[dizzle2]

ive done almost everything now. new carb parts 117.5 main jet. new needle and seat. carb is 100% clean. i am pretty sure it is the cdi unit. it runs rough and sputtery, almost like a lean issue, but i know it is not because i have a brand new spark plug in it and it has black on it because ive been trying to fatten the hell out of it. it backfires when let off the throttle. im not sure anymore here!? the engine is sound. it have better than factory compression and the valves looked amazing. ive been chasing my problem as a carb issue but i think im going to have to go the more expensive route with a cdi. any suggestions on where to get one for cheap and fast, how to test for it. etc? it is a 1987

 

[uktw125]

Are you certain you do not have an air leak in the carb to head rubber manifold.

An '87 is susceptible to CDI problems though as you know.

 

[demarko69]

If you are 100% sure its not the carb then move on.

There are oodles of possibilities of failure before the cdi... Test test test before spending 300+ on a new cdi

Have you gone thru the entire electical system. By that i mean everything, wire shorts wire opens wire connectors wire switches key/ignition wire coil wire relays. Once everthing has been tested good and eliminated, then move on. In the past 4 months I have had 3 87 and not a 1 was running poorly due to the cdi. The one time I was sure it was the cdi, I changed it with a known good runnig 87 cdi and thought that fixed the problem. Turns out it was a broken wire inside a connector and when I change the cdi the wire remade contact due to the movement location. Another 87 had a kill switch intermittent problem. Everytime the bike was a a certian RPM it cutout miss & pop. Faster / slower was OK. The RPM made a resonant freq./vibration that was enough to make contact.



ps. still curious on the yamaha 117.5 jet. Did you get a mfg/part# on the packing list

ps.. the only way to test a 87 cdi is to swap it to a known running 87

ps...if you want help bring it over, I have lots of 87 parts

 

[qwerty]

ps.. the only way to test a 87 cdi is to swap it to a known running 87

ps...if you want help bring it over, I have lots of 87 parts

That's the great thing about this forum.

I don't think a CDI problem will cause a backfire if it runs right the rest of the time.



I don't think Yamaha sells a 117.5 main jet in this series.



288-14343-57-00 #114

288-14343-58-00 #116

288-14343-59-00 #118

288-14343-60-00 #120



It is a common problem that the numbers on jets from other sources do not flow the same as the Yamaha jets. I highly recommend Yamaha jets so we are all talking the same language. Then raise the needle and open the pilot screw a bit to richen the carb when the throttle is closed, which is the lean condition that causes popping in the exhaust.



If you still think the problem is electrical, have you followed the troubleshooting procedures outlined in the repair manual?

 

[secretStash]

Refer to pages 7 dash 5 through 7 dash 13 of your Yamaha Service Manual.

There is no way to test the CDI itself (that they state). Simply says at

the end of that section that if everything they tell you to test checks

out, then the problem is a faulty CDI.



-sS

 

[lizrdbrth]

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[demarko69]

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I dont speak giberrish

 

[Gerry]

S.O.S ? Gerry

 

[demarko69]

S.O.S ? Gerry

thx

I saw dot dot dot bar dot dot dot, I guess I need to put on my glasses

 

[dizzle2]

im just going to take it in to the dealer. he said $80+ tax and he will tell exactly what electrical component is the problem/if there is a problem. im just exhausted with testing and replacing with no luck. it is a 87' but i didnt expect this kind of problem. i mean it only has 7,700 miles on it. before droping $300 on a part it might not need im gunna take it in to find out for certain what is the problem. thx guys

 

[demarko69]

once you get it fixedand running properly you will love it.. keep us posted