Newbie / need help

[Swede1]

 
Hi Tigertriple-friends!
I have a 885 carb-tiger 98'
To make a long story short: i've tried all I can think of but it is bad spark on middle and even worse on the right  (3:d) cylinder. Can it be the ECU / CDI /Igniter?

[Bixxer Bob]

I understand your frustration and panic, and we will get you going, but but we need a bit more to go on.

A bit about the bike (how many miles, how it normally runs)
When it started playing up
What were the initial symptoms
What are the symptoms now
MOST IMPORTANT: What have you done to it so far.
Then we can try to help

Welcome by the way......

[Mustang]

98 steamer with bad spark
is generally shitty gill coils going tits up and / or plug wires

you have 1 cylinder running normally?
if yes try swapping the #1 coil with one of the others and see if the problem moves cylinders
if it does there's your problem............. bad coils
if no results try using some spark plug leads that are known to be good .

report back

[Bixxer Bob]

 

I caught up on the other posts about this bike so was getting there.  Still worth reminding folks  that some background does help clear the crystal ball a bit... 

[Mustang]

I caught up on the other posts about this bike so was getting there. 

don't think there are any other posts about this bike

[tonytiger]

Hi swede1 are you any further forward with your bike?

[Swede1]

Hi friends!
I made it a bit short.
I've changed all coils to new ones, sparks brand new and cables are o.k. pickupcoil is measured and ok.
The bike has been from okay to dead from 2 years ago until last June (2015) where I had to leave it in Norway  460 km's from home. It use to be harder to start the cooler the motor / weather was. When engine hot =super easy to start.

[Swede1]

Sorry I forgot. It's been running for about 62000 kilometres

[Mustang]

well that says you have tight intake valves and need to reshim them 

have a look here

http://www.tigertriple.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=mk5v1rh80jvnmhv1vbuf9ovdl0;topic=5386.msg34259#msg34259

[Swede1]

38525miles (62000 kilometres )
I think you have it right but then again the sparks shouldn't be bad because of bad clearance to the valves should it? But you are probably right. I payed a local dealer 200£ (2150:- SEK) to tell move my coils were bad and the problem remained the same😡

[Mustang]

I guarantee it's your valves

these tugboats always act like it's a bad spark no matter what the real problem is .

the symptoms you describe are 1 thing only ..........VALVES NEED ADJUSTMENT ............hopefully you haven't cooked an intake valve or two

[Bixxer Bob]

don't think there are any other posts about this bike

I was mixing it up with the one by Adamz.  Sooner I'm off these meds the better (although some would say it's not the meds, it's me  )