have found points where they would not ground as to much resistance on one point contact . corrosion on the stationary point contact where it is welded to base .
also have seen it where insulation on moving point did not insulate and went to ground .
to test points I set engine position to where points were open , then took screwdriver and grounded out the point that was hot - should get a spark as you make ground - this should cause coil to fire . if not there is a problem - then tracing it back to either coil, condenser, or points themselves .
Last year on my Norton it lost power on one plug of dual point dual coil setup , found one point was corroded on contact , ran point file emery board across contacts - still would not fire but then cleaned it with brake cleaner and fired fine , somehow there was a oil film somewhere that prevented full conductivity even after cleaning mechanically.
Edited by Coke-in-MN - 30 May 2015 at 10:07am
Topic Options
Post Options
Thanks(0)
