can anyone fix a tci yet?

[ps2/bikevision]

well i pulled a rookie mistake. i painted my headlight bucket today and when i put it back on i just started plugging the connections together. i hooked two connectors up wrong and fired the engine up. she ran for a min before dieing ane wouldnt restart. it was also blowing my turnsignal fuse but i thought it was cause i was trying to install new signals. i put the old ones back on and then relized what i had done. i went to my parts cabnet and dug out my old tci that had already been repaired before i got the bike and she fired right up. so i now have a dead tci. has anyone figured out how to repair them yet? or does anyone have an unopened spare they would part with?

[Rick G]

leathers web site tells all about TCI repair, it should be listed in the links.

[Walt_M.]

It's in Technical, Dave's Ignition FAQ, a wealth of information.

[ps2/bikevision]

i forgot about daves page. been awhile since i read through it. reminded me that one of these days i got to get my air box switched over. ive got the vacuum box and another carb but the last time i went to change just the box the bike wouldnt run. my flapper is about broke off. its just hanging on by a thread.

[sapienwaste]

I have never seen this mythical flapper on my early 82.

Is that normal?

[h2olawyer]

You may have an airbox that was 'modified' by a previous owner who didn't understand what it really takes to make these carbs function properly.  It is normal 'common sense' to increase airflow by removing airflow restrictions at both the intake & exhaust sides of the carbs.  In the case of the Vision, it seems more important to increase velocity rather than volume on the intake side to eliminate the stumble.  Kind of counter-intuitive if you've owned carbureted muscle cars in the past.

I have two spare air box tops (one with vacuum flapper, one without) if you find yours is entirely eliminated.  The flapper is the air intake slot on the rear of the air box top.

H₂O

[Stuman]

When i bought my XZ it was with damaged TCI because of the same reason. Somebody was hook up wrong the connectors.
I have a friend and he repaired my TCI and since 2 years it is working properly. Try to find good electrician. Mine was fixed it is not a problem.  ;)

[Coil Coyle]

well i pulled a rookie mistake. i painted my headlight bucket today and when i put it back on i just started plugging the connections together. i hooked two connectors up wrong and fired the engine up. she ran for a min before dieing ane wouldnt restart. it was also blowing my turnsignal fuse but i thought it was cause i was trying to install new signals. i put the old ones back on and then relized what i had done. i went to my parts cabnet and dug out my old tci that had already been repaired before i got the bike and she fired right up. so i now have a dead tci. has anyone figured out how to repair them yet? or does anyone have an unopened spare they would part with?

PS2,
      I've got a couple extra and I'm getting the parts to begin repairing the power output or coil side of the TCI's. Look on the schematic wiring diagram in Technical and try to figure out what you connected wrong. If the coil connection was what you got wrong, I'll trade you a good one for your bad one. I don't think I could tackle the crank sensor circuit if that is what you cooked. $20. to the ROV and you pay postage if we swap.

     Let me know what you think you hooked to what.
;)
Coil

[jasonm.]

I tried with a spare by replacing the main power transistors and all other components available. Unit still died on one cylinder after 3 minutes running time.....which ever drives the tach.