Motorcycle Repair: 1986 883 sportster xl, 883 sportster, wont matter


Question
mike i wrote you a few days ago ,i didn't get an answer ,ive been over some problems sportster owners are having similar to mine im not getting spark . i was wondering if it could be that my cam mark may be off a tooth or tdc wasnt correct or if that has nothing to do with spark . im confused , i believe your answers to this question ,it will run poor another it will not run ,as long as the cam marks are correct tdc wont matter. im getting power to the coil ,new sensor  help thanks chris

Answer
If your marks are off on the cams, the spark plugs would still spark. They just wouldnt do it at the right time.
You need to look at what creates a spark. You have a coil, a pickup and a ignition modual. You first need to do a OHMs test on the coil to make sure its good. When you say you have a new sensor, I am going to assumn you are refering to the senser. Since its new make sure you have power going to it. If you have power going to it then the ignition modual is probably bad
Happy holidays
Mike