Echo PB-403T new coil still no fire

[skippymud]

Hello All

Echo PB-403T Back Pack Blower no spark issue
Now has a new (aftermarket) coil, I've changed the plug and the flywheel magnets appear solid. Still no fire. Two bad coils, ORIG OEM and aftermarket product? I welcome any good words

Ken

 

[Joed756]

Are you sure your coils are gapped correctly? Use a business card

 

[Scrubcadet10]

Unplug your black kill wire from the coil and recheck for spark, you could have a short to ground on the kill wire or a problem with the switch.

 

[skippymud]

Strange. I took care of both these possible issues. Gapped with card and disconnected the kill wire. I am thinking bad second (aftermarket) coil. I am going to exchange it for a replacement. Thank you Joed, Scrubcadet (a Taryl reference - Nice touch) and AMZ

 

[7394]

I've changed the plug and the flywheel magnets appear solid. Still no fire.

You are holding the spark plug base metal to touching the engine metal ? This completes the circuit. Maybe try & test again.

 

[skippymud]

You are holding the spark plug base metal to touching the engine metal ? This completes the circuit. Maybe try & test again.

Hi 7394. Yes, base touching the head. The pic is just to show the machine. Got to be bad coils

 

[skippymud]

Regurgitating this thread. New coil (3rd one including the ORIG OEM), still no spark. Really weird. In the case that it is/was the plug, I did try a CJ8 in-place with each coil. Nothing, nada - Whit's end. Please share anything else I should be checking. I disconnected the kill wire by the way b/c I don't need a simple mistake being the culprit

 

[Scrubcadet10]

when you say "flywheel magnets appear solid" i assume that means they have a good magnetic pull?

 

[skippymud]

Scrub, yes. Solid meaning they have pull, and there are three magnets as I realized yesterday upon tear-down of the machine