SlackerP488 wrote:Now remember i have no kill or key switch where should the little wire from the coil go to ground or no ground. The readings i posted where with out ground
No ground= run, grounded =off, all I can say is that something changed from what you had before and im kinda stumped.
Could be me relaying it to you. My buddies brothrr in law does small engine repair. He said it was the coil. Getting the ground from there. There is a small area that has black spot on the exterior , maybe a burn mark? Do you have a coil to sell?
SlackerP488 wrote:Could be me relaying it to you. My buddies brothrr in law does small engine repair. He said it was the coil. Getting the ground from there. There is a small area that has black spot on the exterior , maybe a burn mark? Do you have a coil to sell?
Nope none to sell (wish I did), its a low reading but higher than a direct short showing that there is some resistance in the primary windings. If memory serves correct I would only get 1-2. So your not too far off and everything seems to be working correct now. Take a close look at the location of that burn mark, see any holes in the insulation? I would put it together and check for spark.
SlackerP488 wrote:do you know if the coil, where it mounts screw on each side should have some no metal spacer/washer from the assembly that holds all the stuff.
getting a ground from there? looking at the points close up I don;t see any cracks on the brown non conductive parts
The coils core is soupose to be grounded to the plate.
The weird thing is when I hold the spark plug on the top and bottom than
hold it on the head nut I get a major zap, not a pinch a good healthy zap.
Does it need more than a nasty shock to get spark?
Am I making some kind of ground issue, it's a brand new plug
If the plug wire has a spark plug cap, hold just the cap and touch the plug to something metal on the engine when checking for spark. If your getting zapped that good it sounds like its working. Getting zapped like that is not good for your heart so be careful, try not to touch anything metal when checking. I sometimes use a little spring clamp to hold / clamp the plug to the engine when checking.
SlackerP488 wrote:per your last post. yes, with holding plug wire with spark plug in it &
holding on head of engine.
If your holding the wire and the plug is grounded to the head and your getting shocked the insulation for the wire is probley rotted and leaking through to your hand I would check to make sure you have a good connection between the plug wire and plug then give the entire plug wire a couple wraps with electrical tape or remove the boot and slip some tubing over the wire.
SlackerP488 wrote:If the coil is grounding out internally, When I put my hands on the plug
Am i reversing something? to get zapped
The electricity is going through you to get to ground instead of jumping the plugs gap and going to ground. You are creating an easier path for the electricity to travel.