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I recently purchased a 1978 Honda CB400A Hawk Hondamatic. It has 11,000 miles on it and overall seems well cared for. It has a Lithium Ion battery in it and a newer LED headlight installed. All the other...
Original document by Jim O’Brien. Updated by Frank Sapone.
If all these tests are good then the CDI is at fault. Before replacing a CDI all these components have to test good.
Use a Multi-Meter, VOM or Volt-Ohm-Meter, with a new battery and set it to measure electrical resistance in Ohms...