MONSTER 600 COIL ISSUE

[COOPERSDAD]

HEY GUYS IM NEW HERE,NAMES KRIS FROM SYDNEY AUS,I BOUGHT A DUCATI 600 1998 MODLE A FEW DAYS AGO I HAVE DONE 46KMS ON IT SO FAR.ITS GOT 33XXXKMS ON THE CLOCK AND IN GOOD NICK.RAN OUT OF PETROL ON THE WAY HOME,MY MISTAKE,THEN DECIDED TO WASH THE BIKE(IM SUCH AN IDIOT) THEN IT WOULDNT START,THE GUY I GOT IT OFF GOT IT STARTED FOR ME SAYS IT WAS FLOODED,BATTERY THEN DIED AND SO DID THE PLUGS,PROB FROM ALL THE CRANKING,SO PUT NEW PLUGS IN IT AND CHARGED THE BATTERY.STARTED FIRST HIT SO I LET IT IDLE FOR 15 MINS OR SO THEN IT STALLED.SO I TRACKED DOWN THE PROBLEM TO FUEL LINE KINKED UNDER THE TANK,EASY FIX,SO I STARTED IT AND IT SEEMED TO BE RUNNING ON ONE CYLINDER ONLY.SO I LEFT IT OVER NIGHT THINKING IT WOULD HELP AND IT DIDNT,CHEKCED THE COILS AND ONLY ONE WAS SPARKING,SO I SWAPPED IT AROUND AND ITS DEFF THE COIL,GOT ENOUGH SPARK TO ZAP ME(OUCH) BUT U CANT EVEN NOTICE THE SPARK THATS HOW WEEK IT IS,IM GONNA CHASE DOWN ANTOHER ON MONDAY HOPEFULLY NOT TO EXPENSIVE.DOES ANY1 HAVE ANY IDEA WHY IT MIGHT HAVE GONE? IS IT FROM ALL THE CRANKING WHEN TRYING TO START IT? LETTING IT IDLE FOR SO LONG? I JUST DONT WANT TO BUY A WORKING ONE FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN.I DONT SEE A SECOND HAND ONE BEING CHEAP :-( ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT

[Howie]

The coil zapped you, but the spark is too weak to see?  I'm confused  You were looking for spark where?

[COOPERSDAD]

was checking on the head,the spark seems to come and go from the coil but when its theres its really weak

[Howie]

If you have an ohm meter and your coils are stock, primary resistance (across the small terminals) should be 3.4 ohms + 10% and secondary (from coil wire to ground) should be 12 ohms + 10%.  The spark plug cap should be 5 ohms + 10 %.  

I see you posted while I was typing.  It is possible you may not have had a good ground while testing or had too much of a gap.  Does the misfire switch cylinders when you swap coils?  You might want to invest in one of these
http://www.toolfetch.com/Category/Automotive/Spark_Testers/KD2757.htm
or one of these
http://www.toolfetch.com/Category/Automotive/Spark_Testers/LIS20610.htm

The first one you can make yourself.

[COOPERSDAD]

when i swap the coil from cylinder to the other side the spark stops on that cylinder so its deff a coil,why would it give way?

[Howie]

Coils can and often do last a long time.  Yours probably lasted over 10 years.  They can fail from a winding opening or shorting, often intermittent.  Insulation can also fail, allowing them to leak, usually a wet weather problem.  The coil, which is really automotive talk for step up transformer, is constantly subject to heat and vibration.  

[COOPERSDAD]

i spose it just one of those things that cant be helped.me washing it prob had something to do with it although water cant get to the actual coil,trying to start it for an hour or so prob didnt help,letting it idle prob didnt help,i hope i can find one 2morrow without to much more outlay and hopefully it dosnt brake again as i really enjoy the duke,ive  had my fair share of bikes and this one is deff my fav by far and i chose it over a gsxr and an r6

[Howie]

 [evil]Easy for me to spend your money, but here is a good upgrade from our friends at
http://www.ca-cycleworks.com   and, yes they will ship to your country.
DynaCoils kit w/wires (pair)     Monster, 750-900SS     DynaCoils     $199.00
Any fitment questions, call Chris Kelley.  As AFAIK, he sells a plug and play kit.

Do I have them on my bike? No.  As long as my 9 year old, 54K coils function fine I won't spend the money, but if one fails I will go that route.

[COOPERSDAD]

ok got a second hand coil(bought 2 one as a spare god forbid) wacked it on and away she fired,oh how i missed the sound of my staintune mufflers. im like a kid at christmas