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<blockquote data-quote="Mellis4949" data-source="post: 191420" data-attributes="member: 13644"><p>I just read back through the recommended post (thanks [USER=7664]@lukelaw1[/USER]) and now it is time for me, with my limited electrical/tester knowledge, to try to test the primary ignition coil. I only have an analog multimeter and I am not exactly sure what I am doing. I only have settings for x1k or x10 Ohms and I think I am looking for a reading of 2.1-2.3 but honestly I'm unsure what I am doing. Do I need to remove the coil and unsolder it in order to test?</p><p></p><p>As for setting the points - with the flywheel on, at the T mark (maximum open for the points) I loosened the screw and attempted to stick my feeler gauge through the slot (using .35mm). This was a challenge for a few reasons. First, my feeler gauge has a slightly bent tip, and it didn't line up well with the angle of the slot to be able to fit between the points. Second, the gauge was a bit too wide it seems, and finally, I noticed that when I went to tighten down the screw, it messed up the adjustment. Overall my confidence in the accuracy of this is low. The other thing I noticed is that with the points adjusted as they are, there is very little clearance between the top and the adjustment screw. I think the points can open as far as they need to, but if they needed to open more they would come into contact with the screw. You can kind of see this in the first of the two pics I uploaded previously.</p><p></p><p>I loosened the two coils and looked around at the wires but didn't otherwise see anything out of place.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mellis4949, post: 191420, member: 13644"] I just read back through the recommended post (thanks [USER=7664]@lukelaw1[/USER]) and now it is time for me, with my limited electrical/tester knowledge, to try to test the primary ignition coil. I only have an analog multimeter and I am not exactly sure what I am doing. I only have settings for x1k or x10 Ohms and I think I am looking for a reading of 2.1-2.3 but honestly I'm unsure what I am doing. Do I need to remove the coil and unsolder it in order to test? As for setting the points - with the flywheel on, at the T mark (maximum open for the points) I loosened the screw and attempted to stick my feeler gauge through the slot (using .35mm). This was a challenge for a few reasons. First, my feeler gauge has a slightly bent tip, and it didn't line up well with the angle of the slot to be able to fit between the points. Second, the gauge was a bit too wide it seems, and finally, I noticed that when I went to tighten down the screw, it messed up the adjustment. Overall my confidence in the accuracy of this is low. The other thing I noticed is that with the points adjusted as they are, there is very little clearance between the top and the adjustment screw. I think the points can open as far as they need to, but if they needed to open more they would come into contact with the screw. You can kind of see this in the first of the two pics I uploaded previously. I loosened the two coils and looked around at the wires but didn't otherwise see anything out of place. [/QUOTE]
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