When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
I think you said a number of posts back that you turned the original ignition pick up (so you can't try it). That might be the one thing that you disturbed that could be causing your issue.
PROBLEM SOLVED BOYS!!! Bad coil. Put one from my shovelhead on and it ran perfect! I had cleaned a couple connections at the same time so just to be sure I put the old one back on one more time and sure enough, pop pop pop when I'd try to go WOT. What a relief!
Bad one
Last edited by thsorens; Dec 19, 2025 at 02:35 PM.
As soon as you mentioned Crane, I had a feeling...
Been there, never again.
I ordered a Daytona Twin Tec to replace it, hopefully it lasts. The one I switched over from the other bike was an Ultima and it's been on that Shovelhead for decades.
That's going a little overboard to help find your problem plus that's for 95 up Harley bike with the Deutsche pin connectors. Best thing to do is to find a cheap Standalone ignition module that goes down into the nose cone for testing purposes you can find them under $100 here's one that I found for you on Amazon and I believe it's one or two days delivery
I'm sure if you ohm out the primary side of the coil when hot you would see a reading not in the 2.6-2.9 ohm scale, causing the coil to not refresh quick enough for higher rpm's.. I assumed you had checked primary and secondary coil windings..
I'm sure if you ohm out the primary side of the coil when hot you would see a reading not in the 2.6-2.9 ohm scale, causing the coil to not refresh quick enough for higher rpm's.. I assumed you had checked primary and secondary coil windings..
Cold on my bench it ohm's out at just over 3 ohms on each primary and 18,000 on the secondary. It must open up after it warms up, maybe I'll take a hair drying to it and see what happens.
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Slideshow: The bar-and-shield logo shows up on far more than motorcycles, some of the company's most unexpected products have nothing to do with riding.
Slideshow: From the troubled AMF years to modern misfires, these bikes earned reputations for reliability issues, questionable engineering, or disappointing performance.
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Slideshow: The Swiss custom shop has taken a Harley Softail and stretched it into something so long and low that it looks closer to a rolling sculpture than a conventional motorcycle.
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Slideshow: A standard cruiser becomes an intricate metal canvas in the hands of a Swiss custom house known for pushing Harley-Davidson platforms far beyond their factory brief.
Slideshow: Harley-Davidson's challenges aren't abstract; they show up in dropping shipments, shrinking dealer traffic, and strategic decisions that aren't yet translating into growth.
