Fishnuts2

Thanks for the specs on coil and condenser! I had a 50/50 chance of getting the points push rod right and I lost. Anyway, I had it assembled just after I asked, and lo and behold, I have spark and I got it to fire on mix down the carb throat. I have close to 60 saws, but have never heard one of these run except for watching Youtube. This is a fun project and I appreciate all the help! I'll pull the flywheel and redo the push rod after I get it actually running from the fuel tank.

Here is a picture of the points gapped at .020". But, does the rounded end of the breaker push rod go in the crankcase or does it contact the point arm?

I'm thinking the wire from the coil to points is shorting out, or leaking some of the current needed to generate enough spark to jump a gap at the plug. I've filed the points, and they look clean so will assemble tonight and see what happens.

I’ve tried 2 new plugs to make sure. I did find the wire leading from the coil to the points was pinched and a possible short to the cylinder fins created. I will repair it and see if that throws a stronger spark.

My Orline chainsaw shows spark with my inline spark tester, but will not spark across a spark plug gapped at .020". I'm thinking maybe the condenser is bad, but has anyone had experience using the Nova II chip instead of points and condenser? I have seen others use them in other saws with success.