[AT] Starting Problem/Electrical?

[Lew Best]

Neat & SO SIMPLE!!!!!!!!  Gotta make one of those; I'm tired of trying
to hold a plug wire in the right place & getting bit sometimes!

Thanks for the idea!!!!!!

Lew


<<snip>> If you want to get fancy, at 
<http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/tools__equipment/ignition_tester.htm
l> 
you will see my "50 cent spark checker" that consists of an old working 
spark plug, a hose clamp, and a battery clip<<snip>>,

Mike



Rob Gray wrote:
> My 8N has been so reliable over the years that I've never become very 
> experienced at diagnosing/fixing starting problems with it. On top of 
> that I'm not Joe Mechanic to say the least. Recently it won't start
and 
> I've done/checked the following so far:
> 
> 1) Confirmed that gas is flowing fine to the carburator
> 2) Starter is spinning fine
> 3) Battery is fully charged
> 4) I lightly sanded the points in the distributor and on the roter
since 
> they were a little oxidized
> 5) The wires from the distributor to the spark plugs appear to be fine
> 
> I believe the problem is related to no spark, or at least electrical
in 
> nature
> 
> Can someone give me a hint as to what to check next/what to do?
> 
> Rob
> 
> 

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