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Sounds like you removed the stop leads from the points, but the problem persists…So, there is no need to rip the mag plate apart and replace the stop leads… Sounds like you have replaced the plug wire, but the problem still persists. I thought I read that you have swapped the other components from one cylinder to the other, but the issue remains on the same cylinder…. There is really nothing much else to this system, so we must have missed something here…..Happens to all of us all the time….Our confusion and incorrect conclusions are directly related to the amount of times we have ripped into the same system without success, while our frustration level increases…
You can email the pictures to me if you like, and I will attempt to post them here….
don
dkellogg56@gmail.com
One more thought….Are you sure you are attacking the correct components for the cylinder that isn’t firing? The coil facing forward (towards the carb) controls the top (#1) cylinder….The aft facing coil controls the bottom (#2) cylinder. This is an easy enough mistake to make, we have all done it…. Once I get to this confusion level, I usually walk away from the project for a few days….Oftentimes the simple solution comes to me while trying to sleep….Might be time to start over again from step one….