no spark, no fault codes - recommendations to check first?

[moodier]

Need to try tocontact the fellow down toward Belle Plaine that I understand was working on the EHs.Need to get it running so can at least try to sell it!Ran fine last year when parked it now no spark?Thanks!

[J.K.]

well, I pulled the crank sensor on 1301 and tested it and its definately gone...
So I pulled the sensor from 1304 and put it in 1301.........guess what...
The bike started virtually immediately and runs super , super, sweet!

I have searched the net and cant find crank sensors anywhere and still cant contact atlantic EH, tried emailing the other week and got no replies to my 2 emails and no one answers the phone........
I will try again today as its Saturday maybe someone will be around?

Unless anyone knows of a cross referenced part number for a usable crank sensor??

The one listed in the cross reference section on here is definately wrong - maybe its the same sensor but with a different wiring arrangement??

[Berlin Bob]

Have ya tried John Jones, Minnesota Super X    he still has parts  or even  Dan Hanlon

[J.K.]

Have ya tried John Jones, Minnesota Super X    he still has parts  or even  Dan Hanlon

tried all the numbers except for Dan Hanlon ............no one answered but maybe I am just too impatient and just need to keep trying !

[wytfut]

JK
Terry Cahalane with O'cathalains still has a bunch of bits and pieces (small stuff).
He's pretty much off the grid for a phone call (montana), but watches his email very closely. I've used him several times in the past year ...
Give him a try.... he's honest, quick, and cheap on parts if he has it....
And by the way, tell him hi for me...
He may just have one..... don't know unless you ask.... his email is    ehparts@cahalane.us  .... I usually contact him on his Ebay mail, as he has stuff on ebay all the time....
Bruce

[J.K.]

Hi,
thanks for that, I have already bought a few items from Terry, and yes he is a great guy to deal with.
Unfortuantely I already know he doesnt have any Crank sensors as I asked him when buying other parts before the bikes were exported.
I will keep trying to get responses from others.
cheers!

[J.K.]

oh... and almost forgot to mention - very strange goings on.....
Just as a last ditch attempt at a temporary cure I compltely cleaned that "faulty" sensor removed from 1301 and put it in 1304.... cranked it over twice and surprise surprise it started right up and ran fine!
Its probably still a faulty sensor but odd that its now working.... especially considering it wouldnt even try to start when in 1301........... damned electrickery..

[wytfut]

Lol.....   that's funny....

I remember Phil Marks story with his crank sensor....   
It was bad, but if he could cool it off, he could get a few more miles out of it...

He'd pour something cool and off he'd to

[J.K.]

Lol.....   that's funny....

I remember Phil Marks story with his crank sensor....   
It was bad, but if he could cool it off, he could get a few more miles out of it...

He'd pour something cool and off he'd to

but this sensor never got hot at all, or cooled - it just got moved.... weird........ 

[blackheart]

The first thing you should try on any of these magnetic proximity sensors is to clean off the tip & reinstall.  The presence of magnetic debris lowers the output signal strength off the sensor.  I've seen this on alot of transmissions on automobiles

[J.K.]

The first thing you should try on any of these magnetic proximity sensors is to clean off the tip & reinstall.  The presence of magnetic debris lowers the output signal strength off the sensor.  I've seen this on alot of transmissions on automobiles

yeah, thats all it could possibly be down to - unless it fails to run again..