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Offline daveson

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Re: 1984 K100 coil options
« Reply #25 on: July 26, 2019, 04:52:40 AM »
Was the PO the OP?

Sorry about that,  I suffer from CBTJT (compulsive bad taste joke telling) it's a side effect of one of my other medical conditions, I suffer from a deficiency of caffeine.
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Offline GaryFrank

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Re: 1984 K100 coil options
« Reply #26 on: July 26, 2019, 04:58:18 AM »
Ford wiring

I know that I said I’m concerned about the resistance on the Ford unit, but I want to run the motor to check everything. Replacement coil prices were stupid, but I found second hand coils on eBay for GBP30 (works out to about R550.00 which is a quarter of the prices I’ve been getting 
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Offline GaryFrank

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Re: 1984 K100 coil options
« Reply #27 on: July 26, 2019, 08:27:54 AM »
So..... the Ford coils work but I won’t be running on them until I have more info about the lower resistance.
Now I can start stripping and make pretty

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Re: 1984 K100 coil options
« Reply #28 on: July 26, 2019, 08:39:44 AM »
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Re: 1984 K100 coil options
« Reply #29 on: July 26, 2019, 08:46:05 AM »
Bonus,  which motor, which year?
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Offline GaryFrank

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Re: 1984 K100 coil options
« Reply #30 on: July 26, 2019, 10:05:32 AM »
It’s a 1984 K100rs

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Re: 1984 K100 coil options
« Reply #31 on: July 26, 2019, 02:58:58 PM »
I'd be careful about using coils with a lower primary resistance.  This will cause more current to be drawn through the ICU drivers, and possibly destroy the ICU (as the drivers will overheat).  Inductance mismatch between the OEM coils and the Focus coils is another concern.
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Re: 1984 K100 coil options
« Reply #32 on: July 26, 2019, 03:15:22 PM »
👍👍👍 this was only to test the motor. Replacement orange top coils have been sourced in the UK at a decent price
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Offline daveson

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Re: 1984 K100 coil options
« Reply #33 on: July 26, 2019, 06:01:34 PM »
Interesting.

Thanks for taking the risk. Was it hard to press the start button? I guess there was at least a little anxiety there.

I'm considering an experiment at the moment too,  but a bit worried about going to the stage of pressing the start button for fear of damaging the computers. Maybe I should do as you have, just for a short number of seconds.
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Offline GaryFrank

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Re: 1984 K100 coil options
« Reply #34 on: July 27, 2019, 02:58:19 AM »
It was scary to say the least..... to top it off, I had the coil wires crossed over and had to change them 3 times before I found the right pattern. 😳
I’ve let her idle for about 4 minutes to get warmed up.... next job is to undo the PO’s manual fan switch and figure out why he did that....
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Re: 1984 K100 coil options
« Reply #35 on: July 27, 2019, 07:04:29 PM »
greetings garyfrank...

check your pms... the contact info the the cape town bricker i spoke of is there... good luck...

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Offline alabrew

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Re: 1984 K100 coil options
« Reply #36 on: July 30, 2019, 04:37:55 PM »
next job is to undo the PO’s manual fan switch and figure out why he did that....

Fairly common to do around here as the cooling system is at its limit and some folks want to turn the fan on to cool the motor before the temp. switch turns it on.
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Re: 1984 K100 coil options
« Reply #37 on: July 30, 2019, 07:23:46 PM »
Consider leaving it on,  I actually want to put one on my brick cause the fan hardly ever comes on. It could fail from lack of use,  maybe that's why the PO put it on.
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Re: 1984 K100 coil options
« Reply #38 on: July 30, 2019, 10:52:46 PM »
It could fail from lack of use,  maybe that's why the PO put it on.
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Re: 1984 K100 coil options
« Reply #39 on: August 03, 2019, 03:52:56 PM »
I will rewire it that it works on the temperature relay and have an “on/off” switch for manual operation
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Re: 1984 K100 coil options
« Reply #40 on: April 10, 2023, 04:23:16 AM »
To bump an old thread, BSK are using coils and plugs off a Ford Fiesta V 1.3ltr 2001-2008 I believe. I have the full setup on my K now that I got from another P/O.

The p/n for the lead set is Intermotor Ignition Lead Set 73986, the coil set is Intermotor Ignition Coil 12807.

To connect to stock K100 wiring:
Coil Pin 1 to Black/Red (coil for cyl 2+3)
Coil Pin 2 to Green/Yellow 12v
Coil Pin 3 to Black/Blue (coil for cyl 1+4)

You can also buy a ford coil connector from Aliexpress for cheap or get one from a wrecker and it should work. (Alternative is to pin the plug manually.)
The set-up just works, and I'm about to test it on my mates 85 LT also.

Bsk is nice because it comes with a bracket and you don't have to go poking about for parts, but you can do it on the cheap.
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Re: 1984 K100 coil options
« Reply #41 on: April 10, 2023, 09:30:30 AM »
Can you post some photos that show the coils, their connections and how they are installed on the bike?  Possibly make a new thread showing how they are installed.  Thia has been done for the Spal fan and the ChiCom rear master cylinder. 
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Re: 1984 K100 coil options
« Reply #42 on: April 10, 2023, 09:57:12 PM »
Can you post some photos that show the coils, their connections and how they are installed on the bike?  Possibly make a new thread showing how they are installed.  Thia has been done for the Spal fan and the ChiCom rear master cylinder.

100% I'll get started on it before the weekend! It seems like a really good way to modernise some of the components.
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