my son and I have been working on the 444 { off & on } for over a year , had some motor problems .. I replace about everything to get it running good { it would backfire after running awhile } ... the problem was ... a bad coil ...
Now I have all NEW parts .. points ,condenser, plug, wire from points to coil, fuel pump , carb. check the valves clearance's ... all the things I was told it possible be .....
I had it running and by accident but my hand on the coil { it burned me } got my heat check gun out and the top of the coil was OVER 230 .. so I replace it and it has been running great ..{ knock on wood }
WANT to THANK ALL that gave me advice .... mark