Topic: 1947 Elgin no spark – Antique Outboard Motor Club,Inc

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July 14, 2022 at 7:40 pm #262937
Sams Outboard
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Hey everyone. I was given a 1947 sears elgin with the recoil from a very nice fellow club member. Anyhow I can’t get the thing to spark. I checked for resistance from the end of the spark plug wire to either lead on the coils. Only one had resistance. Visually everything looks good. I cleaned the points and it won’t spark on the coil with resistance. When I hold the end of the spark plug wire and turn the motor over it doesn’t shock me unless I’m touching metal. I can’t figure it out
July 15, 2022 at 7:36 pm #263011
billw
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Most times, an engine that old is going to need new condensers.

Long live American manufacturing!
July 15, 2022 at 11:14 pm #263026
frankr
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Are the coils black or orange?
July 16, 2022 at 1:39 am #263027
Sams Outboard
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They are orange with a black rubber protector around the outside. Never seen that before but I typically mess with omc stuff. Branching out a little haha
July 16, 2022 at 8:10 am #263031
frankr
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Good. Those orange Wico shellaced coils are darn near bullet proof. It is rare to find one bad. You might want to explore that resistance issue further.
July 16, 2022 at 11:31 am #263041
Sams Outboard
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I’m wondering if there’s a break in the spark plug wire. It’s just odd the the coil with resistance doesn’t want put out a spark. Even if I grab the end it doesn’t shock me unless I’m touching metal
July 16, 2022 at 12:55 pm #263043
Buccaneer
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Sams Outboard wrote:

I’m wondering if there’s a break in the spark plug wire. It’s just odd the the coil with resistance doesn’t want put out a spark. Even if I grab the end it doesn’t shock me unless I’m touching metal

Birds that land on the power line “hot” wire don’t get shocked either.

Prepare to be boarded!
July 16, 2022 at 5:01 pm #263055
Sams Outboard
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I’m not sure I understand the relation of that to a magento
July 16, 2022 at 8:22 pm #263073
dave-bernard
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without a ground you will not receive a shock.
July 16, 2022 at 8:42 pm #263074
Sams Outboard
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