Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive


Subject: Re: Ambo engine problem

Author: Scott Larson

Date: Jun 14, 2000, 8:36 PM

Post ID: 1701022333


In a message dated 06/14/2000 11:30:34 AM Central Daylight Time,
rider-@mindspring.com writes:

<< If the starter still turns the engine over freely but it does not fire, I'd
suspect a coil that is failing due to heat.
Pull the spark plugs and lay them on the heads so that they have a decent
ground
contact. Then turn over the engine with the starter and see if you get
spark on
the electrode of the plug.

A 12 volt Bosch coil for a VW will work fine as a replacement.

mike skaggs wrote: >>

Im thinking the same thing. Thanks for the VW coil tip.
Scott

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