Jerry, I guess my question should be is the NAPA AL869 condenser within a reasonable range to work on the Pal. I don’t know how the previous owner arrived at using that condenser … and perhaps that is why the motor had no spark when I bought it 9 years ago. When it warms up a bit I’ll try that 0.1 uF radio shack condenser. (it is about 40 degrees in my garage & 14 degrees outside… I’ve been in the south to long for that low of temp.)

As for the gap … when the points are at the low point of the cam on the crankshaft, they are making good contact (tested with meter) and the points have a healthy gap the rest of the way around the crankshaft cam (tested – no continunity).

As for the wiring, it all appears to be as good as new and test out OK. I am stumped if it isn’t that NAPA condenser. I may take it along to Bob Grub’s meet in two weeks to see if someone there can figure it out.

Thanks for the suggestions!

Jerry, I reset the breaker points to 0.020" and unfortunately nothing. Guess I am back to square one.

As a side note … some time ago Bill Salisbury gave me a little tip that I found useful … rather than wires or clamps for grounding a spark plug use a powerful small (1/2" dia) magnet from a hobby store to ground spark plugs removed from the motor during testing.