psdonald42
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Hello,
I have a pressure washer with what I think is a Tecumseh engine.
Failed to start and there was no spark. Ordered a new coil as they ae pretty cheap these days and i didn't want to mess about.
Stll no spark. This is a simple engine. No points or condenser, just a cut off wire. With the wire disconnect still no joy.
Cleaned up the ground path., nope.
I was messing about spinning the flywheel by hand (no gas at this point) and noticed that i got a spark when I spun the flywheel CCW and not CW.
I refitted the old coil and got the same result!
Of course the engine runs CW.
Has anyboybody seen this or have any ideas?
I know the magnet (which feels strong) has a north south bias but it's never been touched and is fixed on the flywheel.
Beats me.
(New coil, new sparkplug, no cutout wire, clean ground)
Please save me
Peter
I have a pressure washer with what I think is a Tecumseh engine.
Failed to start and there was no spark. Ordered a new coil as they ae pretty cheap these days and i didn't want to mess about.
Stll no spark. This is a simple engine. No points or condenser, just a cut off wire. With the wire disconnect still no joy.
Cleaned up the ground path., nope.
I was messing about spinning the flywheel by hand (no gas at this point) and noticed that i got a spark when I spun the flywheel CCW and not CW.
I refitted the old coil and got the same result!
Of course the engine runs CW.
Has anyboybody seen this or have any ideas?
I know the magnet (which feels strong) has a north south bias but it's never been touched and is fixed on the flywheel.
Beats me.
(New coil, new sparkplug, no cutout wire, clean ground)
Please save me
Peter