Posted by Bob M on June 28, 2009 at 13:02:57 from (74.74.133.11):
In Reply to: Losing spark. posted by djone110 on June 28, 2009 at 12:31:42:
Has a ballast resistor been added in series with the coil primary? Or has the original 6 volt coil been swapped out for a 12 volt coil?
If not, good chance the coil overheats after running a few minutes and loses its spark. (It's also rapidly wearing out the breaker points...)
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Light sparking at the generator brushes is normal when it's charging. Heavier sparking however is a sign the brush are wearing out. Note the sparking will disappearing at idle is normal since the generator does not charge at idle).
This generator sparking should not affect the ignition spark whatsoever.
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