T500 Ignition coil wiring question

[garncarz]

Greetings all,

Digging in to the old, cracked, nasty, misfiring ignition electricals on my '72 T500J. Can anyone advise which ignition coil (orange/white or orange/black wires) goes to the left and right cylinder respectively? TIA.

[Alan H]

Basically, it the bike doesn't start after a rebuild, swap the plug leads. If it still doesn't start AND THE TIMING IS RIGHT, make sure the correct points fire the correct plug.

[garncarz]

I have the coils sorted but she still won't rev smoothly. I have the static timing set properly on the left point, but the right point is too far retarded and I can't get it into spec with by moving the right point base. The manual that I have says that the entire points plate can be adjusted moving both points at the same time, but my '72 T500J isn't equipped that way. I am thinking that the rubbing block is worn and that replacing the right point is the solution. Thoughts? TIA.

[joethebike]

A short term fix for the retarded points is to set the points gap wider than standard until proper timing is possible with the fine adjustment.