need magneto help

[cscott]

have a splitdorf ns2 mag, bench tested (buy hand) and had great spark, installed on bike ,32 indian, no spark?? tested mag to engine cont. all good , checked wires cont, checked alot of cont. all good .bike is fully restored and ready to run....just need spark....any suggestions greatly apprieciated . thanks chris

[tfburke3]

External wire is only to kill mag.does it spark with ign. wire disconnected?
Tom

[sirhrmechanic]

As Tom says... Mag will always run until it is grounded. The ground stops the spark, it doesn't energize the mag.

It's one of the reasons that, when starting a mag motor for the first time, we always have a 'spare' ground wire hooked up to kill the motor if it runs away. It can happen.

Odds are, that your mag wire is grounded... when it should be disconnected to run.

Pix of the bike? Love to see your project!

Cheers,

Sirhr

[BoschZEV]

bench tested (buy hand) and had great spark, installed on bike ,32 indian, no spark??

When you say "no spark," do you truly mean no spark, i.e. when the spark plug wire is held near the head there is no spark? Or, do you actually mean that the bike shows no sign of firing?

[cscott]

thanks for all tyhe help, as it turned out the wire from the mag to the switch was pinched at the tank , problem solved, now i just need a stronger right leg for the kicking...thanks chris