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Title: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: makaveli2502 on June 14, 2007, 07:32:29 PM
alright so i have a wire coming from the black cylinder  thing where the spark plug wire goes into, i followed the wire back from the right black cylinder where the spark plug wire goes to and it has an "L" shaped wire connector with an orange w/ white stripe and a blue wire going to it, that "L" shaped connector is unplugged where does it go? anyone know?
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: makaveli2502 on June 14, 2007, 07:57:14 PM
can someone please help who knows where the "L" shaped connector goes to? it comes out by the batter and the rectifier.. if that helps
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: makaveli2502 on June 14, 2007, 08:12:18 PM
ok well i figured out that the "L" shaped connector that has an orange and white stripe wire is for the blinker solenoid. but there is a black and yellow wire that goes to a black box thing by the battery on the left side. the black and yellow striped wire comes from the spark plug thing. anyone know why it wont spark?
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: makaveli2502 on June 14, 2007, 08:30:39 PM
well i dont know where the problem is coming from.. its starting to piss me off. i need help     :mad:
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: makaveli2502 on June 14, 2007, 09:18:36 PM
well this wiring thing is kicking my ass and i kind of want to give up, but i want to ride again so bad!! :mad:  :icon_rolleyes:
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: sledge on June 14, 2007, 09:21:44 PM
Sound to me like the coils are not connected correctly to me. Do a search for  "GS500E wiring diagram" and see what turns up.
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: makaveli2502 on June 14, 2007, 09:25:35 PM
i did and how coulld they not be connected correctly? and where are the coils?
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: coll0412 on June 14, 2007, 09:29:55 PM
The coils are locatd below the tank, and above the valve cover, they are mounted to both the right and left side frame rails. Just follow the spark plug wires up and you will find them
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: makaveli2502 on June 14, 2007, 09:35:55 PM
they are connected right. just like they've always been connected. i've never messed with them. i dont know whats wrong
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe) HELP
Post by: makaveli2502 on June 14, 2007, 09:47:27 PM
oh and also, there is no spark in either plugs so i  dont think its the coils. like i said i did an engine swap of my 05 engine (seized up) and put an 89 engine in (gs550e engine) fits nicely, but i dont know whats going on with all this none sparking. wires connected wrong when i put the wire on maybe? keep in mind some of the wires are different colors then they were back then. and under the right engine cover or timing cover or ignition cover whatever its called there are these black things that screw in (2 screws) to the plate and wires coming from them going to the back of the bike, on the 89 it has 2 of those things on the 05 i only saw 1 is this correct? and can this be a problem and why its not sparking?
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: hmmmnz on June 15, 2007, 03:48:08 AM
i have put wiring diagrams in the wiki,
do you guys not even use the wiki??
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe) HELP
Post by: Wrecent_Wryder on June 15, 2007, 04:12:09 AM
Quote from: makaveli2502 on June 14, 2007, 09:47:27 PM
oh and also, there is no spark in either plugs so i  dont think its the coils. like i said i did an engine swap of my 05 engine (seized up) and put an 89 engine in (gs550e engine) fits nicely, but i dont know whats going on with all this none sparking. wires connected wrong when i put the wire on maybe? keep in mind some of the wires are different colors then they were back then. and under the right engine cover or timing cover or ignition cover whatever its called there are these black things that screw in (2 screws) to the plate and wires coming from them going to the back of the bike, on the 89 it has 2 of those things on the 05 i only saw 1 is this correct? and can this be a problem and why its not sparking?

Seems likely. 1 rotor lobe and 2 pickups on the older version, 6 rotor lobes and 1 pickup on the newer version..

Do you have the rotor and that plate with the sensors from your old engine?
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: coll0412 on June 15, 2007, 08:28:23 AM
 You need to swap the electonic ignition pickup from you 2005 motor and attach it to the 1989 Motor. The ignigtion pick and stuff changed I believe in '04+ models
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: makaveli2502 on June 15, 2007, 11:03:24 AM
what about the computer on the left side? Should i put the 89 computer on    would that make it spark?
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: coll0412 on June 15, 2007, 11:47:33 AM
YOu have two options

1=Easy Option,
   Take the 1989 ignition components out of the 1989 engine and then put the 2005 ignition componets on the 1989 Motor. This allows you to use the existing and wired in 2005 CDI box(ignition box)


2. The hard way
   Swap the 2005 CDI box for the 1989 box and retrace the wiring to ensure that it hooks up the same(99% sure it doesn't)
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: dgyver on June 15, 2007, 11:48:43 AM
You need to use the rotor, pickup and ignition module of the same generation motor. 89-02/3 are the same and 04+ are the same. Mixing electrical components generally will not work. The motors are mechanically the same but electrically not the same.
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: dgyver on June 15, 2007, 12:09:37 PM
What are you doing about the lack of oil cooler connections on the 89 motor?
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: makaveli2502 on June 15, 2007, 01:00:46 PM
what do you mean lack of oil cooler connection? So what all do i need to transfer to make this work right?
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: dgyver on June 15, 2007, 01:17:39 PM
Quote from: makaveli2502 on June 15, 2007, 01:00:46 PM
what do you mean lack of oil cooler connection? So what all do i need to transfer to make this work right?

Does your 05 have an oil cooler? I have not seen if you have a faired bike or not. Not sure of your location. I am not familiar if the 03+ non-US non-faired 'E' models have an oil cooler.

The oil cooler addition to the 04+ motors has some internal plumbing that is cast into the cases. Something that is not transferable to an older motor.
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: makaveli2502 on June 15, 2007, 02:13:46 PM
so basically it would be best to part out the bike?  since its not going to work
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: Jay_wolf on June 15, 2007, 04:17:16 PM
could u not just use a 89 model without a oil cooler?
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: NiceGuysFinishLast on June 15, 2007, 04:30:13 PM
If you want to use the '89 engine in your '04+ frame, you have to take the fairings off. It's the fairings that necessitate the oil cooler, as the engine gets greatly reduced airflow. Turn the bike into a naked, and viola, no more issues. Plus, you'll make $$ off your fairings..
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: Jay_wolf on June 15, 2007, 05:08:40 PM
Nice  :thumb: Sounds like the perfect job
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: makaveli2502 on June 15, 2007, 07:22:15 PM
i switched out the lobe thing  and viola, bike runs
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: Jay_wolf on June 15, 2007, 07:24:04 PM
Yay! Good job dude , make it naked for looks tho ,  :thumb:
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: makaveli2502 on June 15, 2007, 09:48:36 PM
bike runs  but wont idle, just dies unless i give it some gas  and when i'm going through the gears at a certain spot in the throttle position it bogs down. bikes set up the same way as it was before the engine blue, i have it jetted still too..
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: makaveli2502 on June 15, 2007, 10:21:27 PM
it was the timing rotor ting  haha  its  better now.   this 550 is a lot better than that 500    :cheers: :o :thumb:
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: sledge on June 16, 2007, 02:29:15 AM
So where have you put the orange/white lead with the L-shaped clip and the black/yellow lead? Its nothing to do with the indicator circuit.
The Diagram in my manual (and the one in the link) says the orange/white provides the voltage feed for both the coils and the black/yellow provides the trigger voltage for the RH coil. I still think the coil is not correctly connected, it would explain the lack of power and reluctance to idle because you will only be firing on the LH.

http://www.gs500e.co.uk/wire.jpg
Title: Re: no spark (swapped engines) wiring issue i believe)
Post by: dgyver on June 16, 2007, 05:16:02 AM
You cannot connect the coils wrong. The wire plugs and tabs on the coils are different sizes so they can only be connected one way.