cracked coils

My 1981 gl1100 has black goo dripping from ignition trigger boxes...checked coils and they are both cracked..if I replace them will the triggers be OK or will they need to be replaced too?

Ignitors (triggers) should be okay. Might want to replace what melted out with an epoxy.

+1 here also..Ignitors (triggers) should be okay. Might want to replace what melted out with an epoxy. if it is still running,i would think they are still ok... I had the same issue with my 1980 and replaced the coil's with another set of used ones and filled my "triggers" with jb weld and have had no more issues. i only found mine were cracked when it would quit with just a little rain but all good for the last 10,000 miles

It has been running fine...I just noticed that the epoxy was dripping. It's only partly melted out, do I just fill in on top of what's left in them...and is JB weld the best thing to use?

Any epoxy that has no metal in it will do. JB weld seems to do the job well.

I too have had the black too problem. I bought used replacements and used OEM coils. Seems to be OK now. With coils you can get new high priced replacements, get an OEM set, get OEM used 1500 coils. I would go the 1500 units. Cheap, easy to find on fle-bay.

Thanks everyone...new coils are in...epoxy in the triggers..fixed a few corroded connections .. runs good..headed to Minnesota next week. should put about 3000 miles on.

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Thanks everyone...new coils are in...epoxy in the triggers..fixed a few corroded connections .. runs good..headed to Minnesota next week. should put about 3000 miles on.

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