Lost spark..

[danielzink]

I know this been re-hashed a thousand times...but...

Took the bike out for it's first run in probably 20 years...

Ran it up and down the street a few times...came back into the garage to adjust the idle and -bleh- it stalled out...

Checked all the usual suspects...fuel (yep)....battery (12+v)....12v to points (yep)....

I did the old "remove the boot and stick a screw in the wire and hold it 1/4" from the cylinder head" trick...nothin'...

I took some 220 paper and cleaned up the point contact then polished it with some 600...

She ran for about a minute...while it was running I noticed that the points were "sparking" quite a bit...and actually spitting out tiny sparks...

It shut down again and now...no spark...

Anything else I should check or should I just pony up for some new points ? maybe electronic ignition ?

Thanks, Dan

[LOUD MOUSE]

After you used the 600 grit did you spray the point contacts then pull a business card through them?
Condenser???. .............lm

I know this been re-hashed a thousand times...but...

Took the bike out for it's first run in probably 20 years...

Ran it up and down the street a few times...came back into the garage to adjust the idle and -bleh- it stalled out...

Checked all the usual suspects...fuel (yep)....battery (12+v)....12v to points (yep)....

I did the old "remove the boot and stick a screw in the wire and hold it 1/4" from the cylinder head" trick...nothin'...

I took some 220 paper and cleaned up the point contact then polished it with some 600...

She ran for about a minute...while it was running I noticed that the points were "sparking" quite a bit...and actually spitting out tiny sparks...

It shut down again and now...no spark...

Anything else I should check or should I just pony up for some new points ? maybe electronic ignition ?

Thanks, Dan

[danielzink]

After you used the 600 grit did you spray the point contacts then pull a business card through them?
Condenser???. .............lm

I know this been re-hashed a thousand times...but...

Took the bike out for it's first run in probably 20 years...

Ran it up and down the street a few times...came back into the garage to adjust the idle and -bleh- it stalled out...

Checked all the usual suspects...fuel (yep)....battery (12+v)....12v to points (yep)....

I did the old "remove the boot and stick a screw in the wire and hold it 1/4" from the cylinder head" trick...nothin'...

I took some 220 paper and cleaned up the point contact then polished it with some 600...

She ran for about a minute...while it was running I noticed that the points were "sparking" quite a bit...and actually spitting out tiny sparks...

It shut down again and now...no spark...

Anything else I should check or should I just pony up for some new points ? maybe electronic ignition ?

Thanks, Dan

Well...

It's been an hour or so....I went back out and 600 polished them again...hit 'em with some Bra-Kleen and this time I "did" run a business card through...

And it fired up.

I don't have any more time today to ride it so It'll have to wait until tomorrow or the weekend before I can test it out.

I hope it's not the condenser...that thing is mounted in a crazy spot :O

Thanks again !

Dan

[G-Man]

Dan

You could wire in a new condenser without removing the old one. If it fixes it you can swap them over in the knowlerdge that you are not wasting your time.

G

[casamere]

Agree with G-Man on this one with the condenser. I assume you are getting plenty of petrol through.