[AJD] B timing solved

wjohnson wjohnson at bigriver.net
Sat Feb 12 18:26:17 PST 2005


Nick, sounds like condenser problem to me.  Will fire once then skip 5  
or 6 times and fire again.  Coils can get weak, but if yours has redcently
been good, I would opt for the condenser.  Be sure the points are
absolutely clean.  Even a spect can give you touble.
Merle

-----Original Message-----
From: nick_solomon at infostations.com
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Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 11:15:24 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [AJD] B timing solved

> I think Ive got it just about as close to in time as humanly possible
> after 6 tries I got the slot flat, for some reason It didn't want to
> mesh
> the first 5 tries, and it still pops a little bit,but won't start.  I
> tore
> into my magneto and tested everything which in the past had been ok,
> and
> my coil seems to be shorted out. is it still possible to get a bit of a
> spark with a bad coil? has anybody every tried to rebuild their own
> coil?
> tips? Im low on funds right now and need to just get it going to move
> it
> so I don't kill myself pushing it( the day it stopped running I had it
> parked smack in the middle of my drive blocking my garage where my
> truck
> is parked... which normally Id use to pull it to where it needed to
> be)love how luck works huh?
> 
> Nick
> 
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