Re: no spark
This happened to me last week. Mine was caused by the stator. I used the Climer shop manual, and solved it in about 30 minutes. Heres the order to check:<br /><br />1. kill switch: engine turns off by grounding out the igntion. Doesnt matter if you turn off the engine, or pull the lanyard. Look for a single black wire on the engine. and unhook it. Check for spark. <br /><br />2. Check stator: Look for 2 pin harness coming from flywheel on top. Check the resitance between the two pins. No resistance equals bad stator. Also use an analog voltmeter and check the AC volts on those two pins as you crank the engine. No volts= bad stator.<br /><br />3. Check coil unit thingy: I always forget its real name. Its just below the stator. Check resitance between middle pin, and four surrounding pins. Should each be about 40-50 ohms. <br /><br />Im not a mechanic, just another weekend do it yourselfer. Mine was the stator. Shop guy said its probably only one part of the system. My stator cost me $175 and was not refundable. SO I took mine to the shop, and compared the 2 side by side with an ohmeter to make sure. Oh yeah, this took me forever. THE FLYWHEEL NUT ON MY 88 SPECIAL USED A 1 3/8" socket. Hard to find this size. You will also need to use a harmonic gear puller to get the flywheel off. You can rent one at a auto supply store like Autozone. Good luck. I recommend buying the CLimer book.
