Re: Greenpea needs help

[jeff-register]

PLEASE stop there & read!! Those coils require the spark plug wires to be soldered to the coil!! You must be very good at soldering to add new wire. SECONDLY, the primary & secondary windings both have a separt grounding leads, NOT just one ground. Be very sure you have both grounds from one coil connected to ground! The third wire goes to the spark plug (big wire) & the fourth goes to the points terminal.
FRANK!!! Does this one have the grounding switch to the points? Can’t remember! It is the same as any coil except this guy has the windings ground wires not connected inside the coil, they both come out & are bonded together, then grounded to the frame of the engine. You may need a jumper wire not installed by the factory. A wire from the engine block to the magneto plate to make a good electrical bonding from one to the other. What you are seeing is a current reverse. Mine turned my opposite set of points gold it got so hot.
Hope this helps & PLEASE do not remove the spark plug wire from the coil! Many have ruined the coil by getting it too hot with hot solder. If you send it to me I will place a new wire on the coil. Also check the other terminals where the wire have crimped terminals. After I worked mine over I had great spark. Something has loose or corroded terminals on them. Check every wire is all & check terminals too!
Jeff