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Subject: Vmax P.U.  coils

HELP!!!
Well, my bike has joined the famous Vmax ignition gremlin club. So, going
through the manual, the spark plug coils ohm'd out OK, and was about to ohm
out the pickup coils. The manual states: 1) Remove seat. 2) Disconnect 5-pin
connector (Black, White/Red, Orange, White/Green, and Gray). 3) Measure 
Pickup
coil resistance: 110ohm +/-10%. O-B, O-Gy, O-W/G, O-W/R. (In a previous
message, someone stated to replace the O with black, since black is the
common, and the schematic does back this up). In the picture, the connector
appears to in between the left frame & battery. I cannot find any 5-pin
connector anywhere around there. But a few pages earlier, it shows to check
pickup coil resistance at a connector that plugs into the right side of the
TCI box. So where are you supposed to really check it? And where is this
ellusive 5-pin connector "under the seat"?
Rusty

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Rusty,

Go up to the TCI. It's much easier.

Yes, the schematic is correct. The procedures (Color code) is wrong.

Scott H.
#351

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Dude! For the second time:

1990 and up models don't have 4 pickup coils, only one. The connector 
is a TWO-PIN connector. It's on the left side, near the rear left 
corner of the battery, next to the vertical frame rail. The wires run 
down the frame, under the shaft-drive cover and into the flywheel 
cover. I never looked to see what colors the wires were.


- -Mike Sayers  1990 Yamaha Vmax  Smithfield, NC
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Mike the "Dude" wrote:

>I never looked to see what colors the wires were.

They are black and orange...Mike stated the correct location....


Dan Cox
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