Hi im new to this forum and this is my first post but im in need of help

i just got my first bike its a 1988 honda hurricane 600 and i need a CDI box the one i have is no good

if anyone can help me find one id grately appreciate it i have a second box but it looks like it uses a single large pin connector but mine uses a 6 pin and a 4pin connector if anyone has one they are wanting to get rid of please let me no

thanks for your help

DOPEY

 

thank you

 

How do you know that the CDI is bad?

 

I am not getting spark to any of the cylinders so i looked in the book and it gives step by step directions on how to diagnose the problem so i went thru the steps and i have power going into the CDI and the book says to next check the resistance with an ohm meater of of 2 connectors i did that and the book says it should be running at about 450 to 500 ohms but mine is showing 4.5 meg ohms also when i bypassed the CDI by connecting a wire to the coils that goes back the the CDI box and tapped it onto a ground and when i did that i was getting spark so i have come to the conclusion that the CDI unit is bad

 

check your Run/Switch for short and the fuse

 

the run switch doesnt look like its shorting i would think a short would pop a fuse and i dont have any probem with fuses they are all good

 

i guess i shouldnt be using the term CDI but instead SPARK UNIT

 

ebay?

 

i looked but only found them for the 1000cc model would anyone no if they are the same im going to assume that they are different but i dont no any help would be greatly appreciated