Reply To: A-45 Mag Plate & Water Jacket Fitting.

[T….in Wisconsin]

No, I did not ground one side while checking the other.  Is this a better practice than just grounding only the side tested as noted below?  Please advise.

I removed the plugs and check each side independent of the other using a typical spark tested. I like to wait until its almost dark in the cave & turn the flywheel with a cordless.  I’ve used this same method on the A-25  next to it on the bench and found it to have spark in one cylinder.

I removed the coil from the Mag Plate and tested finding zero continuity across the secondary. Both coil tabs are also loose and pivot at the connection.

I have another coil from an “A” that failed continuity when checked the same way. I believe both these coils to be bad but plan to hang onto them just the same.