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another followup.

after testing the points wire with the points open (as the forum post suggested) there was power! tested the plugs against the block, there was spark! i buttoned her back up real quick and she fired right up!

awesome!

deciding to not give up so soon, i tore into the rats nest behind the headlight and found that power from the key switch wasn't making its way through the plastic connector to the rear of the bike. see here:
http://i.imgur.com/m9eHQAa.jpg

now i've got power at the black wire at the coil, but not ...

no power to the green points wire. no power at the black wire at the coil. no power at the hot splice where the coil's black wire connects into.

opening up the headlight nacelle, the connections appear to be ok, but it's a mess in there. the harness on this bike is in really bad shape, and i'm ...

thanks for the reply!

both the old coil and the new old coil are testing around 1.5, so they're both ok.

key position is correct, i learned that lesson already

how to check the points wire for power? it is as simple as testing it against a good ground?

hey everyone-
i've been slowly working on this bike for about a year and half now, on and off. it had been sitting for a few months before i was able to find the time to get started on it again, and now i'm finding that there's no spark at the plugs.

i had a buddy come over to help me test a few ...

That sux Safetyjon! Better there than on the road in traffic I suppose. If you haven't replaced cables on these bikes, beware of NOS cables. They may be in as bad or worse shape than the original (ie-dry rotted, and/or chrome pitted). In the case of my replacement front brake cable the rubber boot ...

I have built or rebuilt Two CA95's, Two CA160's and I am working on a 3rd. Not to brag but to make a point.

I also busted my tail trying to figure out why the horn works with raw power, but when it's on-line it does not work...and dims lights and such.

Under the horn shell is a 10mm nut. The horn ...

i'm still working on the horn issue , which i thought i had nailed down to needing a fully charged battery. i went out to the bike this AM with a freshly charged battery, buttoner her up, kicked her over...no horn.

i think i might have a poor ground connection. i'm having trouble locating the ...

My throttle doesn't return like I would expect it to, but my expectations are based on newer bikes. Check the throttle slide in the carb, maybe it's dirty. Also check that you have the correct cable and that it's routed properly.

it was the battery. fully charged, into the bike, kicked right over...horn is loud and happy. i'll be taking jetblack's advice and kicking it every start, then waiting to flip the lights on after it's revved a bit.

thanks everyone!

Nope, it only sounded when I had the headlight disconnected or when it was off the bike and tested straight to the battery. I pulled the headlight wiring today, just as it was when I forgot to wire it yesterday, and it didn't sound in either of the two on positions...confounding! So I pulled the ...

...but the horn sounds great if I pull it and run it straight to the battery. It was also working with the headlight wiring undone. I'll give it a shot, though!

i'm just getting my 66 benly wrapped up and ready for inspection, working on one last little problem...the horn.

you can hear the horn make a really small squeak as you let go of the button, happens every time. all other electronics are working great.

here's what i've done:
-took the horn off and ...

i thought it looked awkward, too, but then i took a look at some of the photos on page one of this thread. everyone's got their ground bolted to that hole.

hey all!
i bought a 65 benly last october and spent a little bit of time trying to get it's battery situation figured out, but then i bought a 75 cb550 and it's taken up most of my free moto-time. i pulled the old battery out, with most of the bits and pieces, and so it's sat for the last few months ...