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Old 03-10-2014, 06:01 PM
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Default FLT coil position puzzle

not clear in either of my manuals...

the coil obviously mounts in a bracket at the top of the back side of the front down tube. question: do the plug wire leads point down or up?

maybe a dumb question but the different positions seem to require different sparkplug wire lengths as well as 90º ends to jive with where the wires plug in.

this is a curse i'm discovering is normal when acquiring a "project" in boxes...
some parts fall into place and others you have to scratch your head and say wtf. ;-)

thanks!
 
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Stock coil had the plug wires pointed straight forward, not up or down.

 

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Originally Posted by Grinder Bill
Stock coil had the plug wires pointed straight forward, not up or down.
thanks Bill...here is what I have and where it has to go. (btw ignore position of the electronic module, after hiding it I realized I put it in a bad spot.)
 
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Old 03-10-2014, 08:01 PM
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the coil is correct for an FLT and the module mounts on the left foward of the gas tank on the neck side flat panel dont forget to ground it
 
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