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Re: Re: Magneto ignition
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Posted by Walter on May 13, 2004 at 13:58:21 from (165.121.132.157):
In Reply to: Re: Magneto ignition posted by rustyfarmall on May 13, 2004 at 13:26:52:
The points look OK. The machine was running OK but quitting when hot. Then it quit and wouldn't restart. I found several problems, shorted wires, bad ignition wires, etc, and corrected them all. I checked the timing and set the points to open about 30 degrees before TDC, so as to synchronize the magneto. Still no spark. (By the way, I now realize that a near zero primary-to-ground reading is normal for a coil)
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