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Last night I was able to get my 4378 zephyr to fire up for the first time. It seems like it was only running on half of the cylinders though. How do I go about checking this to make sure? I have a spark plug tester but it wont work with this motor because of the connectors are the screw on type not the push on. Is there a way to check the coils with just a multimeter? Also I am having trouble adjusting the points because of where they are located. Does anyone have any tips for adjusting these? I can’t seem to be able to get my gauge in there to set them. I am hoping that I can just pull the points out and clean them and get it to work but I am not sure. It was firing up and would run for a minute and then sputter out I know I still have some adjusting to do on the carb but it should still run better than it is right now.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Some spark checkers have the ability to unscrew the plug attached end. This allows you to attach spark checker to wires that have an eyelet end. Then you just re-screw the end to secure the plug wire.