At 09:59 PM 5/24/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Ok everybody, lets start a process of elimination list about magnetoes
>and electronic ignitions. A good freind of mine has a cozy, with both of
>these ignitions on it. The problem is this, we tryed to start it for the
>first time yesterday and we had all kinds of troubles, i will list the
>problems and failed trouble shooting tips for each below, we are out of
>ideas on what to do next so I told him I would present the problems to
>the list and see what Ideas you guys would have:
>
>1.prob- engine is a 0-320 that will only run on number 1 and 4 cylinders
> (both are closest to the prop)
>explanation- the top of each cylinder is fired buy the light-speed
>electronic ignition, the bottom of each is fired buy the mag. after
>further trouble shootting we found out that the mag. is not working
>
>prob.- mag not working
>
>trouble shoot- disconnected the p-lead and started the plane then we
>shut the electronic ign. off, and the plane shut off.the reason we did
>this is to make sure the mag was not shorting out.
>
>prob.- there is two coils on the electronic ignition, one for each side
>of the engine. each coil has two outputs, one for each cylinder. only
>one coil was giving out spark.
>
>troub. shoot- we took the coils and switched them side for side. We got
>the same results. This told us that both coils were good.
>
>I dont know if we are over looking somthing simple or not, and i am sure
>that we checked the dumb stuff( i think ) so after two days of some
>serious deppression, we are open for suggestions. I told him he should
>sell it and buy a D-FLY but he didnt find that funny. His answer was the
>engine is on the wrong end. Well I hope some of you have good Ideas to
>try, If you dont feel like typing you can call or give me your number
>and I will call you to discuss this further......thanks Brian
Brian ;
Try running the wires from one coil to opposing cylinders, not cylinders on
the same side of the engine. also it would be good to be sure that the coil
that your running to those opposing cylinders generates a spark when one or
the other cylinders is coming up on compression if it doesn't then those
wires should go to the other two opposing cylinders. good luck , Mark Snow
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