I am not electrically smart when it comes to ignitions systems. I did not know it would make a difference in voltage if the points were open or closed. The numbers above is with the points open. With points closed I get 5.91 volts on the side of the resistor going to the coil. On the switch side I have 11.22 volts. On the distributor side of the coil I get .079 volts. Isn't that kind of low on the distributor side of the coil?
To shine up the points I used an already used piece of sand paper. I use the same process on the points in a wico Mag that I have not changed the points in, in over 30 years. It still runs great, but only gets used 10 to 15 hours a year.
I am leaning towards a bad coil, I don't want to buy a new one if that is not the problem. I would like to know how to test the coil. Last summer when I had this problem I was running the machine and all of a sudden it sounded like someone turned the key off. So I was thinking now that the coil got hot and failed. I should have thought of that last summer. Just a guess. I should have checked for spark out of the coil wire immediately when the engine shut down. But did not know any better.
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