star 650, but on Suzuki's LS650 the ignition trigger coil is mounted on the stator.

yea i could be wrong,everything i've heard about the stator has to do with charging.

@Nick57, I tried the resistant of the wires from their origens to where they connect to the coil and they read well...
@Charon, by the electrical diagrams there is not such a thing in this model.

Thank for your suggestions.
This is definitely a mistery

Did you ever resolve your issue, I'm having the same problem and I've taken the same steps.

@alonblakeney sorry to hear about it, but on the other hand is kind of good to know I'm not the only one with this problem. I was starting to believe that the bike is possessed or I'm going crazy.
I have put the bike away for now, but I happened to talked to a friend mechanic last Saturday that told me to make sure the pickup coil was installed correctly. He says some times he has seen it backwards.
I doubt this is the case since I remember looking at the way it goes in and there was only one way to install it. Still I am going to check it again...anything to get the demon out of this bike.
Let me known what you come up with.
Good luck!

What were the original symptoms ? Did it just start doing this all of a sudden, or gradually start to cut out?

I wish I knew.
When I bought it the owner told me it only needed a CDI. I got that already and the symptoms continue.

I've seen ignition box failures only rarely. Usually it's a coil or a carb issue..... or spark plugs getting fowled.

Swap the coils to see if the issue moves with the coils. If so you've solved the issue. If not....the pilots are partially plugged, or something else in the carbs isn't right. Make sure to carefully run a small diameter wire through all of the jet orifices, especially the side holes in the pilots.

how do you swap the coils if the spark plug wires are different lengths,

Do the spark plug against the engine (Ground) method no need to reach the other cylinder:smile::wink:

the reason i asked is because i heard the wires are different lengths and are not removable from the coils.

nick57 said:

how do you swap the coils if the spark plug wires are different lengths,

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Unbolt the coil/wire....connect coil to any other ground...then run wire to the different cylinder...repeat on the other side.

thanks i better take it to a mechanic.

jjven68 said:

@Sick Mick, thanks for the advice, but I have done all that and more. Belive me when I said I think this bike is possessed
This is what I've done:
New CDI
New Pick up coil
New plugs
Cleaned Carbs thoroughly twice
Got sparks on rear coil if connected to front coil wires.
No spark from front coil while connected to rear coil wires (so coils are good)
Checked continuity of wires from CDI to rear coil, good.

I think that's it...

Can'tthink of anything else
What am I missing?
Any ideas?

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Have you thought about picking up a used coil on Ebay? Looks like they run $40-$50 but I bet you could make a lower offer and snag a pair. I've seen intermittent coil issues on 650's far more times than I've seen an ignition module fail.

does the rev limiter cut power to one coil?