[AJD] magneto question

[Dee Schuyler]

Kyle
I had the same problem a couple months ago, I did everything I could think 
of, turned out to be a point issue! I ended up taking the points to a wire 
wheel to get them clean,
Funny cause they looked good , but that was all it took!
Dee
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kyle Sands" <willys_46 at mail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 9:28 PM
Subject: [AJD] magneto question


> Hello folks - I have what may be a pretty basic magneto question.  I've 
> got a '38 JD B with a Wico C mag.  It's a project tractor that I got 
> running several years ago, but since then, it has been sitting undisturbed 
> but out in the elements - though I have kept the magneto covered and 
> protected.  I decided to start doing some more work on the tractor 
> recently and found that it does not spark anymore.
>
> To get it running back then, I had purchased a rebuilt magneto which of 
> course worked just fine then.  It has less than an hour's worth of 
> run-time on it, so is essentially still brand new.  I pulled the cap and 
> everything looks clean as a whistle, no burn marks, no pitting, no 
> corrosion, nothing that would indicate an obvious problem.  I'm wondering 
> what sorts of issues can arise from non-use that would cause a brand new 
> mag to quit working?  (I do know the problem has to be in the mag and not 
> in the plug wires or plugs because I swapped out those items from my 
> running Model AW and didn't get any spark either.)
>
> Also, to test the mag when it is not installed on the tractor, is it ok to 
> just ground a wire to the mag body and flip the impulse over by hand?  Or 
> is that not going to work or is it inadvisable?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kyle Sands <><Alexandria, MN
>
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