What happens if you have a faulty stator on a GL1000?
Faulty stator, rectifier or voltage regulator. GL1000s require full function of the charging system for the ignition to perform as designed. If the charge voltage is substandard, ignition performance will suffer dramatically. Electronic ignitions (like Dyna) are typically powered through the turn signal circuit.
What do you need to know about the GL1000 ignition?
This includes coils, plug wires, plug caps, spark plugs, ballast resistor, breaker points, condenser, ignition advance mechanism, ignition switch, kill switch, main fuse, battery, and all associated wiring harness components. Ignition performance and timing is critical on GL1000s! Ignition problems often mimic carb problems to an untrained ear.
How can I tell if my GL1000 battery is weak?
Put the old one back as a test. Weak battery – one classic sign of a weak battery is a tendency for the engine to fire right after you release the starter button. Bad main fuse … these can fail without “blowing”…results in intermittent high resistance to the entire wiring harness.
What causes a dead cylinder on a GL1000?
“Dead” cylinder is usually an ignition problem. It can be a carb problem…especially if it is rpm-specific. Faulty stator, rectifier or voltage regulator. GL1000s require full function of the charging system for the ignition to perform as designed.
Faulty stator, rectifier or voltage regulator. GL1000s require full function of the charging system for the ignition to perform as designed. If the charge voltage is substandard, ignition performance will suffer dramatically. Electronic ignitions (like Dyna) are typically powered through the turn signal circuit.
This includes coils, plug wires, plug caps, spark plugs, ballast resistor, breaker points, condenser, ignition advance mechanism, ignition switch, kill switch, main fuse, battery, and all associated wiring harness components. Ignition performance and timing is critical on GL1000s! Ignition problems often mimic carb problems to an untrained ear.
Put the old one back as a test. Weak battery – one classic sign of a weak battery is a tendency for the engine to fire right after you release the starter button. Bad main fuse … these can fail without “blowing”…results in intermittent high resistance to the entire wiring harness.
“Dead” cylinder is usually an ignition problem. It can be a carb problem…especially if it is rpm-specific. Faulty stator, rectifier or voltage regulator. GL1000s require full function of the charging system for the ignition to perform as designed.
How does the Honda GL1000 charger system work?
There are cheaper ones with only three diodes, but these are not used in GoldWings. The more load you put on a generator, the more its output voltage collapses. Honda engineers put a variable load in the shape of a regulator on one coil of the stator. This regulator shunts current to the ground, thus simulating heavy load.
There are cheaper ones with only three diodes, but these are not used in GoldWings. The more load you put on a generator, the more its output voltage collapses. Honda engineers put a variable load in the shape of a regulator on one coil of the stator. This regulator shunts current to the ground, thus simulating heavy load.