Is there any way to repair this?

[TeamGeek6]

Heres the picture. The splice is steel core wire out to the plug boot. Its hard to see because the red reflection off the paint makes the JB Weld look red.

The B.S. detector just went off. Whats this nonsense about "you cant solder copper to steel?"

That works for plumbing, but this is not plumbing.

How do you think they made that ignition coil in the first place? Copper wire soldered to steel terminals.

If that foolishness about "copper and steel" were true, youd have no TV, VCR, computer, no electronics at all. Kids, every electronic device you have is steel wires soldered to copper traces.

Its about chemistry.


And as for the idea of breaking that wire loose from the body, that works for street bikes, but not ATVs. The reason that joint is sealed on an ATV is that the coil gets exposed to a lot of water. If that seal is broken and even a little moisture gets in (crossing a river for example) ITS RUINED.

If moisture gets in, itll arc inside.

Now youll have to put it back together and gurantee its dry inside. If theres any chance that moisture got in, bake it at 150*F for an hour to dry it, then repair it.

[sandpuppi101]

Go to the dealer get a generic coil for 5.00 from emigo ,try it out!!! or E-bay for 10.00 used.I tried that fixing a coil stuff,you weigh it out hassle VS riding .

[LonesomeTriZ]

Thank you rustbucket for the ideas, but I do not think I have the dremmel skill to pull that off.

Team Geek, thanks for the photograph, that is a big help. If i can come up with an extra wire, I may give it a try.

[rustbucket]

You can solder steel to copper it just corrodes faster than copper to copper or steel to steel. it called something like galvanic action, Its like welding steel to aluminum, it can be done but it won't hold as good. Dissimilar metals just don't join good.

[LonesomeTriZ]

I have heard that before. I know there is some kind of reaction when you combine metals.

[TeamGeek6]

No, galvanic action does not apply to a soldered joint. The two metals are isolated by tin - lead intermetallics.