Flywheel lost magnetism?

[Adamam]

The 026 I'm fixing at the moment is sparkless.

 

Coil is good.

 

Wiring is good, including HT and spark cap.

 

Sparkplugs(s) is/are good.

 

Really the only thing left I can think of is that the magnets on the flywheel are dead. They are magnetic, but possibly not as strong as they should be.

 

1. Is there a way to test this without fancy-pants gear?

 

2. Why would they have lost magnetism? Left touching the coil?

[spudulike]

The 026 I'm fixing at the moment is sparkless.

 

Coil is good.

 

Wiring is good, including HT and spark cap.

 

Sparkplugs(s) is/are good.

 

Really the only thing left I can think of is that the magnets on the flywheel are dead. They are magnetic, but possibly not as strong as they should be.

 

1. Is there a way to test this without fancy-pants gear?

 

2. Why would they have lost magnetism? Left touching the coil?

 

The only way of being sure is to fit a new flywheel. Try using a single sheet of newspaper to gap the coil and also give the saw a Heeeffftttyyyyyy pull on the recoil and look for the spark in a semi dafkened room - sometimes it isn't that obvious it is working.

 

If you have disconnected the kill wire and the above doesn't work then the flywheel may be faulty.

 

You could try the coil on a 066/044/046 etc

[Adamam]

Thanks spud!

 

I wondered if there were any secret tricks, but I guess not!

 

Only the ht is connected, and I can't get a spark no matter how small the gap...

 

Hey ho!

[Stubby]

Iv lost my magnetism as well ...........

[htb]

Iv lost my magnetism as well ...........

 

For what ????

 

Pray tell

[the village idiot]

Iv lost my magnetism as well ...........

 

I still love you Stubby!

[spudulike]

Thanks spud!

 

I wondered if there were any secret tricks, but I guess not!

 

Only the ht is connected, and I can't get a spark no matter how small the gap...

 

Hey ho!

 

Forget this load of men giving each other man hugs:001_rolleyes: I love ya Subby:lol:

 

The HT lead can fracture and is worth putting a multimeter on the lowest ohms setting and measure the resistance between the HT cap where the plug connects and the kill wire, if it registers no reading then replace the HT lead.

 

In my experience, HT can leap a decent size gap and even a poor connnection doesn't stop the HT working.

[Stubby]

I still love you Stubby!

 

You know how to treat a hobbit VI . Thank you .