wayne huber
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my 1970's economy 14 hp kohler has no spark it has pointless ignition the wire from the stator to the a side of the trigger should that wire have power when you turn the key switch on ???
Good morning Joe I read your feed back. I did unhook and check the kill wire. the battery is brand new and was replaced before it lost spark and ran good. the tractor was being used and stop running like someone turned the key off ! I did repair the wire from the stator to the a side of the trigger. The insulation was coming off and was afraid of it shorting out !! the stator at that time was inspected and no burn marks or damage was seen. Tested the stator had good readings from the two leads going to the regulator but no reading from the 3rd wire that goes to the trigger. I need to test it like you said with the regulator leads unhooked when I do I will let you know what I get. Again I thank you for your help !!! and Joe so you know we have owned this tractor since 1973 and has always parked this tractor inside when not being used . This tractor is like part of the family! Thanks again.(quoted from post at 16:04:45 11/25/13) my 1970's economy 14 hp kohler has no spark it has pointless ignition the wire from the stator to the a side of the trigger should that wire have power when you turn the key switch on ???
Well guys I unhooked the regulator wire and check check the voltage again and still had 2.3 volt at the a side of the trigger ! I feel this is not enough to energize the coil to make spark. I feel I need at least 10 volt ! let me know if you agree !!! So I was able to talk to a guy at kohler tec support. He remembers working on the trigger type ignitions in his younger days . With all the information available to him he could not find any information on the voltage needed from the two stator windings to power up the ignition . But we both agreed 2.3 volts was not enough !! So the stator is no longer available and not repairable far as I know. SO , I wonder if a guy could hook battery voltage to the a side of the trigger and make the ignition work !! And the key would be used as a ground and turn the power off to the ignition!! Let me know what you think !!! You guys have been a lot of help and I thank you!! Happy holidays !!!!(quoted from post at 16:10:35 11/30/13)Good morning Joe I read your feed back. I did unhook and check the kill wire. the battery is brand new and was replaced before it lost spark and ran good. the tractor was being used and stop running like someone turned the key off ! I did repair the wire from the stator to the a side of the trigger. The insulation was coming off and was afraid of it shorting out !! the stator at that time was inspected and no burn marks or damage was seen. Tested the stator had good readings from the two leads going to the regulator but no reading from the 3rd wire that goes to the trigger. I need to test it like you said with the regulator leads unhooked when I do I will let you know what I get. Again I thank you for your help !!! and Joe so you know we have owned this tractor since 1973 and has always parked this tractor inside when not being used . This tractor is like part of the family! Thanks again.(quoted from post at 16:04:45 11/25/13) my 1970's economy 14 hp kohler has no spark it has pointless ignition the wire from the stator to the a side of the trigger should that wire have power when you turn the key switch on ???
Yes Bob I did check it with the trigger unhooked and tested it at each point to the coil getting only 2.3 volts at each point. We may end up butting the conversion kit on . But I would still like to figure out the problem.(quoted from post at 17:04:32 12/03/13)Well guys I unhooked the regulator wire and check check the voltage again and still had 2.3 volt at the a side of the trigger ! I feel this is not enough to energize the coil to make spark. I feel I need at least 10 volt ! let me know if you agree !!! So I was able to talk to a guy at kohler tec support. He remembers working on the trigger type ignitions in his younger days . With all the information available to him he could not find any information on the voltage needed from the two stator windings to power up the ignition . But we both agreed 2.3 volts was not enough !! So the stator is no longer available and not repairable far as I know. SO , I wonder if a guy could hook battery voltage to the a side of the trigger and make the ignition work !! And the key would be used as a ground and turn the power off to the ignition!! Let me know what you think !!! You guys have been a lot of help and I thank you!! Happy holidays !!!!(quoted from post at 16:10:35 11/30/13)Good morning Joe I read your feed back. I did unhook and check the kill wire. the battery is brand new and was replaced before it lost spark and ran good. the tractor was being used and stop running like someone turned the key off ! I did repair the wire from the stator to the a side of the trigger. The insulation was coming off and was afraid of it shorting out !! the stator at that time was inspected and no burn marks or damage was seen. Tested the stator had good readings from the two leads going to the regulator but no reading from the 3rd wire that goes to the trigger. I need to test it like you said with the regulator leads unhooked when I do I will let you know what I get. Again I thank you for your help !!! and Joe so you know we have owned this tractor since 1973 and has always parked this tractor inside when not being used . This tractor is like part of the family! Thanks again.(quoted from post at 16:04:45 11/25/13) my 1970's economy 14 hp kohler has no spark it has pointless ignition the wire from the stator to the a side of the trigger should that wire have power when you turn the key switch on ???
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