I turns over fine. But I am not getting a spark. The strangest thing happend though, after about the millionth time, it started. So I ran it for a minute and turned it off and it turned on again with no problem. The next day it took only about half that many trys to start it and it started. Yesterday I couldn't get it to spark at all. It turns over fine but will not spark. I did replace a calble that goes to the throttle lever. do you think I have a bad switch or what?
2007-06-09 04:19:23 · 3 answers · asked by G mon 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
Well, obviously, if you're not getting a spark, it won't start. You need to test whether you're actually GETTING a spark on every revolution or not. Assuming you can start the motor with the top cover off, simply run a hot wire from the battery to the hot side of the coil, NOT the points side! The KEY side. You need to be VERY careful about hot-wiring ( A good thing to do is buy a fused wire for the hot-wire, you can get them at auto parts stores, with a glass fuse inside, so if it DOES short or ground voltage, it will blow the fuse, and not burn up your wiring -buy spare fuses while you're at the store, too. LOL ). Once you get that done, try hitting the key, and see if it starts right up. If so, you have a mechanical electrical fault, like a bad key switch. If it doesn't, it could be the points are faulty, the wiring to the points, the condenser is shorted, etc. If you haven't replaced the points, and they're not new, you might want to consider that first, anyway.
There are also spark detectors you can place between the plug wire and plug, to see the actual spark, so that might be a good tool to buy to allow you to see what is happening with the electrical system. THey're not that expensive, under $20, maybe even under $10 now. Good luck,
- The Gremlin Guy -
2007-06-09 04:34:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the plug on the side of the engine. Remove the plug & spark plugs. Rap a rope on the top of the engine & pull. Check for spark. If no spark:
1. Check the points/Magneto, coil/cap, & all electrical connections for moisture & corrosion
2. Replace the plugs
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2007-06-09 04:39:22 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
points and condenser, i bet.
take the old ones out and go to a NAPA or boat place.
boat places will have them and napa can get them all day long. commercial parts stores suck at this type of thing.
2007-06-09 04:28:11 · answer #3 · answered by daddio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋