[motocrossman]

Hey guys.. I am having some trouble with my 2000 ZR700, Its has no spark. It ran fine when I stored it, but I cant get her to run now. So far Ive checked the stator, coil and pretty sure its not the CDI. When I tested the crank sensor it wasnt showing any resistace.. so Im pretty sure its not working. Is this a common problem with these sleds? Why would it go bad just from sitting? Is there anything else that I could be missing here before I go buy a new crank sensor? THANKS!!

 

[motocrossman]

Oh ya.. and I did unplug the kill switch and key ignition just to be sure that wasnt a variable.

 

[C-notesnopro]

zero resistance?? or infinity(no continuity whatsoever/meter showing overload) :dunno:

 

[720]

If things go bad over the summer. Check and clean any ground wires you can find. Usually they are brown wires

 

[motocrossman]

Originally posted by C-NOTEPLUSf503@Sep 15 2005, 10:41 PM
zero resistance?? or infinity(no continuity whatsoever/meter showing overload) :dunno:
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I checked the resistance with my multimeter turned to ohms and it showed zero resistance... I can get more of a reading holding the + and - in my hands than that sensor puts out. Is that enough to say its definatly toast?? Thanks

 

[C-notesnopro]

0 ohms was what showed?? most meters at least show the resistance the test leads themselves have(usually .2-.7 ohms), if your reading was not as shown here>0.0,,,,,then that meant infinity(overload and nothing registering on scale/meter face) and yes it's toast IF your meter was of the autoranging(self changing of resistance scales)design that doesn't require manual scale adjustments,,, what meter(brand and model) do you have,,,the answer to this will tell the story as it should reveal wether it has autorange or not,,,,,,,,,,

 

[motocrossman]

Its a Mastercraft digital mulitmeter.. nothing too fancy but it seem to do the job. If I turn it to 200k it shows "1" then I hold the leads in my fingers and it reads an average of 150... if I test any solid wire it will show 0.0 and when I test my crank sensor it will never change from the "1" Im no electrician.. but I think this is right, but correct me if Im wrong. Thanks.

 

[C-notesnopro]

TOAST!!!!!!!!!!!!(not this type :beerchug: ) unfortunately not a good thing, BUT you definitely found a source of the problem, now finding another without costing an arm and leg,,,,,,,

 

[motocrossman]

C-NOTEPLUSf503 Thanks :beerchug: Im going to order the part and keep my fingers crossed... I still cant believe that it would go bad from just sitting a few months. I will keep ya posted when I get the new

 

[motocrossman]

Holy Cr*p $175CDN for that crank sensor!!! :augen41: ANYONE HAVE A USED ONE FOR SALE??

 

[C-notesnopro]

Originally posted by motocrossman@Sep 16 2005, 07:26 PM
I still cant believe that it would go bad from just sitting a few months. 
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in the years i've done tech wrenching, you'd shit if you knew how many times i've had stuff go bad just from sitting,,, it's just the characteristics of electronics :dunno:

 

[motocrossman]

Well the new sensor is installed and shes running like a top!! Thanks to everyone who offered help :beerchug:

 

[gsxkid]

I have got a 95 zr 580 and i am not getting any spark i was wondering if you could tell me how to check the differnt things you checked. I Have got a multimeter and i know how to use it lol :banana: But on another more serious note it would be great if you could help me out. Thanks