Help with spark issues
- Thread starter blkscorpion80
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While you are sanding the points completely remove the kill switch wire just for test purposes. If it's shorting through the casing and you can't see it,it wouldn't spark..also take a piece of sand paper and sand the inside of the flywheel. Also sand the face of the new coil, just incase they coated it for storage. Should also sand all the connectors and posts
A few years ago, I had a no spark issue on my Briggs powered snowblower.
All the troubleshooting led to a bad coil.
I replaced the coil with a new one, still no spark.
I was not convinced that this still was not a coil issue.
After a day of mulling this over I sanded the lacquer off the armature at the spots that touch the block, and also where the heads of the mounting bolts contact.
And whatta ya know, SPARK!
I then sanded the rust off those same spots on the old coil, and once again had spark with the old coil.
All the troubleshooting led to a bad coil.
I replaced the coil with a new one, still no spark.
I was not convinced that this still was not a coil issue.
After a day of mulling this over I sanded the lacquer off the armature at the spots that touch the block, and also where the heads of the mounting bolts contact.
And whatta ya know, SPARK!
I then sanded the rust off those same spots on the old coil, and once again had spark with the old coil.
A couple of homemade tools I use for troubleshooting ignition problems.
Remove spark plug and spin engine using a 1/2" drive, 7/8" 12 point deep socket chucked into a drill using a 1/4" bolt.
This clamp fitted with conduit clips, a wire and an alligator clip grounds the plug without zapping yourself.
Remove spark plug and spin engine using a 1/2" drive, 7/8" 12 point deep socket chucked into a drill using a 1/4" bolt.
This clamp fitted with conduit clips, a wire and an alligator clip grounds the plug without zapping yourself.
Because im not so familar with Tecumseh coil setups on the outside of the flywheel but worst case do Briggs magnetron units fit on a Tec coil setup? They are really simple to retrofit on a briggs coil of course. Just wondered how different the Tec coils were versus Briggs in width and fitment for a unit as such. A bad coils a bad coil though i do understand that much.