[SEL] Novo Rollr and Maytag 72

[Peter Lowe]

Kaye's little 72 ran all weekend at one show on one cylinder and we did not 
know until I felt the barrels when re-fueling late on the last day.
Fouled plug.
They just keep on Puuurrrrrrrrring on.

Peter, Oz




> Thanks Mark..I've sent this to my friend also.
>
> Rick
>
>

>
>>
>> Hi RickinMT,
>>   A bad coil is certainly high on the list of suspects. Check continuity 
>> on
>> the secondary winding by attaching a set of test probes from a multimeter
>> to the spark plug lead out. Set the meter to R-100  or X 100  and look 
>> for
>> a reading of either 4500 or 8000 ohms depending on the vintage of the 
>> coil.
>> If you get that reading then do all the basics, clean and set the points 
>> to
>> 20 ths, change the condenser, change out the plugs for new ones and gap 
>> to
>> 25 ths each. Then if this all fails get the flywheel magnets
>> recharged.         Good Luck,     Maytag Mark
>>
>>
>> At 10:38 AM 1/28/07, you wrote:
>>
>> >   Now for a problem that's kicking our butts.  The 72 initially ran on 
>> > both
>> >cylinders,,,now only one.  Here's the kicker....the non-firing plug wire 
>> >HAS
>> >to be grounded in order for the other cylinder to fire.  Probably not a 
>> >good
>> >ground..just touching the cylinder will do the trick.
>>
>> Mark & Christine Shulaw
>> 454 Co. Rd. 33
>> Bluffton, OH. 45817  USA            Email: Frappi at wcoil.com
>>
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>>
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>> represent
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>>
>>
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