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Posted by Walter on May 13, 2004 at 13:02:36 from (165.121.132.157):
I'm trying to get my Swiss-made 1960 Rapid 2 cylinder walk-behind tractor started. I think there is a magneto problem, as I have no spark.
I happen to have a new replacement ignition magneto coil that mounts on the flywheel, but I don't want to use it unless the old one is bad. Both the old and new coils have two wires, a large high-voltage secondary that goes to the distributor cap and a low voltage that goes to the points. The high voltage shows 5K ohms to ground, whereas the low voltage shows zero ohms to ground. Is this normal, or does it mean they are both shorted out. That would be odd since the new one is new and unused. Maybe both coils are fine and the problem is somewhere else. Is there any way to troubleshoot the system? Any magneto experts out there?
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