[AT] Magneto?

[Tyler Juranek]

Hi Charly,
Thanks so much for the compliment.
Since I am on summer vacation from school now, I have a lot of time to
work on that tractor, shining it up, driving it down the road, etc.
Glad you liked the A. I had a guy come in our shed the other day that
wanted to buy it.
"Nope, not for sale!"
Tyler

On 6/11/12, Charlie V <1cdevill at gmail.com> wrote:
> Wow!  Good man, Tyler.  Boy, do I like your A.  The spark from your
> mag can be tested simply with a piece of bare copper wire with one end
> in first one plug wire socket, then the other socket.  The other end
> of the wire would terminate about 1/8 inch from any point on the metal
> outer body of the mag.  The spark should jump a gap up to 1/4 inch,
> but I am usually happy if it jumps 1/8 to 5/32 inch as long as it is a
> hot blue spark each time the impulse is flipped over for that
> cylinder.  Obviously you will need to draft a helper to perform this
> test for you.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Charlie V.
>
> On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 6:24 PM, Tyler Juranek <tylerpolkaman at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> Thank you for the info.
>> By the way, George, I know you said that you found a mag tester and
>> that it let you know how much spark you had by lighting up.
>> Since you can't see anyone in an email, I have to just say that that
>> method won't work for me.
>> The reason being?
>> I am completely blind, but two cylinder tractors have been my hobby
>> for a long time now.
>> Yes, I can drive them, I just have someone walk behind me and tell me
>> witch way to turn.
>> It is a fun thing for me, and I wish I could spend all day out there,
>> all by myself driving.
>> The model A that I asked you folks about on here was my Great
>> Grandfather's tractor. He bought it brand new in 1936, and the fenders
>> I have on it are the original fenders he bought with it.
>> Also, if you folks want to see me driving that model A, you may go to
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1IrT1BqZuQ&feature=plcp
>> Thanks for the replies, feel free to post more ideas.
>> Regards,
>> Tyler Juranek
>>
>> On 6/11/12, Dave Rotigel <rotigel at me.com> wrote:
>>> As you know Paul I used to use the retarded kid next door to test my
>>> mags.
>>> It was a SAD DAY when he moved away. Now I have to find new kids and
>>> typically they can be used only once!
>>>       Dave
>>>
>>> On Jun 11, 2012, at 5:21 PM, Paul Waugh wrote:
>>>
>>>> Grab a hold and hang on while someone gives it a spin. If your feet
>>>> stay
>>>> on
>>>> the ground, then probably not enough spark to start, 2 in off ground,
>>>> maybe,
>>>> 4 in yes, and more than that, you have a hot one.   Just could not help
>>>> myself
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>>> Juranek
>>>> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 12:30 PM
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>>>> Subject: [AT] Magneto?
>>>>
>>>> Hi everybody,
>>>> On any 2 cylinder John Deere that is a hand start, what is the best way
>>>> to
>>>> test the magnetic field in the magneto?
>>>> If it makes more sense, I'm just wondering how to test the mag to find
>>>> out
>>>> how much spark it has.
>>>> Any help will be most appreciated!
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Tyler
>>>>
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