[AT] Magneto Question...again!

[David Rotigel]

I was wondering when someone would point out that $25-30 would go a  
long way toward solving this problem.
	Dave

On Mar 29, 2010, at 1:18 PM, John Dunlap wrote:

> as cheap as they are , go for it, cap, rotor, points and wires are
> best if all replaced at the same time, to do away with any weak
> links...
>
> On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Ken Knierim  
> <ken.knierim at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Is it possible it's been melted by some sort of cleaning chemicals?  
>> In any
>> case it sounds like replacement time.
>>
>> Ken in AZ
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 1:05 PM, Ben Wagner <ben at olde-books.com>  
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help on testing my generator.  I was doing some more
>>> work on the tractor, and we finally got the magneto to throw a  
>>> spark.
>>> Some of you may remember my question on that specific problem with  
>>> the
>>> mag a couple of months ago.  It sure took awhile, but it is going  
>>> again!
>>>
>>> I have a nice strong spark from the coil discharge on the coil  
>>> cover.
>>> However, I can't get the distributor cap to give me a spark on any  
>>> of
>>> the four towers.  I took the cap and rotor off, and the cap's  
>>> plastic
>>> had melted on the outside of the towers inside the cap.  The rotor,
>>> however, was fine.  Would this be related to the fact that I am not
>>> getting a spark from the distributor?
>>>
>>> Both the cap and rotor were brand new a few months ago.  It was  
>>> working
>>> fine before I took it apart.  Is this a timing issue?
>>>
>>> Hope my question makes sense...
>>>
>>> Ben Wagner
>>>
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