What is the best ignition coil to run on my '83 HD FLHT?? I'd like to replace my old one with an after market high performance ignition coil. Any suggestions??

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How to Tell if You Have a Faulty Coil Pac How a Coil Pack Works When creating a spark at the spark plug, the fire must initiate from a high voltage supply, so as much fuel as possible burns in the cylinder. Whenever the combustion process is started, the coil pack builds up the energy, as much as 50,000 to 75,000 Volts. When the electronic control module (the car computer) sends the signal to the ignition control, the voltage is released from the coil pack through the spark plug cables to the spark plug.
When the spark travels to the spark plug, it jumps from the spark plug gap to the ground, causing an explosion of the fuel air mixture inside the cylinder chamber Coil Pack Problems Usually, if a coil pack is bad, there will be a loss of fire or spark in one or more cylinders. This causes what's commonly referred to as misfiring. Misfiring can cause drag on the crankshaft, and usually results in a very poor performing engine Common Symptoms of a Faulty Coil Pack A faulty coil pack will generally have symptoms similar to a faulty spark plug. Some of the most common tell tale signs that a coil may be defective include:

• A rough idle
• An unexplainably louder-than-usual engine
• A noticeable lack of power
• A significant drop in RPMs while accelerating for no apparent reason
• A blinking or intermittently activating check engine light
• An active gas warning light when the vehicle has plenty of gasoline
• Smoke from the exhaust emitting intermittently, instead of in a steady strea How to Test a Coil Pack Fortunately, there is an easy way to test the coil packs in your vehicle and make sure they're working as they should. You need to use ohm meter to test the coil pack for continuity. Make sure you have the approximate ohm values for the coil pack. To find this information, research your car's engine on the Internet or purchase a Chilton's or Haynes manual to find out what the mega ohms reading on the coil pack should be. What Coil Pack Works with a Rotary Engine? Most rotary engines require a different type of ignition coil pack. Below are two, one for a standard replacement, and one that is a higher voltage performance type coil pack.
  Original Equipment Replacement
  Beck Arnley is a well known name in the automotive ignition parts industry. They are favored by many mechanics, especially those that work mostly on import cars. The Beck Arnley 178-8025 rotary engine coil pack is a direct replacement for original equipment parts on older Mazda cars with a rotary engine. You can expect to pay about $55 for one.Performance Replacement
  M&W Ignition Systems is a fairly well known name in the import performance market. Their part number PAK005 is a high performance ignition coil pack for the performance enthusiast who isn't afraid to spend a little more on a high quality high performance part. With prices running around $245 for a double coil pack for direct fire ignitions, these coil packs will deliver years of excellent performance.
  When ordering a coil pack for your rotary engine equipped car, you need to know the year and model as well as the engine displacement to ensure you are given the correct parts.

Are there any codes. Does it backfire?

To start you need spark at the plugs, fuel in the induction module or tubes and compression in the combustion chamber. Have you checked any or all of these???

As a starting point install NEW plugs and also:

Ignition Coil Primary Circuit Test
Remove the coil. THEN set your ohmmeter scale to RX1 and place ohmmeter leads on the primary coil windings A (front of coil) to B (middle of coil), B to C (front of coil) and check for primary coil winding resistance which normal resistance range is 0.5-0.7 ohms. If primary resistance is not within this range check out test results below.

Ignition Coil Secondary Circuit Test
With the ignition coil removed from the motorcycle and the ohmmeter set to the RX1K scale place the ohmmeter leads on the secondary coil windings B (middle terminal) to
R (rear secondary terminal/socket), B to F (front secondary terminal/socket) and check for secondary coil winding resistance which normal resistance range will be 5.5-7.5K ohms. If secondary resistance is not within this range check out test results below.

Test Results
A low resistance value indicates a short in the coil winding which requires coil replacement.

A high resistance value might indicate that there is some corrosion/oxidation of the coil terminals requiring the coil terminals to be cleaned and the resistance test then repeated and if after the test is repeated the resistance is still high after the terminals were cleaned the coil must be replaced.
If there is an infinite ohms or no continuity) resistance value the coil is open and must be replaced.

OBDII DTC

P1001 Key on engine running unable to complete; key on engine running aborted

P1100 Mass air flow sensor intermittent

P1101 Mass air flow sensor out of self test range

P1104 Mass Airflow (MAF) Sensor Ground Circuit Malfunction

P1107 Left MAP Sensor Circuit

P1108 Right MAP Sensor Circuit

P1112 IATS Circuit High Voltage

P1113 IATS Circuit Low Voltage

P1121 Pedal Position Sensor Circuit A Range/Performance

P1122 Pedal Position Sensor Circuit A Low Voltage

P1123 Pedal Position Sensor Circuit A High Voltage

P1137 No Rear HO2S Response

P1138 No Rear HO3S Response

P1157 No Rear HO2S Response

P1158 No Rear HO3S Response

P1171 All Cylinders Too Lean

P1172 All Cylinders Too Rich

P1176 Adaptive Fuel Metering Trim Too Lean

P1177 Adaptive Fuel Metering Trim Too Rich

P1178 Adaptive Fuel Metering Trim Too Lean

P1179 Adaptive Fuel Metering Trim Too Rich

P1187 Both Front HO2S Heater Circuits (High Resistance)

P1188 Both Front HO2S Heater Circuits (Open Short to Ground High Resistance)

P1190 Both Front HO2S Heater Circuits (High Battery Voltage Short to Voltage)

P1193 Both Front HO2S Heater Circuits (High Resistance MAF Sensor Fault)

P1194 Both Front HO2S Heater Circuits (Open Short to Ground High Resistance)

P1196 Both Front HO2S Heater Circuits (High Battery Voltage Short to Ground)

P1198 Fuel Level Sensor (High Voltage)

P1199 Fuel Level Sensor (Low Voltage)

P1201 No. 1 Fuel Injector

P1202 No. 2 Fuel Injector

P1203 No. 3 Fuel Injector

P1204 No. 4 Fuel Injector

P1205 No. 5 Fuel Injector

P1206 No. 6 Fuel Injector

P1221 Pedal Position Sensor Circuit B Range/Performance

P1222 Pedal Position Sensor Circuit B Low Voltage

P1223 Pedal Position Sensor Circuit B High Voltage

P1224 Electronic Throttle Control Position Error

P1226 Mechanical Guard Circuit Range Performance

P1227 Mechanical Guard Circuit Low Input

P1228 Mechanical Guard Circuit High Input

P1229 Throttle Control Circuit Malfunction

P1230 Fuel Pump Relay Malfunction

P1235 VSV 1 Circuit Range/Performance

P1236 VSV 1 Vacuum Circuit Failure

P1237 VSV 2 Atmosphere Circuit Failure

P1238 VSV 3 Release Circuit Failure

P1240 Throttle Position Sensor Voltage Malfunction//Sensor Reference Voltage Low (Throttle

Fuel Tank Pressure)

P1241 Throttle Position Sensor Voltage Low Input//Reference Voltage Low (Throttle Fuel

Tank Pressure)

P1242 Throttle Position Sensor Voltage High Input

P1243 Throttle Position Sensor Ground Malfunction

P1245 Crank Signal Low Input

P1246 Crank Signal High Input

P1313 Misfire Catalyst Damage Bank No. 1

P1314 Misfire Catalyst Damage Bank No. 2

P1315 Misfire Excess Emissions

P1316 Misfire Rate Above Limit

P1335 Crankshaft Position Sensor Circuit

P1336 Camshaft Position Sensor (CMP) Circuit Performance

P1361 Ignition Coil Primary Circuit (Cylinder No. 1)

P1362 Ignition Coil Primary Circuit (Cylinder No. 2)

P1363 Ignition Coil Primary Circuit (Cylinder No. 3)

P1364 Ignition Coil Primary Circuit (Cylinder No. 4)

P1365 Ignition Coil Primary Circuit (Cylinder No. 5)

P1366 Ignition Coil Primary Circuit (Cylinder No. 6)

P1367 Ignition Monitor (Bank A)//Ignition System Failure Group 1

P1368 Ignition Monitor (Bank B)//Ignition System Failure Group 2

P1371 Early Activation Ignition Coil (Cylinder No. 1)

P1372 Early Activation Ignition Coil (Cylinder No. 2)

P1373 Early Activation Ignition Coil (Cylinder No. 3)

P1374 Early Activation Ignition Coil (Cylinder No. 4)

P1375 Early Activation Ignition Coil (Cylinder No. 5)

P1376 Early Activation Ignition Coil (Cylinder No. 6)

P1392 Variable Valve Timing Solenoid A Low Input

P1393 Variable Valve Timing Solenoid A High Input

P1396 Variable Valve Timing Solenoid B Malfunction

P1397 Variable Valve Timing Solenoid B Low Input

P1398 Variable Valve Timing Solenoid B High Input

P1400 EGR Valve Position Circuit (Valve Sticking Open or Short)

P1401 EGR Valve Position Circuit (Open Short to Ground)

P1408 EGR Temperature Sensor Circuit

P1409 EGR Valve Circuit

P1440 EVAP Purge Valve Open

P1441 EVAP Valve Circuit

P1443 EVAP Valve Circuit

P1447 EVAP Valve Circuit

P1448 EVAP Valve Circuit

P1454 EVAP System

P1474 Charge Air Coolant Pump Relay

P1475 Radiator Fans Slow Malfunction

P1476 Radiator Fans Fast Parallel Circuit Malfunction

P1506 Idle Speed Control Circuit (Low RPM; Bank B)

P1507 Idle Speed Control Circuit (High RPM; Bank B)

P1508 Idle Speed Control Circuit

P1509 Idle Speed Control Circuit

P1512 Throttle Position Sensor Idle Switch Sense Circuit

P1513 Throttle Position Sensor Idle Switch Sense Circuit

P1514 Park/Neutral Position Switch High Load Neutral/Drive

P1516 Gear Change Park/Neutral Malfunction

P1517 Engine Cranking Park/Neutral Malfunction

P1607 MIL Output Circuit

P1608 Automatic Transmission

P1609 Internal ECM Error

P1641 Fuel Pump Relay No. 1

P1646 Fuel Pump Relay No. 2

P1739 Automatic Transmission

P1775 Transmission Control Module MIL Circuit

P1776 Torque Reduction Request Signal

P1777 Torque Reduction Circuit

P1780 Automatic Transmission

P1781 Automatic Transmission

P1782 Automatic Transmission

P1783 Automatic Transmission

P1785 Automatic Transmission

P1790 Automatic Transmission

P1791 Automatic Transmission

P1792 Automatic Transmission
P1794 Automatic Transmission

make sure have 12 volts at the coil and check the ignition module.

Under the seat is an electronic control module. This controls all ignitions.

Frequently high humidity or rainy weather can cause poor performance, usually because of a problem in the ignition system. Moisture and condensation may be forming iaround or in the coil packs. Also, the ignition (suppression) wires may be old and arcing from one cable to another, causing timing issues and misfire problems. That problem is aggravated by moisture and humidity. Look for old or loose plug wires loose plugs, etc.Look for ways to dsplace water in these ares. Sometimes there isn't anything to be done and it will cure itself after warmup.
Hope it helps

Does the vehicle have coil on plug ignition or coilpack ? And it's not primary or secondary coil malfunctioning It's primary or secondary circuit . I'm assuming it has a coil pack because you say plug wires.
P0350 - Ignition Coil (Undetermined) Primary/Secondary Circuit Malfunction Each ignition primary circuit is continuously monitored. The test fails when the PCM does not receive a valid IDM pulse signal from the ignition module (integrated in the PCM).

• Open or short in the Ignition START/RUN circuit.
• Open coil driver circuit.
• Coil driver circuit shorted to ground.
• Damaged coil.
• Damaged PCM.
• Coil driver circuit shorted to VPWR.

P0351 - Ignition Coil A Primary/Secondary Circuit Malfunction See the description for DTC P0350. See the possible causes for DTC P0350.
Pull the spark plugs out an look at them , check the gap ,if too wide replace them . If the spark plug gap gets too worn ,the spark won't jump the gap. It will find the least resistance path to ground ,and it will do it inside the coil . Going from the secondary circuit back to the primary coil an to ground through the PCM - engine computer . The PCM has transistors inside that open an close the primary side to ground ,this builds up a magnetic field around the secondary inducing high voltage spark . Well this can short out the transistor inside the PCM . Most of the time that's what these type codes mean . The PCM would need to be replaced an programmed . This can also damage the catalytic converter. Your best bet , take your vehicle to a qualified repair shop.

Everyone has their favorite spark plugs and oil. As for spark plugs, I like NGK plugs because I've had less problems with them than any other plug I've ever run.

As for oil, it depends on whether you're talking petroleum based or synthetic. Aftermarket petroleum based, I like RevTech. Aftermarket synthetic Mobil V-Twin.

there is actually no camshaft sensor,,,it will set a code P0341 camshaft performance code but there is NO cam sensor,,,,it means secondary ignition is the fault,,,,,like old and worn spark plugs and wires,coil packs corroded,ignition module high resistance,coolant temp sensor bad,crank sensor going bad,those are all the possible reasons for that code,if the plugs and wires are old replace them FIRST also when you remove the wires from the coils make sure there is NO corrosion on the towers,if there is you need a new coil pack,,,,DO NOT use platinum spark plugs,this will cause this code to set,these cars are VERY sensitive to this,,,use regualr plugs like ac delco or ngk but no platinum,,,,,clear code and see if resets