barry county
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OK guys, here's a little good news, and some bad. I pulled the cap back off the mag, removed the rotor, and started cleaning with a tooth brush and electrical contact cleaner. After getting all gunk cleaned off the rotor, and checked the points again, I clamped the mag in my vice, hooked a jumper wire to the coil, and held the wire about an inch from the vice. NICE BLUE SPARK!!!
So... put rotor back on making sure to align the timing marks on gears, install cap, hook plug wires up and roll mag over. All have good spark. Now, I find #1 top dead center, turn mag until #1 fires, and install mag. I roll it over with the plugs out using the hand crank, all plugs fire. I removed the tappet cover and check valve adjustment. Turn fuel on, pull choke, and crank it over with the starter...NOTHING! It fired once, but never again.
So, I'm thinking its lacking fuel now? I even tried spraying carb cleaner into the air stack, but still only a quick pop or two. I guess I'll remove the carb, and start there.
So... put rotor back on making sure to align the timing marks on gears, install cap, hook plug wires up and roll mag over. All have good spark. Now, I find #1 top dead center, turn mag until #1 fires, and install mag. I roll it over with the plugs out using the hand crank, all plugs fire. I removed the tappet cover and check valve adjustment. Turn fuel on, pull choke, and crank it over with the starter...NOTHING! It fired once, but never again.
So, I'm thinking its lacking fuel now? I even tried spraying carb cleaner into the air stack, but still only a quick pop or two. I guess I'll remove the carb, and start there.