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Scooter90
Bronze Level Joined: 06 Oct 2019 Location: Westlake, Ohio Points: 15 |
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Posted: 19 Oct 2019 at 12:51pm |
I’m trying to get my “new” b started. It was stored outdoors the last year or so. The engine turns freely and it has a new 12v battery. The lights work but I have no spark at the plugs. The instrument cluster is different than shown in the manual. It has a push / pull switch on the lower right for lights. A three position toggle switch on the lower left of which only two poles have wires, one to a ground and one to the magneto. Whatever was in the middle is missing. Can I bypass this switch somehow to see if that is my problem?
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Jim.ME
Orange Level Joined: 19 Nov 2016 Location: Maine Points: 934 |
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A mag should either have a tab to ground it out on the side of the mag or a wire going back to a switch to ground it. Make sure the tab is clear of the mag body if it has a tab. In your case unhook the wire from the mag and that will bypass a shorted to ground wire as well as the switch.
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Sugarmaker
Orange Level Joined: 12 Jul 2013 Location: Albion PA Points: 8167 |
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Scooter,
Welcome! Electricals can be tricky. I wire ever one of mine different so that the next guy will have similar issues as you!:) Your about 60-70 miles west of me. Resize your pictures to about 900 x 720. We will be able yo view them better. Regards, Chris
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Scooter90
Bronze Level Joined: 06 Oct 2019 Location: Westlake, Ohio Points: 15 |
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I disconnected the kill tab so it wasn’t touching anything. Still no spark
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Jim.ME
Orange Level Joined: 19 Nov 2016 Location: Maine Points: 934 |
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You posted you have a wire to the mag from a switch and the switch has another to ground. By saying you disconnected the kill tab to you mean the wire connected at the kill tab and a kill tab?
As for the switch missing something in the middle it might be that is just the switch someone had available and only used those two posts when they wired it. You can use an ohmmeter or other type continuity tester to check continuity between the switch poles if you unhook the wires from it. |
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Jim.ME
Orange Level Joined: 19 Nov 2016 Location: Maine Points: 934 |
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Scooter90
Bronze Level Joined: 06 Oct 2019 Location: Westlake, Ohio Points: 15 |
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Yes, I took the wire off the kill tab on the magneto. Would my next step be to replace the points and condenser?
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Jim.ME
Orange Level Joined: 19 Nov 2016 Location: Maine Points: 934 |
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Try starting by just cleaning the point contacts, rotor, and inside of the cap. See what that does.
Just FYI in regards to your first post. Your battery and the lights have nothing to do with the magneto. Mags are self contained units, that is why they were common on tractors, and other equipment, started with hand cranks and having no electrical systems at all on them. |
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Scooter90
Bronze Level Joined: 06 Oct 2019 Location: Westlake, Ohio Points: 15 |
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I cleaned the points and rotor. I’ll revisit that and post the images. For now do you think it’s ok to leave the kill switch disconnected and out of the “troubleshooting” loop?
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