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LEGENDS => Engine Care & Tuning => Topic started by: Lowderq on April 10, 2021, 11:08:55 am

Title: 1200 not getting spark
Post by: Lowderq on April 10, 2021, 11:08:55 am

I recently bought a used Legends car. I'm having troubles getting it running. It's getting fuel and the compression is good. When I crank it it will only fire once. I changed the ignition box and the timing plate but neither fixed the problem. What else could be the issue?

Title: Re: 1200 not getting spark
Post by: justfreaky on April 11, 2021, 12:04:58 pm

Check to make sure you have a good ground is always a good starting point.
The troubleshooting guide in the repair manual suggests checking the following:
a) Loose electrical connections.
b) Dirty electrical connections.
c) Loose or broken ignition coil ground wire.
d) Broken or shorted high tension lead to the spark plug(s).
e) Ignition unit malfunction.
f) Weak ignition coil(s).
g) Ignition or stop switch malfunction.

Hope that helps.

Steve

Title: Re: 1200 not getting spark
Post by: Lowderq on April 12, 2021, 03:25:58 pm

I appreciate it! We are working on getting the wiring cleaned up. The guy I bought the car from had an absolute rats nest of wires. Does anyone have a manual for the fj1200 that they could send me for future issues?

Title: Re: 1200 not getting spark
Post by: justfreaky on April 13, 2021, 10:22:39 am

I bought mine on eBay a few years back. It is Clymer YAMAHA FJ1100 & FJ1200 1984-1993 Service, Repair, Maintenance manual. The manual number is M397.

Steve