Success. It started.

Posted by Joseph P on May 30, 2002 at 10:25:33 from (206.243.130.31):

At lunch today, I scooted home and re-cleaned the existing points with solvent. And reset the gap/.

Then I removed the black cap of the magneto and blew out the interior of it with ether, checked the connections, removed the condensor to look at that, and reconnected everyhting by cleaning all contacts and tightening them. I waited and blew out the interior so that no ether remained inside.

Cleaned the main wire from the magneto to the distributor cap with sandpaper and spread out the copper ends to make good contact inside both the caps. Also cleaned the copper spring inside the magneto and slightly pulled the black spring out inside the distributor cap to ensure a snug fit on the rotor.

Pulled switch, and held main wire from magneto with insulated pliers to the block. Voilah... 1/4"-3/8" blue spark a jumpin to the block. I could have kissed that blue spark; but better sense got a hold of me. MAking progress now.

I was encouraged at this point in time (no pun).

Reconnected the wires, 1-3-4-2 by looking at the distributor cap with the #1 mark on it and connected wires from that reference point.

Cranked it over and some small puffs of exhaust from the manifold but no go.

Then I double checked timing, removed #1 plug, and by holding finger over #1 cylinder with plug removed and turning it over and over and watching where the rotor was located when compression was felt I noticed something wrong.

Compression was occuring at the lower left of the distributor cap; that which was the #4 plug wire according to the cap...and not at the upper right marked #1 on the cap.

Not to my surprise, the #1 mark on the distributor cap is 180 degrees off. When I had the rotor at the "old" #4 wire - I took all spark plug wires off and from the lower left plug on the distributor cap I used that NOW used to reference as 1. Then placed wires accordingly 1-3-4-2 going clockwise. Now, all wires were 180 degrees different form where it had been during the no start dillemma.

Reconnected main wire to the magneto.

Cranked it over...and VOILAH without hesitation IT FIRED RIGHT UP not missing a beat.

But I want to mention that I learned a lot from you all about this FAA and magnetos. After-all I now have a little more knowledge and I was smart enough not to kiss that blue spark arcing from the magneto to the block. You got to give me some credit there. Thank you. Joseph P

I am feeling a lot more relieved and suddenly the world doesn't seem so dark now. thanks a bunch I like you all for your help I needed it and I got it.

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Follow Ups:

• Re: Success. It started. Reid 08:26:00 05/31/02 (0)
• Re: Success. It started. Haas 17:27:09 05/30/02 (0)
• Re: Success. It started. Andy Martin 15:28:41 05/30/02 (0)
• Re: Success. It started. Theman 14:43:18 05/30/02 (0)
• Re: Success. It started. Greg S 10:54:47 05/30/02 (0)
• Re: Success. It started. Randy 10:42:00 05/30/02 (0)

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