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Question about 1979 XLH 1000 Sportster

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...ignition switch the rest of the breakers. If it is the breaker with gray wire from the ignition switch it will be in the ignition/starting wiring. If it is the breaker that is connected to the gray ...

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Question about 1979 XLH 1000 Sportster

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...ignition switch on, using a test light or volt meter, see if you have power to the coil. If you do, you should have power to your ignition unit. According to the wiring instructions from Crane, the ...

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Question about 1979 XLH 1000 Sportster

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...ignition switch on. Using a test light or a meter, check to see if you have voltage to the coil. If not, check the circuit breaker for your ignition system to see if it's tripped. Test the coil, ...

Question about 1979 XLH 1000 Sportster

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...switch in OHMS, R X 1. Touch one meter lead to each of the small terminals. Your meter should read between 2-3 ohms as the '79 model had electronic ignition. To further test the coil, reconnect the ...

Question about 1979 XLH 1000 Sportster

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...ignition switch on and check this wire with a test light or volt meter. It should show battery voltage on it. That should be your setup, two white wires on one end of the coil and a blue wire on the ...

Question about 1979 XLH 1000 Sportster

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ignition switch off, you should see a spark. If you do, then something is wrong with the ignition unit. If you do not see a spark, you have a bad coil or a wiring problem. You can also do this test by

Question about 1979 XLH 1000 Sportster

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...meter should read between 5 and 6 ohms. Reconnect the white or blue wire to the coil. Turn the ignition switch on and check the voltage. You should have battery voltage at the coil. Good Luck ...

Question about 1979 XLH 1000 Sportster

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...ignition switch. Now, using an ohm meter, check the resistance on the primary winding of the coil. Put the meter in R X 1 scale and connect one lead to each of the small terminals on the coil. You ...

Question about 1979 XLH 1000 Sportster

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...ignition or points? If it is a points system, If your points ore okay, set the point gap at .018. Also, make sure your kill switch is off. Some people have had a wire come loose from the kill ...

...ignition switch to the "ON" position, so you will have power to all "accessories" including the emergency kill switch. 3) Find out which one is the "hot" wire by touching both wires with the testing ...

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