ignition coil

[albrightb]

I suddenly loss spark to the rear cyclinder of my 04 nomad. One day fine next day (after giving it a gentle wash) no spark. Service manager at local shop thought moister but later decided in was the rear coil. Has anyone had a similar problem? Bike has only 6T miles. Also getting part from Kawa is taking forever. Please offer any and all suggestions and/or explanations. Thanks Buzz

[cactusjack]

I always "blow dry" my Nomad with a leaf blower after washing to get water out of the nooks and crannies. I guess you need to make sure you are getting power to the rear coil. Are there not 2 spark plugs per cyclinder on an '04? If both plugs are not getting juice, check to see if there's even juice getting to the coil.

[redeye]

I found this on the Beartooth Kawasaki Forum. I thought it might help you with diagnosing your problem.

1. Make sure the ignition switch is OFF.
2. Pull out the ECU and connect terminal #37 to the negative terminal on the battery using a piece of wire.
3. Turn the ignition switch to the ON position.
4. The FI indicator light will then display the fault code by flashing a series of blinks. Each fault will be displayed three times before the next fault. The coding goes like *blink*pause 1 second, then *blink*blink*. Such a series of blinks indicate code is #12.
5. The codes that may be displayed are: 11-throttle sensor malfunction; 12-vacuum sensor malfunction; 13-inlet air temp sensor malfunction; 14-water temp sensor malfunction; 15-atmospheric pressure sensor malfunction; 21- pickup coil #1 malfunction; 22-pickup coil #2 malfunction; 31-vehicle down sensor malfunction; 41-injector #1 malfunction; 42-injector #2 malfunction; 45-fuel pump malfunction; 51-ignition coil #1 primary winding malfunction; 52- ignition coil #2 primary winding malfunction

Most of these faults relate to a short or open in the wiring or in the sensor.