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going to put the carbs back together (partially diassembled for cleaning) charge the battery, and my new key will be at my house by the time i get off work. the tank still needs cleaned up and i need a petcock or at least a new ring for it and rubber lines, going to see if it starts with some starting fluid and go from there!

got it put together and no spark, been reading the excellent post on adjusting points and timing and so on. i used my test light and i have power with the key on at both terminals on both coils, is that right? i cleaned the points earlier, going to pick up a set of feeler gauges, which i need to add to my toolbox anyway... and follow the directions in that post and go from there. also picked up a generic motorcyle book at the library, and a book on honda 200s from the right era. i am going to read through them and the forums for more info, and will mess with the points hopefully tomorrow...thanks!

Andy, that's correct. You should also have power where the wires hook to the points, as long as the points are open. If you dont, trace the power from the coil - side to where it plugs into the condenser. If you have power ther, but not at the points, try unhooking the wire from the points, and than checking for power. Then let us know what you find.

Andy, this sticky may be of help, too.

thanks guys, excited to get home and mess with it. e3steve, thats the post i meant, i was gonna copy it for reference, but then it wasnt loading right when i posted. im hoping thats all my ignition problem is. heres hoping...

Simple guideline, Andy: with the ignition ON and a working 12V testlamp connected between ground and a set of points -- if the lamp doesn't light with the points open then the points are probably reassembled wrong.

ok cool, thanks for the help!