[AT] More Magneto Woes

[Paul Waugh]

I don't know about mag's, but I learned a long time ago on cars, if changing 
point, you change condenser .... just cheap insurance and a lot less 
frustration.  I apply this theory to anything with points.

Paul-46555
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben Wagner" <ben at olde-books.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>; "'Farmall/IHC mailing list'" 
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Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 6:01 PM
Subject: [AT] More Magneto Woes


> Hello,
>
>
>
> I replaced the coil and coil cover on the IH H4 Magneto on my Farmall 
> Super
> A.  I finally got it together, and tested it.  I hooked a spark plug up,
> with the tip of the plug next to my vise, and spun the mag.  I got a 
> decent
> blue spark, so I know the rascal worked then.
>
>
>
> I was about to reinstall the mag, and I decided to test it once more.  I
> have not seen a blue spark, and I am repeating the same procedure that I 
> did
> before.  I wondered if the spark plug was bad, so I pulled another plug 
> and
> tried it.  No spark, no nothing.
>
>
>
> Is the condenser bad?  I did not replace it; maybe I should have done that
> as it is.  I sure hope I did not destroy my new coil!
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ben Wagner
>
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