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.
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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.