Reply To: Johnson TS 20 Spark Issue

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Thanks Buc,
I cleaned and resurfaced the points , set @ .020 , put the condensers back in place, spun it over and now have spark on both cylinders, still unsure why the coils are reading OL on the top and 7800 Ohms on bottom, they were disconnected when I tested them, I should change the plug wires , they are the original screw on type. Just not sure if I’ll have to buy coils and condensers for the motor yet, I just started looking for them, was surprised to see that a coil cost $92 and a condenser $25, if I had to replace all of those at $250 not sure the motor is even close to being worth that, there are some other issues with it to , the shaft thrust washers are sloppy and its only is showing me 65 lbs. of compression.
But my thoughts were to get it running and see if the rings may come around after some run time and seafoam concoction TWC 3 oil mix.
RJ