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If you suspect a spark issue, continuity from the spark plug terminal to ground should be checked with an ohm meter. It should read what the secondary windings are of the coil. If the plug terminal is the spring clip kind, this clip can get corroded or come undone from the wires core giving a weak spark. If the plug wire wasn’t replaced, trimming a 1/4″ or so of the end of the wire and reattaching the clip after cleaning it will help cure this problem.
The points should also be polished to a mirror finish if they have been sanded. 1000 grit or finer wet n dry is good for this job. Even though the condenser is new, they can be faulty or out of spec. It looks like a 580321 cap installed and they should read around 0.20 – 0.22 uF. I recently purchased a Sierra tuneup kit off Amazon and both caps were totally out of spec and useless for my liking.
Dental floss can be used to fix the dripping fuel tap if the original packing on the shaft is damaged or missing.




