HOW TO TEST AN IGNITION COIL

[@skiddy8619]

I had a four wheeler that I thought the coil was bad. My dad showed me a way to test them with a battery charger, pretty slick idea. Nothin like gettin charged? Can't wait to see this running.

[@805ROADKING]

@aaadream Yeah they're off Washing Machines. The Twin cylinders like these are not Hit and Miss, but the single cylinder Maytags are!! Hope you had a great Holiday Buddy!!☺

[@805ROADKING]

@AeroSport103 Thanks J.E.!! I appreciate the support!!☺

[@805ROADKING]

@edzgarage There's no visible damage, I can only assume it has an internal short. The winding wire is only .003 thick and almost impossible to work with. Even the Pros are having trouble reproducing them. If I can't get one then I might have to adapt a twin briggs coil to that armature!!☺

[@805ROADKING]

@231flash I'm not sure we can get a new one for Racer!! We have a lead on one, don't know if it will pan out though!!☺

[@805ROADKING]

@KrankieV2 Almost all small engines use .22uf capacitors!!☺

[@805ROADKING]

@1944johndeerel yeah real good chance the condenser is bad!! That would be cool to get that engine running!!☺

[@805ROADKING]

@jdman1930 Thanks JD!! I'm gonna see Bill at a show in a few weeks and see if they are still available!! He had alotta trouble with that model Mag and stopped selling them!!☺

[@805ROADKING]

@MagicCadillac Yeah ignition system can be intimidating!!☺

[@805ROADKING]

@skiddy8619 Yeah Dad had a good idea with the charger, everybody has one of them laying around. Once we figure out a solution for that coil we should be good to go!!☺

[@BAGOTCORNER]

What I just noticed RK is at 3:25 or 3:26 the coil on the left side sparks. You likely have a broken secondary poking almost through there someonwhere

[@805ROADKING]

@draywanda They had trouble reproducing that WICO, so good ones are extremely difficult to find!!☺

[@ShawnCFarm]

Its a good thing your around, not to many people would know how to check that. Points are all dead in cars. I think the last ones to use them where the pony cars back in the 80's

[@805ROADKING]

@terence20001 Thanks alot Terry!! I appreciate you checkin' it out!!☺

[@edzgarage]

Nice explanation Buddy! What do you think is wrong with Racers coil? All it is is a coil of wire. The wire is coated with varnish or taped. Is the outer casing cracked? I'm just wondering if it could be rewound or maybe there's a short you could clear to get it working again.

[@805ROADKING]

@crankupchris Lol!! Yeah a good coil will definitely get your attention!!☺

[@1944johndeerel]

I have a bad wico magneto in my 1930's homelite inverted cyl generator. I thnk the condencer is bad because it puts out a very weak spark. I have never finished repairing it. I also have to rebuild the engine imbelive it might be pretty tired.

[@Krankie_V]

nice and easy to test for sure. Had no idea the capacitance of the condenser was so low!

[@805ROADKING]

@mbyr31 Lol!! Erroneous, I was trying to separate the Men from the Boys!! Thanks for checkin' us out Bud!!☺

[@805ROADKING]

@carnivore10 Yeah most small engines use .22uf that's the modern equivalent!!☺

[@805ROADKING]

@ShawnCFarm Yeah that's funny!! Lil Racer can repair and rebuild any engine, but I remember the first time he seen points in one of my old Briggs. He said what the hell are they, I forgot he wasn't born till 1988!!☺

[@Ty_N_KC]

I just bought a Maytag Model 92 that came with a bad coil and condenser.... Do you repair them?

[@daniellutz6903]

Thanks for helpful hints. Does this mean the condenser is good as well? Please let me know. Thanks

[@805ROADKING]

Yeah, you won't get any spark with a bad condenser!!☺

[@daniellutz6903]

Thanks again and do you know where I can buy any of those coils? Please let me know. Thanks

[@805ROADKING]

Ebay!!

[@egidioborg3421]

Hi, where can I buy that same coil you have, cheers.

[@805ROADKING]

@creamofcardstv Thanks Buddy!! I really appreciate it!!☺

[@TheFred1952]

we were in smallengine class and it was moe of a demonstration on what could happen it wasn't so bad if you were seasoned but some of those kidd did not know there ass from a hole in the ground those were the ones tha really got nailed as they did not know what was comming

[@egidioborg3421]

Hi,what engine is that, cheers.

[@ParadoxdesignsOrg]

@805ROADKING nope. they seem to last forever. gotta love em!

[@805ROADKING]

@josderedneck22 Thanks Buddy!!☺

[@231flash]

Where can he find a new one?

[@805ROADKING]

@paradoxdesigns That's a Toyota!! Ya never have to fix them eh!!☺

[@805ROADKING]

@mitym64 Thanks alot Bud!!☺

[@805ROADKING]

@8087j Lol!! That's what I was aiming for Buddy!!☺

[@805ROADKING]

@TheFred1952 Lol!! They would lock that Shop teacher up today and sue the shit outta him!!☺

[@805ROADKING]

@iexploderacoons You stick to the How to make piles of scrap metal videos and I'll stick to the engine repair videos OK Grasshopper!!☺

[@500passwords]

why didnt we get to see the lightning bolt footage . lol thumbs up from 500 :)

[@joeyocom5087]

I have a WICO ignition on a unique engine. Look under horizontal twin & my username I did the condeser test .392 I did the coil test...blue fire both sides Mount flywheel and yellowish spark. Could that be magnets? I have had it running great ...very fickle Thanks Joe

[@joeyocom5087]

The coil is a WICO "X3040D"

[@805ROADKING]

Could be!! It's easy enough to check and if they are week you can usually get them recharged for free at the shows!!☺

[@joeyocom5087]

Actually I am a gas pump guy who always wanted a small engine to play with. I Restore Antique Veeder Root Gasoline Pump Computers, jkyocom, you will find me there. Did you check out the engine? and how can I get the magnets recharged? The only show I know of around here is in Alabama in the fall, I am in Georgia. Thank you very much

[@joeyocom5087]

How can I tell if they are weak?

[@joeyocom5087]

There is not much spark @ low rpm

[@creamofcardstv]

great How To video :)

[@crankupchris]

Mags are always the down side of any engine restoration, You were wise to have them rubber gloves. i got zapped by one of my engines befor when running i accidently lent on the spark plug and as you said it went strait through one arm and out the other! oh well i supose if you ever needed an emergency defibrillator it could always work... lol

[@805ROADKING]

@500passwords I wish I had footage of that, we're definitely talkin' viral video there!! And there ain't no way I'm gonna reenact for ya!!☺

[@JerryWick]

Basically with this test your are temporarily turning the ignition into a battery-fed points system. The "points" are the second alligator clip that you are scratching on the primary end. Is this correct?

[@mitym64]

awesome tips dude, thanks

[@805ROADKING]

@picapop12345 Yeah Buddy!!☺

[@TheFred1952]

when I was in jr high shop class our shop teacher had us stand in a circle and hold hands one of us was hooked to a model T coil hence to say we all got zapped

[@iexploderacoons]

@805ROADKING Ha! okay will do, my next video will be,"how to survive a colonscopy!" You may want to take notes. .

[@805ROADKING]

@monkeysatch Thanks Tom!! I'm not that smart, I lit my ass up the first time I did it!!☺

[@805ROADKING]

@josderedneck22 Thanks Jos!! I can't blame Lil Racer, If i seen him do it I would laugh my balls off too!!☺

[@jdman1930]

@805ROADKING Cool i'd love to meet him in person, he helped me with my IHC LA. If he can't sell you a new one i bet he would rewind it.

[@monkeysatch]

dam your smart whith that stuff.

[@blackhat400]

Ha " I got Zapped, I laughed out loud at that ,,,

[@ParadoxdesignsOrg]

thats sure not how i diagnose the ignition coilpacks on the supra! great tip tho. thanks!

[@iexploderacoons]

Dammit! I filmed a video on a same how to!

[@mikecameron5322]

Thanks

[@jdman1930]

Try here for parts Magneto parts dot com sorry the link straight to the parts wont work in the comment.

[@picapop12345]

diffornt

[@allahdittamughal5786]

Allah Ditta car mechanics

[@jonathanwest3656]

Old technology this was before distributer now we are using coils who can tell me what's next yep that's right your iPhone 7 lol

[@lordoftherins5181]

New cars don't even use a distributer right? the ecu controls the sparks?

[@59chevt]

thanks, I won't be trying this at home.

[@ramoncarpio8069]

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