ignition coil advice???

[2003buellxb9s]

i got my new ignition coil from ironmachine and when i tested it, it tested very similar to the one i have that's cracked:

Primary - Supposed to be .5 to .7 ohms and I'm reading 1.3 on both the cracked one and the new one.

Secondary - Supposed to be 5.5 - 5.7 homs and i'm reading 12.3 on the cracked one and 12.5 on the new one.

Does this make any sense? Am I doing something wrong?

I went ahead and tried to install it thinking maybe my multimeter is bad and it started up and seemed to idle well and even rev. I made the mistake of only letting it run for a few minutes and then shut it off to put it all back together. When i went to start it again...same problem. running rough to an eventual backfire. i had changed the plugs and I tested the plug wires and it looks like one is bad or else i dont' know what i'm doing with the multimeter.

I guess now i write/call ironmachine and try to get ANOTHER coil? Or do i give up and have it towed to a shop. it's my only form of transportation and this sounds totally pathetic but my heart is totally broken.

 

[Fock347]

most places dont warrenty electrical parts but its worth a shot. if you have ecm spy plug her in and c whats goin on.ive had some problems with my buell(electrical issues nothin major tho) then again its got close to 40k and i beat the **** out of it.

 

[2003buellxb9s]

so the ecm spy will narrow issues down even if my "check engine" light isn't on? I guess it's worth the investment. So basically I need a program and a plug and I can get both on here, right?

ps. What about the trouble code indicator thingie you plug in and read the flashes on the check engine light, is that any good?

 

[xtremelow]

ECMspy will show all past and current error codes.

I would try the new Plug wire and see if that fixed the problem since they only cost a few bucks. Otherwise call Iron Machine and explain to them that you tested the coil and it tested bad but as you were unsure you tried it on the bike and had no benifits from the new one and would like to swap out the new one with a newer good one.