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no spark on my ftx destroyer !


seanSOUTHEND

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First question..... are you using a remote third channel type killswitch?

 

if not....you should! But that's another issue.

 

Try unplugging your killswitch and checking it. If you have a multimeter, you can easily check with continuity ( resistance ) if it is working. When you press the button, it connects the + and - and shorts the coil, so no spark.

 

If you can't check it properly...you could try unplugging the killswitch. DO NOT RUN YOUR ENGINE LIKE THAT. Take the spark plug out, pop it back into the plug cap and hold the electrode against the metal of the cylinder head. See if you have a spark, If so...your killswitch is stuck in the 'kill' position.

 

Assuming your plug is Ok and your coil gapped correctly on the flywheel, then you should get a spark. Only other thing to check is the plug cap.

 

The spark is generated by the magnet on the flywheel. This magnet spinning generates the low ension voltage, which the coil turns into the spark. Not a lot to go wrong with that system.

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