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November 15, 2024 at 12:15 pm #292111
1956 Johnson 10hp. QD-17
After rebuild and running fine , now i have lost spark and have found black carbon on the coil faces.
One more than the other i have checked all wiring & connections and everything looks fine.
Points are still set correctly. Would anyone have any idea what is causing this ?
Are the new coils ruined ? Thank you.
November 15, 2024 at 12:45 pm #292112Are you talking about the laminate face in the center of the coil? If so, your coils are out too far and are dragging on the flywheel.
November 15, 2024 at 2:44 pm #292115post pictures. no carbon should be reaching that area under the FW
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November 15, 2024 at 4:02 pm #292116Yes Ok , I thought they were set back just right but maybe not , ill try again.
Still no spark , I have no idea why i have such a problem getting spark.
I had it running fine at one time but now once again no spark.
All mag plate parts are new.
November 15, 2024 at 4:04 pm #292117Also , the replacement coils just have so much movement in the screws , i can only move them back so far and no further.
November 15, 2024 at 8:05 pm #292126coils must line up with the base fingernail must not snag going up or down .
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November 16, 2024 at 10:31 am #292135For a while….and it was a few years back….there was a batch of aftermarket coils that had bad laminates. The laminates were off-spec just enough to cause them to be very difficult or impossible to set the air gap correctly.
A fair amount of grinding/sanding/cussing could remedy the issue sometimes.
I bought some Sierra branded coils during that period that had that issue.
What brand are your coils? If they were sourced on Amazon or e-bay….I would consider getting OEM branded (OMC/BRP) coils.
November 17, 2024 at 7:17 am #292141By testing the coils with an ohmmeter from the top wire on the coil to the steel contact in the sparkplug boot, you can at least establish that there is continuity from coil to sparkplug. If there is a bad connection in the wiring, and the coil is generating power from the flywheel magnets, then the charge will try to get to ground any way it can. This results in damage to the coil.
Another common problem with coil replacements is that either the upper or lower fine coil wires are not tucked in enough toward the coil. The spinning flywheel hub makes contact with the fine wire, rubs off the insulation in no time, and causes a short.
Condenser wires need to be bent downward to prevent contact with the flywheel hub.
If you can post a few pictures, there may be a visible problem that someone might notice.
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