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[Fish]

Even with my new coil installed, I don't seem to be getting any spark. Still troubleshooting.

What coil did you put on it?

 

[Fish]

And, how are you checking for spark?

 

[Clippy]

What coil did you put on it?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0038U3LZU?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details Here is the coil I installed.

I've been checking for spark by simply grounding the spark plug tip against the engine. I was thinking about getting a test light.

 

[Scrubcadet10]

With that coil, with No kill wire plugged to it, it should spark for close to eternity.

 

[Clippy]

With that coil, with No kill wire plugged to it, it should spark for close to eternity.

Still doesn't seem to do anything with the kill wire unplugged. Think they shipped me a dead unit?

 

[Scrubcadet10]

Still doesn't seem to do anything with the kill wire unplugged. Think they shipped me a dead unit?

where did you buy it from?

 

[bertsmobile1]

Two things to check
1) check the kill wire for voltage
IT should either be open circuit or ground if it has ever had voltage on it then the coil is toast and the wiring problem must be fixed first
2) are you sure you installed it right way round the trigger chip is polarity sensitive .

 

[Clippy]

UPDATE: I bought a new coil from a lawnmower shop and it turned over! The same coil worked. They must have shipped me a dead one. Now I just need to figure out why it shuts off after about 3 seconds. My guess is its not getting fuel or the carbs need adjusting.

 

[Clippy]

This butterfly valve is the culprit. It stays open, and when I close it about half way it runs great. I think I hooked up my carb linkage backwards. I'll update tomorrow. I'm just really happy I got it started tonight!

Carb linkage is set up correctly, need to figure out what's going on with Choke plate

 

[Fish]

There should be an adjustment screw on the bottom of the carb, turn it to the left as it is running to see if it runs better.